JVC GR-D370 MiniDV Camcorder w/32x Optical Zoom
Posted: July 11th, 2007 | Author: GeekGirl | Filed under: Digital Geek | 4 Comments »
I recently received this wonderful little camera as a gift. Let’s cover the technical mumbo jumbo first.
Features 1/6-inch 680,000 pixel CCD, 32x optical zoom and 800x digital hyper-zoom. Illumi-Light mode illuminates dark scenes and Live Slow mode records in slow motion with real-time audio. Easy-to-read 2.5-inch LCD color monitor that flips out and turns. One-touch auto feature for manual to automatic operation. SD/MMC card slot for still photo storage.
About the SD card and the still photo storage. I found out the hard way that unless you have a SD or MMC card in the slot your still frames won’t be saved and cannot be picked up and transferred. However being the sly little thing that I am I managed to rescue a few from the video footage by putting it into Window’s Movie Maker and saving the still screen from there. Ah-ha!
The camera is really light weight. It doesn’t come with a camera bag, and I have yet to find one that will hold it the way I’d like it to. Because of that storage so far when at home is in the box, and I’ve only taken it out a handful of times. The lens cap pops on and off really easy, maybe too easily or I’m just clumsy.
The direction manual for this little wonder is not the greatest. And it can be a confusing camera to work. One of the things that it didn’t specify was that the transfer wire you need to get your video footage from the camera to your computer is not included anywhere in the box. You need a firewire and there’s nothing in the box that really directs you toward getting one. Still photo transfers aren’t easy either. You have to have the SD card in the camera and then run a USB transfer wire from the camera to the computer. I tried putting just the card in my card reader and nothing happened, it appeared blank. Weird huh?
I’m still learning the ropes with this camera, and taking live footage is way different than just snapping still photos. I am a photography newbie as it is and this format is totally different to learn.
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I have this camcorder! It’s amazing…
I just can’t believe how small the cameras are getting! That looks like a cool one. We got a new digital and the manual only has a few pages. I had to ask my kids how to do some things. They just knew how to figure it out. LOL
Wow, this one is amazing.
My birthday is far enough to make everyone save money. LOL!
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