JVC GZ-MG355 Everio
The JVC GZ-MG355 Everio offers the following features:
* “Laser Touch Operation”
* 1/6-inch CCD, 680,000 pixels
* 35x optical zoom
* video light
* 640 x 480
* docking station
* 30GB hard drive
* microSD slot for dedicated still capture
* remote control
* software bundle, including the PC-based PowerProducer 3 NE, PowerDirector 5 NE, and PowerCinema NE
Via Camcorderinfo.
JVC GZ-MG355
CNET reviews the JVC GZ-MG355 and writes, “In general, color reproduction is very good, displaying both subtle tones and brightly colored subjects with relative accuracy. However, like many tapeless standard-def camcorders, there are quite a lot of compression artifacts in the video. They’re especially noticeable when you compare moving subjects to relatively still backgrounds. Moving subjects normally record fairly well, at least at the highest quality settings, but backgrounds will appear somewhat blocky and low resolution (because MPEG-2 compresses areas that don’t move a lot). Of course, these artifacts were far more noticeable on a 32-inch wide-format LCD at fairly close range and less so at a typical viewing distance of 8 to 10 feet. On a 42-inch or larger TV, though, the compression artifacts are always visible. (I shot in the Ultra Fine quality mode in 16:9 aspect ratio with normal gain in good light and increased gain in low light.) The VGA-resolution still photos are good for the Internet or for sharing via e-mail, but not much else.” Link.
