JVC Everio GZ-HD300 Camcorder Review

by Kaitlyn Chantry
Published on May 22, 2009 12:54 PM

 
Intro Product Tour
Color & Noise Performance Motion & Sharpness Performance
Low Light Performance Compression & Media
Manual Controls Still Features
Handling & Use Playback & Connectivity
Audio & Other Features Panasonic HDC-HS20 Comparison
Canon HF20 Comparison Sanyo VPC-HD2000 Comparison
Conclusion Photo Gallery
Specs and Ratings


Core Specs
Year 2009
Format Hard Drive
Class Consumer
HD
Lens
Filter Diameter (mm) 30.50
Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 2.90
Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 58.00
35mm Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 0.00
35mm Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 0.00
F-stop Minimum 1.90
F-stop Maximum 3.20
Wide Angle (degrees) 47
Image Stabilization Electronic (EIS)
Imager and Processing
Sensor Type CMOS
Sensor Count 1
Sensor Size (inches) 1/4.1
Video Pixel Count (gross) 3050000
Video Pixel Count (effective) 0
Still Pixel Count (gross) 3050000
Still Pixel Count (effective) 0
Compression and Media
HD Video Format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
SD Video Format None
Frame Rate(s) 60i
Primary Audio Format Dolby Digital (2ch)
Secondary Audio Format None
Primary Media Hard Drive
Secondary Media Memory Card
Tertiary Media None
Memory Card Type MicroSD
Included Media Capacity 60GB HDD
Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) 330
Recording Quality Option(s) UXP (24Mbps), XP (17Mbps), SP (12Mbps), EP (5Mbps)
Manual Controls
Zoom Control Type(s) Toggle
Optical Zoom 20
Advanced Zoom 0
Digital Zoom 200
Manual Focus
Manual Focus Control Type(s) Laser Touch
Focus Assist / Peaking
Manual Exposure
Manual Exposure Steps 13
Manual Aperture
Manual Aperture Steps 0
Minimum Aperture (f/) 0.00
Maximum Aperture (f/) 0.00
Manual Shutter Speed
Manual Shutter Speed Steps 13
Minimum Shutter Speed 1/4000
Maximum Shutter Speed 1/2
Manual White Balance
White Balance Presets Manual, Fine, Cloud, Halogen, Auto
Manual Gain
Manual Gain Steps 0
Manual Noise Reduction
Audio Dubbing
Auto / Easy Mode
Face Detection
Color / Image Control(s) x.v.Color
Low Light Mode(s) Slow Shutter (with AGC on)
Scene Mode(s) Night, Twlight, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Spotlight
Still Features
Still Image Resolution(s) 16:9 - 1920 x 1080; 4:3 - 1440 x 1080, 640 x 480
Still Image Quality Option(s) Fine, Standard
Flash
Simultaneous Video / Still Recording
Self Timer
Manual ISO
Manual ISO Steps 0
ISO Minimum 0
ISO Maximum 0
Continuous Shot
Bracketing
Still Media HDD, MicroSD card
Still Media Included 60GB HDD
Body
Body Type Horizontal
Weight (g) 370.00
Width (mm) 53.00
Height (mm) 68.00
Length (mm) 113.00
Body Color(s) Black, Blue, Red
LCD Size (inches) 2.70
LCD Resolution (pixels) 123000
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Resolution 0
Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster
Video Light
Connectivity
Composite (RCA) output
Composite (RCA) input
FireWire
Audio-only AV input
S-Video
USB
Component output
Component input
HDMI
Headphone output
Mini Microphone input
LANC / Control L
Accessory Shoe
Accessory Shoe (Hot)
Included Wireless Remote
WiFi
GPS
Other
Sister Model Up GZ-HD320
Sister Model Down GZ-HM200
Included Battery BN-BF808U
Battery Life (minutes) 100
Other Features One Touch Upload, Export, Direct Disc; Info; Digital Effects; Drop Detection; Title, Register Event
Ratings Weight
Color 16.43 2
Noise 8.36 1
Motion 7.70 1
Video Sharpness 8.89 4
Wide Angle 9.40 0.8
Low Light Color 7.12 1.25
Low Light Sensitivity 0.31 1.5
Low Light Noise 9.08 1.25
Audio Features 1.75 1
Compression 6.50 1
Media 8.33 1.5
Editing 7.50 0.75
Auto Mode 8.40 0.5
Zoom 6.50 0.75
Zoom Ratio 7.00 0.5
Focus 5.50 0.7
Exposure 7.50 0.65
Aperture 0.00 0.65
Shutter Speed 9.60 0.6
White Balance 7.25 0.55
Gain 2.00 0.5
Color & Image Controls 2.00 0.5
Other Manual Controls 1.00 0.5
Still Features 8.45 0.8
Still Color 8.52 0.6
Still Noise 6.46 0.6
Still Sharpness 1.45 1
Ease of Use 6.50 1.25
Handling 6.00 1.25
Stabilization 8.70 1
Portability 8.95 0.8
Battery Life 5.00 1
LCD & Viewfinder 7.17 0.6
Menus 4.50 1
Playback 6.50 0.3
Connectivity 3.38 0.8
Other Features 3.20 0.5
Total241.3715 
 

 



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