JVC GR D 275US Camcorder 680 Kpix optical zoom 25 x Mini DV

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 3.7 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 pounds
• ASIN: B0007UECDE
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,469 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 21, 2006

Product Description

The GR D 270 puts you in the director's chair Its powerful 25x optical zoom lens gets tight close ups of your subject and the 2.5 inch Clear LCD monitor reduces glare and reflections so you'll always see your subject even outdoors The D270 has an SD MMC card slot for recording high quality digital still images Another advantage is JVC's Data Battery With a press of a button view five levels of remaining battery and record time on the Clear LCD monitor In addition the trim high capacity 700 mAh Lithium ion rechargeable battery delivers up to 1.5 hours recording Live Slow captures the critical moment in slow motion when recording or even when playing back

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the budding documentary filmmaker, December 23, 2005

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Rico (You don't really care) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC GR D 275US Camcorder 680 Kpix optical zoom 25 x Mini DV (Electronics)

PROS: Color viewfinder, good resolution, light-weight, easy to handle (at least for small-handed people like myself), nice look, automatic white balance on auto setting, excellent zoom, great selection of accessories, manual is easy to understand, more pros than cons.

CONS: No headphone or mic jacks, slightly annoying motor noise, battery level measured by 10's only (i.e. 40 m, 50 m, etc.).

In short, an excellent starter camera, but may not be fantastic for more experienced filmmakers.

Be sure to take extra batteries and tapes (I recommend TDK for the tapes), as well as a cleaning cassette, with you when you go to shoot.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Digital Video Camera, August 20, 2008

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Kevin A. Harris (North Miami Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC GR D 275US Camcorder 680 Kpix optical zoom 25 x Mini DV (Electronics)

This is a great little digital video camera. I've owned one for three years now and I've videotaped two festivals, a series of psychology interviews for a research study, and presentations at academic conferences. It's easy to use -- it has a nice clear LCD monitor and an intuitive interface, and the instruction book was actually helpful! The video is excellent in quality and looks very professional if shot with a steady hand or a tripod. It uses digital tapes (MiniDV tapes) (I always thought this was kind of an oxymoron, "digital tapes") -- this has pros and cons because they record high quality digital data but do so onto tapes so they have to be rewound and fast forwarded and must be played back (at 2x speed) in order to copy the data onto a computer. Also, the built-in still camera takes poor quality photos. Otherwise, this is a great basic- to intermediate-level video camera that just about anyone can use to shoot fairly high-quality home videos. If you're looking to shoot a feature film, this camera probably won't cut it. But for home videos, research, and documenting community events, it works great!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't buy JVC again, March 23, 2006

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Pete "Panty Christ" (Portland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC GR D 275US Camcorder 680 Kpix optical zoom 25 x Mini DV (Electronics)

This camera is an OK camera as far as features go. But like the other reviewer stated, there is no external mic input which is a big down side. The auto stablizer sucks so I was forced to buy a tripod for any kind of shooting I do.
JVC customer service is horrible! My camera broke after only 3 hours of using it. Seems that there is some sort of tracking issue during playback. I asked if they could fax over a copy of the proof of warranty for repair being that it's only 8 months old and I was told they couldn't do that because "It's on another system"??? WTF does that mean???
Don't buy this camcorder or any JVC camcorder.
I'm only giving it 2 stars because its a decent price but youre better off with a canon or sony.