JVC GR-SXM330U Super VHS Palm Sized Camcorder with LCD Monitor

JVC GR-SXM330U Super VHS Palm Sized Camcorder with LCD Monitor
Manufacturer: JVC
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
JVC GR-SXM330 camcorder has three recording modes. It uses Super VHS recording to deliver up to 60% better resolution than standard models for better quality home movies. For quality and economy, the Super VHS ET mode lets you take those high-resolution videos using any VHS-C tape. For compatibility with any VHS video recorder, standard VHS is also available.GR-SXM330's 2.5" LCD view screen allows the camera to be operated from any angle, for maximum comfort. The picture stabilizer gets rid of annoying picture shake. The 400x zoom makes sure you don't miss any of the action. A built-in light improves the picture in nighttime situations. Endurance Shooting allows up to two hours recording time with the provided battery pack. When you are done recording, the tapes play back and can be shared in any VHS video recorder using the provided VHS-C Playpak.
Amazon.com Review
With the GR-SXM330U, JVC has crafted a lightweight, feature-packed camcorder that's as well suited for business projects as it is for home movies. Though it records on standard VHS-C tapes (and includes an adapter cassette for playing them on standard VCRs), the GR-SXM330U also supports the use of S-VHS-C tapes, which promise sharper images. Alternately, you can activate the camcorder's S-VHS ET mode to achieve a similar image-quality increase on ordinary VHS-C tapes.

Thanks to its sharp, pivoting, 2.5-inch color LCD, the camcorder lets you shoot effectively from many angles (including below, above, and in front of the lens). The 16x optical zoom lens is augmented (at the expense of image quality) by a 400x digital zoom.

You probably won't need the manual to start shooting with the GR-SXM330U, but it will come in handy when you're ready to tap into the camera's vast array of advanced features. While the clearly labeled buttons and clever menu-wheel control make for easy navigation of settings and menus, it can be difficult to remember what buttons lead to which settings.

For the artistic moviemaker, the GR-SXM330U offers a handful of whiz-bang "digifects." You can give your shots the look of an old movie (black-and-white with a slight strobe effect), add a sepia filter, reverse or stretch the image, and more. You can also choose from a variety of fade/wipe transitions, and superimpose one of eight preset titles (such as "Happy Birthday" and "Our New Baby"). The camcorder even has a high-speed shutter mode for capturing sports and other fast-moving events, and a digital image stabilizer for shaky situations.

The GR-SXM330U performs equally well under indoor and outdoor lighting. In low-light situations, you can switch on the camcorder's built-in light or use Night Alive--a digital enhancement that promises to make dark subjects brighter. It works, but the camera then becomes difficult to focus, and images take on a strobe effect.

The included clip-on battery is good for over an hour of recording between charges, though it can be charged only when attached to the camera. Our only physical problem with the GR-SXM330U was that sometimes the cassette door wouldn't close properly, requiring a little extra shove to snap it shut.

Compact and hardily constructed, the JVC GR-SXM330U combines the convenience of VHS compatibility with a host of highly desirable features. It's a splendid choice for capturing your family history. --Rick Broida

Pros:

Offers higher-resolution recording on normal VHS-C tapes
Endless assortment of special effects and picture controls
Built-in light
Wireless remote for playback
Control wheel provides easy navigation of onscreen menus

Cons:

No standalone battery charger
Cassette door can be hard to close
Mono audio output for dubbing

Average customer rating: 3.0

Nice
good price but very bad quality.
Graet Pen for Great Touch
Keep your money . . .
cool idea but I won't buy another

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ASIN: B000059Z6N

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Amazon.com Product Description

Get more out of your stylus with the Belkin 4-in-1 PDA Stylus Pen. This sleek pen features a sensitive stylus tip that works with any PDA touch screen. You can also use it as a black- or red-ink ballpoint pen with replaceable cartridges. Turn the barrel again to get a 0.5-millimeter mechanical pencil with eraser.

Product Description

Lose the bland stylus pen. Be the first in your department to sport the 4-in-1 Stylus Pen for PDAs. Just turn the barrel to go from a PDA stylus to a pencil to a black or red ink pen. The touch-screen sensitive stylus tip works with any PDA. The 0.5mm mechanical pencil has help from an eraser for neat corrections.

Customer Reviews:

Nice.......2006-08-27

Comfortable pen. Works nice. But the red ink cartrigde came defective, it is difficult to write with it.

good price but very bad quality........2005-04-22

My expirience is:
- very cheap
- The black pipe lost the color in two weeks.
- The mechanic pencil brokes the coal bar inmediatly.
- You can not have more than one coal bar into the mechanic pencil
- It do not have spare parts
- It is misadjusted
- The other pencils work well.

Graet Pen for Great Touch.......2004-06-17

I have just bought this pen,stylus and pencil and I REALY
like it . The writng is so smooth and very reliable.The way it function is raely intresting and very easy.The metal touch gives it a realy professional look and style
I would recommened this one for every one with a PDA and need a pen and pencil Plus Astylus

Keep your money . . ........2004-01-07

After 1 week of use the barrel started to separate. Not worth the money I paid for it. Save your money--buy a rOtring or Lamy stylus pen.

cool idea but I won't buy another.......2003-10-16

Well, I thought it was a pretty cool idea. I was a little worried that I couldn't quite figure out how you were supposed to put new lead in the pencil part, but that didn't turn out to be a problem. Never used up first lead before it broke. It's an interesting concept, but it's a dud.

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