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GR D850, xeolvoid, JSR and Peter Muzyka at Amazon.com had this to say about it.
***** JVC GR-D850, February 25, 2008
By xeolvoid
The sound and video quality is amazing! I am very impressed by the quality of the image and sound even at night. There is no blurring when panning around either, but at night its performance slightly suffers. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to focus correctly at night from switching from close to distant objects, but it is crystal clear. The sound is GREAT. Its easy to use, easy to hold. In order to place taped videos to the PC, you need a Fire Wire port on your computer, a 6pin to 4pin fire wire cable, and a lot of hard drive space. One hour is about 14 gigs when transferred 100% uncompressed. After editing and compression though the file size is very manageable. **For every minute you record it takes one minute to transfer to the PC** If I had payed 350 dollars for this, I would still be amazed. Its the steal of the year, so cheap yet so good...! I bought the camera, firewire cable, three Fuji Film MiniDV's with tax didn't break 300 dollars! This is the first camera I've ever owned.
**** So far, so good..., April 21, 2008
By JSR
I bought this one for my mom and dad. It seems just as easy to use as the one I purchased a few years back. It's lightweight and mom seems to understand how to use it after about ten minutes of showing her how to do things. The only thing I would not like is that it lacks a viewfinder (like on a film camera) -- all it has is the large LCD display. If you prefer a viewfinder, you may want to look at other camcorders.
*** Good low res camcorder for family use., June 8, 2008
By Peter Muzyka
The JVC GR-D850 MiniDV Camcorder is our 3rd JVC camcorder. It was purchased primarily for quick capture of family events and we didn't expect the final video to be as high a quality as our previous JVC GR-DV800U which cost almost 3 times as much. So, when we powered up the camcorder and took our first video we weren't too disappointed. That being said, this camcorder is small enough to tote around just about anywhere and comes in handy when hiking in the woods or around family gatherings. The final video produced isn't too bad although the color balance is just OK. For the price this is a good buy.
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fz malta - europe
Very easy to use.
Pros:
Comfortable to Operate
Durable
Simple Controls
Cons:
Plasticky feel
I bought this DV cam and not any other cam simply because i needed a DV cam that also had Firewire input so that i could dub whatever i edit on my computer back onto DV and keep a back up there i was not too worried about the quality of the picture or sound recording - which are still godd by consumer dv standards - i needed this as a cheap alternative to a DV deck and it works great the controls are really easy to use - even when recording - you do need to get into too many menus and sub menus to get to functions. if you are looking at something not to expensive, thats basic and gets the job done you should definitely consider this
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
J.R.Forsythe - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pros:
Comfortable to Operate
Durable
Great Features
Great Picture Quality
Great Sound
Records in 2 or 4 channel
Simple Controls
Versatile
Cons:
Zoom location is odd
Best Uses:
Family
Movies/Short Films
Night or Night Sky Events
Special Events
Sports
Travel
Weddings
J.R.Forsythe
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
LoveMyBoxer74 - Ohio