digitalversus.com Updated:
2011-07-31 20:32:42
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With the Everio GZ-HD40, JVC is preparing itself to do battle with its two main rivals, Sony and Canon, and their excellent camcorders, the HDR-SR11 and HG21, respectively.To keep up with the pace, the manufacturer has abandoned CCD sensors in favor of...
Reasonable image quality, Choice of AVCHD or MPEG2 TS video, Plenty of manual settings, Headphone and microphone jacks, LED lamp...
Image stabilization could be better, Joystick too small, No 5.1 sound, Wide angle lens very weak, Bundled software limited...
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Theres a lot to like about the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 high-definition camcorder. A compact model with a beefy 120GB hard drive, the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 records to two formats: the compact and increasingly common AVCHD and the higher-quality MPEG-2 Trans...
The JVC Everio GZ-HD40 isnt a bad HD camcorder - in fact, its pretty good. People seeking a tapeless camcorder that they can use with a modest PC today and a more powerful computer in the future may find the GZ-HD40s multiple recording formats comp...
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Where every other mainstream camcorder manufacturer adopted AVCHD for its non-tape-based models, JVC struck out alone with MPEG-2 compression for its first few HD camcorders. Now, with the Everio GZ-HD40, the company has joined the crowd. This model al...
A great leap forward in image quality from JVC, but the lower capacity model is the better buy...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 20:33:30
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JVCs latest addition to its popular Everio range of HDD camcorders is the GZHD40, the first of two models from the company to offer AVCHD high-definition recording and playback. Along with its sister product, the GZ-HD30, its introduction signals a ch...
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A compact model with a beefy 120GB hard drive, the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 records to two formats: the compact and increasingly common AVCHD, and the higher-quality MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS). Although it has decent automatic and manual image control, the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 is like a bilingual exchange student lacking perfect mastery of either his native or secondary tongue. Its a good HD camcorder, but better values abound. The JVC Everio GZ-HD40 captures 1080i high-definition video onto its 120...
Compact, 120GB hard drive...
Lacks a viewfinder, frame-rate options are limited, fails to wow...
The JVC Everio GZ-HD40 isn’t a bad HD camcorder — in fact, it’s pretty good. That being said, there are other camcorders on the market that offer better images and usability at a lower price...
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There's a lot to like about the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 high-definition camcorder.A compact model with a beefy 120GB hard drive, the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 records to two formats: the compact and increasingly common AVCHD and the higher-quality MPEG-2 Transpor...
The JVC Everio GZ-HD40 isn't a bad HD camcorder - in fact, it's pretty good. People seeking a tapeless camcorder that they can use with a modest PC today and a more powerful computer in the future may find the GZ-HD40's multiple recording formats comp...
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wired.com Updated:
2011-07-31 20:33:00
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JVCs upgrade to a bigger CMOS sensor and the switch to AVCHD have reaped big dividends for the HD40 and its massive (and heavy) 120GB hard drive. Video quality has greatly improved from previous JVC models and the dual compression option, which includ...
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JVC has capitalized on the demand for smaller, smarter technology by giving shooters multiple formats to choose from and an endless amount of shooting time. Tom Skowronski is the producer, writer, director and editor of a professional wrestling televi...
50 hours of shooting time, Good color and image detail, Small, easy to hold, Quick on/off reflex time...
Arcane menu navigation, Manual focus can be testy due to toggle placement, Runs hot...
JVC has capitalized on the demand for smaller, smarter technology by giving shooters multiple formats to choose from and an endless amount of shooting time. Tom Skowronski is the producer, writer, director and editor of a professional wrestling televi...
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The inexorable march away from tapes and discs has picked up steam in Camcorder Land—and this trend will continue until MiniDV and DVD home video makers take their place on the obsolete shelf next to Walkman cassette music players and analog tel...
Massive 120GB storage, Great color in good light, Compact and responsive...
No optical image stabilization, Noisy in low light, Zoom should be more powerful, *...
The GZ-HD40 and its smaller sibling, the HD30, are weird ducks. They take quality video but I don’t understand the need for two types of HD recording. I would much rather see JVC use MPEG-2 TS and add optical image stabilization. That would be a...
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The switch to HD camcorders has been accompanied by a switch in compression systems. Just as Blu-ray discs have looked towards more advanced codecs than the MPEG-2 used by video DVDs, mainstream HD camcorders have almost universally moved over to differen...
The Everio GZ-HD40 is a very strong entry, and on pure quality and features really puts JVC on par with Canon and Sony, with a few niggles such as the lack of a lens ring. However, its price is a drawback. At nearly £1,000, the HD40 is significantly more...
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The JVC GZ-HD40 ($1299 MSRP) is a big step forward for the high definition Everio series of camcorders. JVC has finally joined the kids at the popular table by allowing the camcorder to record in AVCHD, while maintaining the ability to record in MPEG-2...
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engadgethd.com Updated:
2011-07-31 20:33:41
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After a solid weekend at the OBX with JVCs capacious HD camcorder, we left underwhelmed with its overall performance. To be frank, the value just isnt here. For $1,299.99 (MSRP), we simply expected more all the way around. If internal capacity is par...
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pcworld.com_techhive.com Updated:
2014-05-29 05:57:51
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Theres a lot to like about the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 high-definition camcorder. A compact model with a beefy 120GB hard drive, it records to two formats: the compact and increasingly common AVCHD and the higher-quality MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS). Thoug...
120GB hard drive holds a lot of HD video, Records to two video formats...
Bestlooking video format hard to work with, Poor image stabilization...
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