JVC Everio GZ-HD3 - Camcorder - High Definition - 570 Kpix - optical zoom: 10 x - Review

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Hi I'm Olay. That's video review pending and we will have an introjection to the HD3 JVD high definition Camcorder and one of the first things you may ask result of few thinking of purchasing a HD3 is can I see the LCD screen in the outdoors environment or we are inside right now and we will gonna go ahead and get the camera up already and they will do outside and take a look at the screen. See all can see and embrace the sunlight. Anyway with my sum I power up the camera open the LCD monitor and it would come up and its up and we are ready to go. Now there is a mechanical shooter for the lens right there you can actually with that can you leave it over actually and everyone actually. There is what the LCD screen looks like and of course will sure the movie outside and look at the inverted sunlight. Anyway it's a quick interim to the camera and parts II and III leaves more hands on. Anyway let's get outside and see how that the LCD monitors screen works. Well we are shooting in the bright sunlight. It's great behind the shooters header very close to it and sees the image. We are trying to look at with the HD3 in autumn gonna get you a whole range of conditions like real world. As we zoom in you can see shadows reflections and what have you. Well that concludes the hands on portion of the part. The remainder of part one is seems slide and charge for you to get to know the camera better and for me to share my opinions of the camera. Well let's get started on the review of the JVC GZ-HD3 Camcorder. No matter how you look at it or displayed it's a jewel. What we have come in up in part I is the look and the feel of the camera its lights the bits capability must have to look for in the camera some key features and some special notes on the camera and the final summary. The look and feel of the camera is outstanding that is love the visual look of the camera. I love the feel and handling of the HD3 of video and at 1.5 pounds with battery. It is small enough to feed in to a rugged Polycon 1150 size case. Here we are with the first review of the HD3 and here it is packaged in a Polycon case. Again it's a case 1150 and it's an option and there is nothing more easily than the look of my HD3 with its 2X telescope. There is no video tape or card with this camera. You can down load to a PC vary your share station or MAC or the ST memory card on board. I like to download via USB 2 to a Sony movie studio platinum edition movie maker up occasion. You can drag and drop and play. It's that easy. Covering the most tabs I need in the camera. I got I have good automatic exposure and focus HD3 does I need manual controls I need a good response of automatic focus for contrast the scenes in each three typically is able to meet the bill there. I like the dragon drop and play my video files on the PC but with the HD3 again I produced with file conversion. It does have image stabilization and I love the good automatic color with no artifacts. One of my requirements is a 400 mm equivalent focal length compared with 35 mm camera and HD3 is able to meet that bill. There are some key parameters for the HD3. Be sure to check with your vendor or JVC to make sure the requirement of the camera meet your specifications. Note the format for the video is 1440 x 1080. That's 4 x 3 ratio. I like the 4 x 3 myself better but if you want the 16 x 9 you're gonna which is the 1920 x 1080 format you gonna have get into the camera. However the still image capability is to the 1920 x 1080. Of note the 10x up zoom is a 422 mm 35 mm equivalent camera focal length. No view finder with HD3. Batteries included and recharges in the camera and I love the white bounce and I love my 2x telephoto converter on the camera. Per little distortion with that 2x telephoto. In summary robust user friendly controls. It's a solid product; good color video complete manual is included in English. The HD3 does not have a view finder but it is visible in day like condition bright day like conditions. It's a high resolution like with camera and has adequate memory storage for the typical user. I give the camera 8 out of 10. Well that completes part I. I enjoyed doing it. We will close this part I session with a still image picture from the HD3 showing you some of the color balance and we will be seeing real soon. Part II and III to follow. Hope you enjoyed part I.