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(More customer reviews)Purchased this camcorder for $699 from Amazon just after Thanksgiving. Have used it in several scenarios:
1) Indoor low-light: As other reviews online have said there is some noise in the image in low lights levels.The manual controls can compensate some but this is the weak point of the camera.I will say it is still order of magnitude better than my old MiniDV camera.
2) Indoor well lit: I recorded an event at my church with adequate indoor lighting and the image quality was great!The Optical Image Stabilization feature worked amazingly to take a lot of my hand shake out of the image even at a long zoom.
3) Outdoor daylight: Image quality is like nothing I have ever seen in a home camcorder.Really amazing HD quality video - in full light situations I don't think you'll find a better consumer camcorder.
I use a Mac w/ iMovie '09 for video editing and the Mac had no problems seeing the camcorder and transferring the video for editing.Because of that I can't comment on the "one touch" features of the camera that work only with Windows.
Only complaint is the menu system (laser touch) - the touch strip is a little over-sensitive but with a little practice time I'm doing ok with it. The manual dial on the front of the camera body below the lens is much more accurate and is a great feature for adjusting focus and brightness, and the large zoom rocker is very well placed and easy to use.
Was also pleased that this camera came with a 2hr. battery instead of the typical 1 hour found in most other brands and models.
Overall very pleased with this camcorder.
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Product Description:
Full HD memory camera with high image quality, high operability and high-quality body, designed in pursuit of the essence of video camera for enthusiastic adults.Full HD 1920x1080 VideoGZ-HM400 incorporates a 10.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor to record 1920x1080 Full HD AVCHD format video. The camera records at a stunning 1080 TV lines of horizontal resolution - the theoretical maximum level of 1920x1080 Full HD.Real 9 Megapixel Stills with No InterpolationThe 10.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor is also the source of high quality 9 Megapixel digital still images. By using the Bayer array for arranging RGB color filters, real 9 Megapixel stills with no interpolation are possible.HD Gigabrid Premium II EngineAt the heart of the high image quality is the HD Gigabrid Premium II Engine which enables high speed processing of a huge amount of pixel data to allow high quality video recording.Optical Image StabilizerJVCs proprietary Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) uses two active prisms to correct camera shake. It stabilizes at the zoom entrance for effectiveness over the entire zoom range.
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