JVC GRDVP7U Digital Camcorder w/ 1.02 Megapixel CCD, MPEG4 Video, and 8MB SD/ MMC

by JVC

Product Details

• Item Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0000669B8
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,679 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 30, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The JVC GR-DVP7U is a top-flight digital camcorder in a tiny body, and it's capable of snapping 1-megapixel digital stills. Plus, it's chock-full of enough features to satisfy just about any amateur videographer, including a 10x optical zoom, 2-inch LCD, manual focus mode, and a whole slew of digital effects and faders.

Lens
JVC put a 10x optical zoom into the GR-DVP7U, which is a good compromise of image quality and zoom power, and should be more than adequate for just about any situation. The digital zoom pumps up the total magnification to 200x, but we recommend using as low a level of digital zoom as you need, as zoom erodes image quality, particularly at high levels.

Digital Stills
While many camcorders these days come with some sort of digital still mode, the DVP7U records 1,280 x 960 stills--1.2-megapixel resolution. This particular resolution is good for a camcorder, and great when you consider the package size the functionality is jammed.

Inputs and Outputs
The DVP7U comes with the standard IEEE 1394 port for lossless transfer of digital video to a computer, or another IEEE 1394-equipped device, and a USB port for still image transfer. Additionally, the camcorder has an S-video output--for duping your footage onto tape--and analog inputs for archiving your old footage digitally.

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Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Best features in one Small Package!!, October 13, 2002

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Tracey L Coleman (Cary, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC GRDVP7U Digital Camcorder w/ 1.02 Megapixel CCD, MPEG4 Video, and 8MB SD/ MMC (Electronics)

This camcorder is awesome!! I take it everywhere- the convenience of one 'tool' for video and photos. With the 1 Mega pixel, the photos are truly photo quality 4 x 6's. Plus, it has the 'Date stamp,' which you can disable, but I like it. I haven't tested larger photos yet but if you're looking for photo quality larger pics- 5x7 or more, get a digital camera with 2 or more pixels. While the size is ultra-small (fits in a fanny pack), you really need to hold the camera still for the best clarity- moreso than my Olympus 35mm camera. Pictures and video are very easy to download to the PC, too. All needed software and cables included. Another convenient feature about this camcorder is that you can take a still photo right in the middle of a video recording, and it transfers over to the memory card. Batteries are alittle high from JCV ($$$$) for 90min- 2 1/2 hour), but you can find them brand new on ... for as little as $$$. I bought 2 there and they work great. The Canon 45 has the most optical zoom (17x compared to this one's 10x), but otherwise it has far less than this one, including about 1/2 a megapixel versus JVC's Mega pixel. This camera has the most features for the money compared to others of this caliber, even Sony.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SLEEK, GEEK, and SWEET!, January 14, 2003

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Nessly (Santa Rosa, CA. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC GRDVP7U Digital Camcorder w/ 1.02 Megapixel CCD, MPEG4 Video, and 8MB SD/ MMC (Electronics)

This camcorder has passed my test, very successfully. I give it very high marks and is well worth the price! I brought it for my Philppine vacation and...boy, did I make the best of it!

I played around with all the feautes, ended up using what suited me best, e.g., widescreen format (awesome), night owl (so,so, need to keep camera still), framed photo capturing, fade to black inbetween shots (great feature-makes your shots seem professionally filmed), and wind reduction, are along the others I learned to use and have adapted. Being able to switch from video mode to memory mode (for taking digital stills) has never been easier. It takes a few seconds to adjust but its quick enough. What I would do is capture some events in video and wish to also capture it in digital stills so that I can develop it. Just a small switch allows me to do this.

The functions/features may seem complicated at first, but like anything else, you got to "grind" the info at hand and get use to it. Hey, its the only camcorder on my trip, so I had to make the best of it! The only disadvantages it has that I found, but easily tolerated, is the image focusing. The camcorder sometimes has trouble auto-focusing when it can't seem to find its target or focal point. Its also hard to take sharp dark video and image shots when the "Night Owl" is set. Its required that you keep the camcorder still as best possible, or else it will come out blurry. As you'll find out, its hard to keep a camera very still! But in the brightest of days, especially found in the Philippines, the outcome of pictures and video, is impressively sharp. Outstanding, digital quality video!

Overall, the advantages very much outweigh the disadvantages unanimously! Its very stylish, would just place it in my pocket and ready to shoot whenever. Its got a full load of features that are very much necessary and impressive, allowing a professional outcome. Most important of all, the camcorder produces great quality digital video!! Can't say much about the digital 1.02 Mpx, but its good enough for a camcorder. The emphasis of this review is pretty much its digital quality video, it is quite impressive!

I've personlly returned to this site to make this review because I feel that I owe it to other fellow customers of how much I appreciated this camcorder. I do own one and will not return it, unless in need of repair, of course.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still in love after heavy use!, January 21, 2003

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music lover "gmw" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JVC GRDVP7U Digital Camcorder w/ 1.02 Megapixel CCD, MPEG4 Video, and 8MB SD/ MMC (Electronics)

After a week of heavy use while travelling in difficult lighting conditions and varied temps (0 - 40 deg C), indoors and out, shooting action, I still love this camera. Great pictures with honest color and no jaggies, fast reaction to subject moving in and out of shadow/sunlight, good sound, and easy to use even with gloves on. Battery life is short from monitor but recharges fast/easily with inverter in car and changes fast on fly. Spares are lightweight and fit handily in tiny belt-sized camera bag, so I still vote for convenience factor (I carried 2 spares). Downloads to hard-drive a snap. Menus easy to work and intuitive, and the blank search feature a plus to prevent broken timecode. Major improvements from previous top-of-line Sony. Purse-size will make it a constant companion, so no photo-ops missed. Highly recommended.