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JVC Everio GZ-HD40

By Joshua Goldman on 12 March 2009

JVC's CMOS-based Everio GZ-HD40 finally offers AVCHD recording, but a few shortcomings keep us from giving it a full recommendation.

Editor's rating:7.4 User rating:8.6

Comments (17)

  • Micky gave 10/10 on 17/04/2009 15:56

    • Good: Nice Picture and easy to use.

    Not a bad camcorder. I saw one in a store and found it easy to use and I was impressed with the quality. I took one home and having a ball with it.I wish it had a full size SD card slot instead of micro SD though.

  • Moss gave 9/10 on 17/04/2009 15:50

    • Good: Good grip & easy to use. Nice image quality.
    • Bad: Only 3 Mp stills

    I purchased one the other day on special and was impressed with the picture quality.The colours look awesome. However I wish it could take higher res stills but then again its a camcorder, designed to record great HD video.

  • Bill B gave a review on 16/04/2009 13:45

    • Good: Great Picture Quality
    • Bad: None

    What a camcorder? The details are crystal clear and the colours are accurate. The camcorder offers decent capacity which is needed for all that quality.The software that was provided was also fun and easy to use.

  • Pacman gave 8/10 on 30/03/2009 13:10

    It will record at 50fps Interlaced but output 50fps Progressive via HDMI. I have been using the camcorder more and more and I'm finding heaps of cool tricks like focus assist and other settings. I made my first AVCHD disc the other day and wow it looks good on a Blu-Ray player.

  • brian gave 6/10 on 28/03/2009 22:20

    how many fps can it shoot

  • Pacman gave 8/10 on 20/03/2009 16:28

    • Good: Very good picture quality,colours look great.
      120Gb storage.
      Mic and headphone connections.
    • Bad: No OIS.

    Nice camcorder. I purchased one 2 weeks ago. I am impressed with the video quality and the great software bundled. If it had OIS I would of given it 10/10.

  • Tony gave 10/10 on 12/03/2009 13:55

    • Good: Great picture quality
      Colours look realistic
      Software was fun to use.
      Ease of use.
      Heaps of capacity.

    Awesome camcorder. I purchased this camcorder a month ago. I love it. I have the benefits of MPEG 2 and AVCHD recording. I choose.
    I burnt my first Blu ray disc with the software provided and it was easy.

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