JVC GZ-MC500

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Posted on 24 / 10 / 2006

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The sole reason I purchased the GZ-MC500 was that the promise it can produce 60 minutes of DVD-quality video. I needed it to produce a multimedia training video for the sales staff of the company I work for. At only £600 (soundandvisiononline.com) it was a bargain as well. It's a handy size with all the functional buttons being very well placed, and the flash is also excellent. A work friend did have a few problems operating it as she was left handed. Being right handed I did find it a little awkward when taking stills. I liked the position of the buttons but when using the camcorder the menus are not easy to navigate while in the 'shooting' position. The GZ-MC500 also features a unique rotating grip design so it is easy to hold, and allows you to pivot the lens for transition to a high or low shooting angle. This certainly helped me find a stable shooting position most of the time. It's a shame however that the LCD is limited to rotating only 45 degrees. Finding the right resolution to shoot is also a little tricky. I found the resolution generally poor unless I had it re-sized to 320x240. When encoded at 320x240 the images look fantastic however. I upgraded to the GZ-MC500 from a basic Panasonic DV-tape camcorder model. To be honest there are still a few glitches in this new technology, and I am not sure it was worth the money changing over.

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User Name - Craig Tweenie