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JVC Everio GZ-HD6 3CCD 120GB Hard Disk Drive High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

JVC Everio GZ-HD6 3CCD 120GB Hard Disk Drive High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Brand: JVC
Category: Photography


Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.8
Maximum Focal Length: 33
Minimum Focal Length: 3.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7 x 5.2

MPN: GZHD6US
Model: GZ-HD6
UPC: 046838033506
EAN: 0046838033506
ASIN: B001284CA8


Features:
  • Can store up to ten hours of video in 1920 x 1080 full HD
  • Includes Fujinon 10x optical zoom HD lens
  • Features built-in 120 GB hard disk drive
  • Offers 1080p 60 frame per second output via HDMI 1.3
  • A 3CCD imaging system - incorporating 16:9 progressive scan CCDs

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The GZ-HD6 is an ultra compact full HD 1920x1080 HDD camcorder offering ultimate image quality with FUJINON HD lens and superior color reproduction with 3CCD.


Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars JVC GZ-HD6 Mac compatibility issues   September 14, 2008
David Makaroff (Abbotsford, BC)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I am very impressed with the image quality that I see on the built in display of the HD6. The battery life is relatively unimpressive. But the big difficulty I am having is in transferring the video from the camera to my brand new Macbook.

I have attempted to use Final Cut Pro and IMovie and neither one recognizes the files on the camera. In doing research after the fact, I discovered the lie that the camera is a true 1080P camera. JVC is not doing themselves any favors by misleading naive buyers. But worse than that, the fact that I have footage to edit that is totally unusable to me makes we wish I had returned the product within the 14 days for a full refund.

JVC, get your act together. Offer adequate solutions to import video from the camera to the computer or at least be honest enough to inform the buyer that "the GZ-HD6 is not a Macintosh compatible product." Get in touch with me, resolve the issue and I will remove my review from Amazon.



1 out of 5 stars NOT Mac Compatible   July 5, 2008
Andrew L. Krals
2 out of 10 found this review helpful

This is a great camera. BUT, it claims to be Mac compatible. FALSE advertising.

Google the article in Macworld magazine about this problem...



5 out of 5 stars It`s amazing camcorder   May 17, 2008
Sangyoung Choi (Austin Texas)
1 out of 16 found this review helpful

This is 3rd time that buy camcorder.

1. Good things
- Resolution
- Weight
- Size

2. Bad things
- Camera resolution
- Seporated camcoreder and disital camera

I strongly recommend to buy.



3 out of 5 stars Great camera - wind is a problem   May 8, 2008
Larry Fly
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

Excellent image quality, good color and contrast, amazing resolution. Very easy to use and setup. I have owned Sony cameras almost exclusively and wondered how the joystick control would work over the touch screen - it worked very well - if fact I liked it better. My largest concern and the reason I returned this unit was because of the wind noise. No matter what the setting, the slightest breeze would create an awful muffling sound - drowning out important sounds - even kids screaming and having fun at the pool. However, to be fair, the indoor audio quality is right up there with best in my opinion.

If you want to edit videos created by this camera consider this -- the iLink (IEEE 1394) firewire connection does work however you must record in the lower quality 1440 CBR (Constant Bitrate Mode) in order to get the video over the link and into popular capture software such as Adobe Premier, Sony Vegas and Apple's Final Cut Pro. I found this to be a little confusing and not well documented. Moreover, the camera will NOT stream video over this link - only playback previous recording footage.

Batter life is remarkable and the included software works great. You can create DVDs and Video CDs right over the USB cable using the supplied software.

Also, I read a ton of reviews about the awful image quality when taking video in low light conditions. I have to disagree with these prior reviews. I found it to perform about even with the Sony HDV-A1U - a professional HD camera.



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