JVC GR-DX25E

In 1840, William Henry Fox-Talbot had a dream, to capture a still image for all posterity. After much hard work and determination, he made this dream come true. And from that meagre ambition, has spawned the art and science of photography. Imagine the man?s bewilderment if he were alive today. Not only can we capture a still image, in colour no less, but we can capture moving images as well. Add to that the ability to simultaneously imprint sound on these recordings, and do all this in the comfort of our own homes. The poor man would probably die from the shock, but he would depart this earth with a smile on his face at where his accomplishment ...  Read the complete review

I'm now on my fifth camcorder, believe it or not. The first, about 10 years ago, was a Sanyo Video 8 job, which was a disaster in terms of picture stability and dirt ingress, and which led to my migration to a Compact S-VHS Panasonic job, which was well up to expectation with a much better picture (and stereo sound). Perhaps if I'd bought a Sony in the first place, I'd have stuck with Video 8 as a format. I somehow managed to sell the Sanyo to my boss, and all without getting fired! Then we were burgled and robbed of the Panasonic camcorder, amongst other minor items like 350 CDs and a decent watch. As so often happens with technology, the ...  Read the complete review