Customer Reviews

JVC GRDVL725U MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and 8MB SD Card

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If I am able to vote 4.5 stars, I would.

What I like:

* great video quality and colors (near-professional quality),
* manual control (whiteness, brightness, focusness),
* easy to understand (for someone like me who doesn't want to read the manual),
* great LCD quality,
* sleek design (easy to hold and control except when you're reaching for manual focus button- can be difficult if you have the band on your hand).

What I dislike:

* nightshot feature (strobing effect if the room doesn't have enough of light),
* short battery life-span - only lasts approx. 55 minutes with LCD on and approx. 70 minutes without LCD on (I highly recommend you to buy an extended life battery),
* random black noise dots appears in some certain conditions (barely noticable),
* bad still photos (good enough for webpage and internet only),
* 700x digital zoom (totally ruins the video quality); best to use 10x optical zoom only.

Overall, I am very pleased with how well this camcorder performs, especially in focusing and stabilization. I think it is a great camcorder at this price compared to others. I highly recommend it for both home and professional use.

This is my first camcorder, and it so far a very good one. The features that come with the camcorder are all true and they all work great.
The Digital Still Mode however is very bad. If you want good pictures get a digital camera, or a regular camera for that matter. The stills are terrible, only good for posting on internet and sending through email.
Battery lifespan is very short, so plan on buying a couple more batteries.
The cover for the SD or MM card is located in an awkward postion. Everytime I open the LCD or put my thumb at the bottom of the camcorder the cover pops open.
Other than that all the features that are advertise with this camcorder are right on target. Very nice camcorder. Too much camcorder for being my first one.

Well I just got the bad news that this camcorder had a recall & I just missed the cutoff date for a free repair courtesy of JVC. An error code of E01 appears on the LCD screen indicating it is in "safe mode" rendering it inoperable, GREAT! I've used it maybe a 20 times and now I have a usless camera w/a tape stuck inside, oh wait, it's gonna make a great paper weight! I'll never buy another JVC product....Ever!! Other than than that worked great.