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JVC Everio GZ-MC500

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JVC Everio GZ-MC500
 

CNET Asia Review

By Ben Wolf

Very good

7.1

out of 10

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The good: Decent blend of video and still capabilities; generally sensible controls; easy searching and downloading; tiny size.

The bad: Mediocre battery life, viewfinder, and low-light performance; automatic features a bit sluggish; limited manual controls; no microphone jack.

The bottom line: This extremely compact, nicely designed camera should please technophiles who want both photo and video capabilities and can afford to splurge.

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Good

6.2

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Mediocre video & image qualities



Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Small, stylish, compact
Cons: Expensive toy with bad propositions
Opinion:
I really like the MC-500 for being compact and stylish. Unfortunately I think its technology is way ahead of its time. With limited capacity and expensive Microdisk for upgrade option, the technology is questionable. Furthermore, its 5 megapixel still image quality feels like a 3 megapix, and its CCD video performance are somewhat low for such an expensive camcorder. If JVC can come up with such small & compact camcorder with at least 60GB hardisk capacity with Microdrive/SD/CF upgrade option with lower price, then it'll give a hard time to Sony.

 

surperb quality



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: it natural colour for recording after playback
Cons: only in low light abit is not clear but it happen to all brand
Opinion:
this cam really make me happy that i no more carry such a big camcoder it tiny 3ccd cam that i ever had , the colour went i play back superb it natural like other brand more to red or blue for play back the tele micro it really sharp only provite 4gb but that ok to me coz i have portables 40gb hard disc thank to jvc for bring such a small 3ccd

 

Surprisingly poor quality



Rating: 3 out of 10 (Poor)
Pros: It is compact, slim and stylish, hard disk
Cons: Image quiality is totally unacceptable, Colors are unacceptable
Opinion:
I bought this and used for one day. Happy as easy to carry and sylish. But, great disappointment on image quality and colors, it is very very poor.

 

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