JVC Product Reviews and Ratings - Camcorders - GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder

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Brand: JVC

Located in: Video, Camcorders

JVC's GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder features a 2.7-in LCD screen, 20x optical zoom, auto power on/off and auto power lens cover. See description for further details.

More information for the GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.3 stars

(based on 4 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Comfortable to operate(3), Great picture quality(4)

Best Uses:

Home movies(4), Travel(3)

Describe Yourself:

Casual user(3)

Overall best camera for home videos

By Andrew P

from Los Angeles, CA on 3/4/2010

Pros:

Easy to Use, Good Image Stabilization, Great Picture Quality, Great Sound, Great Zoom, Large Clear LCD, Zoom range/performance

Cons:

Flimsy Construction, Frequent re-focusing, Hand-band inconvinient, Poor In Low Light, Poor Still Image

Best Uses:

HD Shooting, Home Movies, Movies/Short Films, Travel, Weddings/Events

Describe Yourself:

Semi-pro Videographer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about JVC GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black:

I got this camcoder to have a nice little HD camcoder that I can carry around all day long without feeling the weight of it, and still be able to shoot full-HD high quality videos.
Video quality is excellent for camcoder of this size. Interface is amazing, it's very easy to use. Love the laser-touch technology, stabilizer, face-finder and how responsive it is - it's always ready to start shooting in a flash.
Areas for potential improvement are:
- Frequent re-focusing with face-finger feature enabled in low-light conditions. CC tries to constantly refocus and it's quite visible in the end-product video.
- Hand-band has to go. We need a better solution for that part.
- When connecting to the PC, cannot directly access video files on the Flash Card. The fact that I need to install the software on every PC where I want to access the video files is very inconvenient and quite a hassle. Please add an ability to directly access the files once camera is connected through USB to a PC.

Aside from few minor drawbacks, an excellent purchase or a well-made and well-priced camcoder. Looking forward to shooting my trips with it, and maybe even my coming wedding =)

Nice Camera, poor software options

By Steve

from Poughkeepsie, NY on 12/8/2009

Pros:

Comfortable to Operate, Great Picture Quality, Versatile

Cons:

Inadequate software

Best Uses:

Home Movies, Travel

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about JVC GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black:

The camera is excellent for taking home video and has a very good zoom capability for the price.
You can not get movies from the SD card directly as with any digital camera. Must use the software or convert to iTunes.

Excellent product - great quality video

By Rakrura

from Monroe, NJ on 12/6/2009

Pros:

Comfortable to Operate, Great Features, Great Picture Quality, Simple Controls

Best Uses:

Home Movies, Travel

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about JVC GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black:

Ease of use and quality of video are great. Using SD is simple. No changing cassates, no HDD crashes

So far, so good

By tgrad

from Buffalo, NY on 12/2/2009

Pros:

Comfortable to Operate, Great Features, Great Picture Quality, Simple Controls

Cons:

Flimsy Construction

Best Uses:

Home Movies

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about JVC GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black:

So far shot some indoor shots at Thanksgiving. Low light was alright but auto focus struggled at times. Still, much better than my old Digital 8 Sony. Shot a bunch of indoor soccer footage last night. 20X zoom was incredible. IS seemed to work alright given how far I was from the action.

Customer Reviews about the GZ-HM200B HD Camcorder - Black at Abes of Maine