JVC Everio GZ-HD300B HD Camcorder
I recently purchased and then promptly returned this camcorder, due to the quality of the recorded footage.
Stay tuned while I organize thoughts and research this camcorder, and the apparent interpolation of the pixels it captures.
To give you some idea of the quality of the footage, which was recorded to the internal 60GB HDD, take a photo and add the effect of mosaic, and reduce it to around .1 or .5 pixels in diameter. Now, imagine that photo, but with motion, would you call that high definition? If you attach an HDMI cable to this camcorder and plug it into say a Samsung LN40A650, you’d see this soft noise coupled with yellow/orange spots on a white wall with ample ambient light.
In short, JVC shouldn’t really call this camcorder HD, they should call it SD (Standard Definition). Nevermind the fact that AVCHD shouldn’t be at fault here if the CMOS sensor isn’t up to par with high-def recording… 1/4.1″ 3.05MP CMOS sensor? Really?
April 23, 2009 at 7:13 AM