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Featuring, like Panasonic’s offering, a 3CCD sensor set up, JVC’s new full HD 1080i GZ-HD3 also boasts a 60GB hard drive. Once again, there’s the ability to supplement and expand this with SD cards for not only stills but, thankfully, vi...

Built-in 60GB hard drive, full-sounding stereo audio, footage clearer and cleaner than competing AVCHD devices...

HDMI lead and SD cards are optional-yet-essential extras, connectivity issues with latest versions of QuickTime & iMovie, although a JVC ‘fix’ is promised...
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The JVC GZ-HD3 is a quality camcorder built around a hard disk and three charge-coupled devices (CCDs). JVCs latest full HD 1,080i model, the JVC GZ-HD3 also boasts a 60GB hard drive. For those that prefer to keep their recording options open, depe...

A quality camcorder which produces good picture quality, we had a couple of gripes with the JVC GZ-HD3, but were generally impressed. PC Advisor staff Lowest online price: ££399.99...
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A rather large camcorder, the JVC GZ-HD3 is built like a brick.Though no less pretty to look at than its rivals, it offers the sort of robustness and build quality that ensures that itll appeal more to the serious videomaker for whom precise control...

Mostly strong performance, Sturdy build, Great lens...

Not very lightweight, Not Full HD...

A rather large camcorder, the JVC GZ-HD3 is built like a brick.Though no less pretty to look at than its rivals, it offers the sort of robustness and build quality that ensures that itll appeal more to the serious videomaker for whom precise control...
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A great value camcorder thats capable of some decent results. JVCs Everio GZ-MC100 (web ID: 67022) brought the hard disk camcorder to the masses back in 2005. But the company has been a bit late to the party with high definition. Sony was already on...
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A great value camcorder that’s capable of some decent results. JVC’s Everio GZ-MC100 brought the hard disk camcorder to the masses back in 2005. But the company has been a bit late to the party with high definition. Sony was already on it...
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The GZ-HD3 is a relatively affordable entry into the high-definition HDD camcorder market. With an RRP of just $1849, it is certainly a lot cheaper than JVCs previous HD effort, the Everio GZ-HD7, yet ironically, its cost-cutting methods come at a hea...

External mic jack, professional design, image quality should impress most users...

Minor performance issues, a bit bulky The Final Word The GZ-HD3 is a solid HDD camcorder that will satisfy in most of the areas that count. Despite a few design issues, it offers a respectable performance for the asking price.

The GZ-HD3 is a solid HDD camcorder that will satisfy in most of the areas that count. Despite a few design issues, it offers a respectable performance for the asking price.
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The JVC GZ-HD3 is a quality camcorder built around a hard disk and three charge-coupled devices (CCDs).JVC's latest full HD 1,080i model, the JVC GZ-HD3 also boasts a 60GB hard drive.For those that prefer to keep their recording options open, dependin...

A quality camcorder which produces good picture quality, we had a couple of gripes with the JVC GZ-HD3, but were generally impressed...
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best4reviews.com Updated: 2011-07-31 20:28:00
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If there are two words guaranteed to make the heart of any self confessed techie sing, it is high and definition, especially when most of us are chucking that clunky cathode ray tube telly on the skip and investing in a flat screen LCD or Plasma...

Built-in 60GB hard drive, full sounding stereo audio, footage clearer and cleaner than competing AVCHD devices, solid and well built with unusual features at a consumer level, including lens hood...

HDMI lead and SD cards are optional yet (relatively) essential extras...

With picture quality closer to more expensive competitors than those in its immediate class, the JVC GZ-HD3 suggests itself as a good HD option for those on a budget, though the need to buy additional cabling and removable storage media to fully realis...
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The JVC GZ-HD3 is the simplified version of the HD7 with enough charm and functionality to keep the budding videographer happy.

Long HD recording time, Ease of use, Still photo quality...

Editability, No Headphone jack...

The JVC GZ-HD3 is the simplified version of the HD7 with enough charm and functionality to keep the budding videographer happy.
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JVC has always been a little different from the other big brands in the camcorder business. The company struck out alone with hard disk-based camcorders for consumers when it launched the Everio range around three years ago. Although Sony and Canon have n...

Although the HD3 has the same electronic basis as the HD7, it is clearly a lesser model in terms of manual features and video quality. It lacks the flagship Full HD mode, too. But it's also quite a bit cheaper. It undercuts our favourite hard disk HD camc...
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After years of pretty stagnant camcorder sales of around 4-5 million per year, it’s expected close to 20 percent more will be purchased in 2007. To this observer the reason is pretty simple—HDTV. People are buying flat-panel televisions by the...

Excellent video with enough light Bountiful storage Nice design and ergonomics...

Noisy video with low light No optical image stabilization...

The GZ-HD3 camcorder is a good performer when there’s enough light. Video quality under these conditions is very pleasing and natural—like real life, the way high-def is supposed to be. When you go indoors there’s a fall off with lots of...
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The GZ-HD3 is a step in the right direction for JVC, by most measures. Its first consumer high definition camcorder, the GZ-HD7 was simply too ambitious for the weekend shooter to afford or operate. But it wasnt producing video of a high enough calibe...
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