JVC GRDX300 MiniDV Pocket Camcorder w/ 3" LCD & 1.33M CCD

by JVC

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008I8MT
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,893 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 5, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Travel in style with JVC’s new and ultra-compact GR-DX300 MiniDV camcorder. This slim model has much to offer including high-band video resolution, 1.33-megapixel digital stills and MPEG video recording. Photo storage is easy with a supplied 8MB SD memory card. JVC’s USB PC link allows easy connection to a computer for sharing MPEG video clips or photo transfers. Features include a 10x zoom, 3-inch screen and image stabilization.

Features
Its features include a 3-Inch LCD Monitor, a 1.33 Mega Pixel 1/4" CCD, 540 Lines of Horizontal Resolution, digital still capture at 1600 x 1200 resolution. It also comes equipped with timer recording, a SD/MMC Card Slot, 10x optical (300x digital) zoom, auto flash, an analog input, USB PC link, DV navigation, picture stabilizer, and iLink. A software package with Video CD Creation, Video E-Mail, and Web Cam is also included.

MiniDV Format
MiniDV digital technology delivers clear, sharp video with over 500 lines of horizontal resolution--far superior to the 240 lines of resolution offered by 8mm camcorders. You'll also get minimal color noise interference for a more stable picture.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, small, MiniDV Camcorder., April 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: JVC GRDX300 MiniDV Pocket Camcorder w/ 3" LCD & 1.33M CCD (Electronics)

The GR-DX300U is the ideal size for outdoor enthusiasts. The camera is small, light and fits perfectly in a backpack or pocket. Despite its size, the 3 inch LCD screen is beautiful, but the viewfinder is easier to use in bright, sunny conditions (unfortunately the viewfinder is B/W). Battery life is dismal and you will need to purchase a backup battery (1 hour at best). Digital still pictures are fair and still do not seem to be as clear or vibrant as those taken by an actual digital camera (I rarely use the camera for stills). However, video quality is excellent and footage is easily transferred to your computer through the fire-wire port (using Windows ME and IE-1339 card and cable). With the correct software, DVD editing and creation is a blast! I have also used the JVC GR-DVM76U and am very pleased with JVC's quality and performance.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent travel digital video camera, December 21, 2003

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yomota (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC GRDX300 MiniDV Pocket Camcorder w/ 3" LCD & 1.33M CCD (Electronics)

Before i bought JVC dx300, i did gather all other brand for travel design digital vidoe camera,like canon mv6i, sony, and panasonic, well,,eventaully i pick a right product which is DX300.

The strong point for choosing this product are show as following :

1: 3" LCD, this is excellent lcd for me to watch and view picture.

2: 1600*1200 resolution, the quality photo after i print was surprising me, it was really good and clear. but i will suggest only print on 4r size, over that the quality may drop as i guest.

3: multi function for digital still camera function like
a)red eye,
b)timer,
c)distance sense for judge the distance from the object and perform automatice flash level,
d)several mode for photo effect,
e)flash adjust
f)five quality ptoho to choose
g)night shot for enhance the indoor light
h) and contain basic other function like other digital camera

4: can still the photo from min DV to memory card, this allow you when you are runing out of memory from SD ram, you still can capture the photo from min dv, however the quality limitation is only 640*480.

5: 540 lina of resolution, this is far enough for general user.

6: mpeg4 function allow you to creaure a small e-mail for send to your friend.

7: reduce wind sound for better sound quality, and stabil image

8: heavy duty, well i did experience drop from table around 3ft, well it still work (might be this is my luck)

9:wide screen and other screen function

10: the shape is small, easy to carry.

11: the quality after i view from TV, all the video i capture is perfect

the weakness point is : without build in light when in dark environment and standard battery life is low.

In overall, from this price to get the same function and hight quality, i think only JVC dx300 can satisfy us. I would suggest this model is suit for general purpose use in travel , small, easy carry, heavy duty and best quality.
In addition, jvc dx95 and dx75 can be consider, but the photo quality and function may be less, so if you looking for travel pack digitil vidoe camera, this is an intellgent choose, thank you wish you all the best.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small package big camera, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: JVC GRDX300 MiniDV Pocket Camcorder w/ 3" LCD & 1.33M CCD (Electronics)

Just purchased the DR-DX300 about a week ago, at first I was disopointed at the grainyness of the auto mode. I found that the auto mode is just about usless for indoor shooting, but the good news is its manual mode has many features that helped out 100% like manual white balance control, exposure time, shuterspeed, Iris lock, and on and on lots of stuff there but if you want a camcorder thats just point and shoot then this is probly not a camcorder for you, thoe its not that hard to figure out manual mode either.
the quality of the video is suprisingly clear even on my 53"widescrean. That is also a nice feature, the 16:9 aspect ratio sqeeze and cinama mode(manual)stops the play back from looking all stretched out on a wide screen. There are also wide screen and telephoto lens out that you can simply screw on.
I just went with the color filter set.

Thoe I do have a 4meagapixel Nikon digital camrea, the 1.3megapixel built in to the GR-DX300 is suprisingly clear for a camcorder, it also has red eye, self timer, and flash intensity, very nice for a camcorder thats about the size of your palm, and the thing has a 3"color monitor!!

Sound is excelent .

Good luck with the hunting mine is done and I am plesed