JVC GR-X5US 5MP 3-CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom

JVC GR-X5US 5MP 3-CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom

JVC GR-X5US 5MP 3-CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: JVC
Product Type: Photography

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Product Description
JVC GR-X5 features individual CCDs for red, green and blue to produce vivid images with true-to-life color, and advanced pixel shift technology to deliver 5 megapixel-class stills. To further enhance performance, this Mini DV camcorder includes JVC's proprietary Megabrid imaging engine that separately optimizes image quality for video and digital stills. This technology is packed into a fresh, new design that is both compact and comfortable to hold and operate.

Average customer rating: 4.0

Simply Amazing with Upgrade
Screen cracked
I love my dash
Horrible Reliability, with no help from T-Mobile
best smartphone i've owned

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T-Mobile Dash myFaves Smartphone (T-Mobile)

Manufacturer: T-Mobile
Product Group: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone
ASIN: B000NNZT1Y
2007-02-21

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Amazon.com Product Description

Exclusive to T-Mobile service, the quad-band T-Mobile Dash is everything you need to stay connected. Perfect for business or leisure applications, the Dash is a slim Windows Mobile Smartphone that's comfortable to hold and provides crystal-clear calling. Send, receive, and reply to your personal and business email easily with the built-in full QWERTY keyboard and the convenience of integrated Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile software. You can even browse the Web using the included Wi-Fi connectivity or built-in EDGE data support. Other highlights include myFaves compatibility, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD memory card slot, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and more.

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<small><b>The Dash is the the perfect mobile office and mobile entertainment device. See it in detail. You can also watch a product demo (requires Flash).</b> <small></td></tr></table> <B>Design</B>
Under the hood, the Dash features 23 MB of built-in flash memory, a memory card slot for more memory, and a speedy 200 MHz OMAP 850 processor. Up front, the large 2.4-inch 320 x 240 QVGA touch-screen supports over 65,000 colors, while the rear of the device houses the 1.3-megapixel camera. The design of the Dash is clean and uncluttered, with most of the buttons easily accessible with one hand. Just to the right side of the display you'll find convenient up/down keys for volume adjustment and handy keys for browser control. There's also a handy HTC JOGGR control pad with variable speed, drag, and hold functions that makes document viewing a pleasure. Meanwhile, call answer and end buttons surround a five-way toggle that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. A full QWERTY keyboard resides underneath the large display. As mentioned earlier, a microSD memory expansion card slot is provided, and USB/Bluetooth connectivity is included for convenient data transfers.

<B>Calling and PDA Features</B>
The Dash's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. The included Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone software with Direct Push technology gives you instant access to your emails, calendar, and contacts at anytime. That means wherever and whenever, you'll be connected. A single main screen summarizes all the important information you need to make it through the day. Here you'll get message notification, upcoming appointments, dialing functions, tasks, and more all in one spot.

As a phone, the Dash features all the functionality folks expect from an advanced cell phone, including a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode, and picture and ringer ID. Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application that seamlessly integrates with the Dash's phone functions. Meanwhile, headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.

Staying productive on the road is made possible by the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which includes Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. Meanwhile, the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files on your Dash.

Like all T-Mobile phones, the Dash supports voicemail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, call hold, built-in paging, and access to T-Mobile's 411 service.

This phone is fully compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves.

<B>Messaging and Internet</B>
Using T-Mobile's EDGE-powered Internet service, you can surf the Web with the bundled Internet Explorer application, or use MSN, Yahoo!, or AOL messenger services to stay in contact via instant messaging. Plus, the inclusion of Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) in the Dash allows you to surf the Web or check your email at blazing speeds when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network. With the purchase of T-Mobile Hotspot data service, you can get online at thousands of locations coast-to-coast. Lastly, robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface, too.

One of the most important tools bundled with the Dash is Microsoft ActiveSync, which allows you to quickly synchronize your device's tasks, calendars, email, and contacts with your desktop. You also get Exchange ActiveSync, an application that lets you synchronize data with an Exchange server. Syncing can be done via USB or wirelessly via Bluetooth.

<B>Imaging and Entertainment</B>
Another great feature of the Dash is that it supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player, you can play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats. You can also keep favorite tunes loaded on a memory card and listen to your music wherever you roam.

As mentioned, the Dash can take 1.3-megapixel pictures, and while the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture video to the unit's memory. An integrated media application organizes your captured photos and videos. For gamers, the phone supports Java-based and Windows Mobile games.

The Dash also sports an airplane mode feature, which allows the user to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (such as music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight.

<B>Vital Statistics</B>
The T-Mobile Dash weighs 4.23 ounces and measures 4.39 x 2.46 x 0.51 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 216 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Simply Amazing with Upgrade.......2007-06-05

I've had the Dash for about 2 1/2 months now andI can completely say am I am happy with my choice. Everything from the Calendar to the Wi-fi works perfectly. I even have a Mac and transferring files is easy with Bluetooth. I didn't get the data plan because it was expensive for me but my college campus has Wi-fi virtually everywhere so I'm not complaining :-) Playing music is a sinch and it's become my mp3 player

I had read reviews about how the touch-strip was one of the cons of this phone but what some people don't know is that people who purchase the Dash can call t-mobile and upgrade for FREE to Windows Mobile 6! After upgrading I realised that the touch-strip configuration was fixed to where accidental touches are very rare :-)

Get this phone. It's sleek and can be upgraded to edit word documents. The keyboard may look small but typing is so easy. Another good thing aout this phone is that you can use your own mp3's as ringtones so paying $1.99 for ringtones is unnecessary :-)

Screen cracked.......2007-06-02

At first I liked this phone. But then I got annoyed by that slide bar that changes the volumne. The worst part came only after 7 months or owing it, the screen cracked for no reason. Tmobile won't warrenty that.

I love my dash.......2007-05-31

It's a great phone everyone who see's it wants it. It takes great pictures and it's very lightweight. Better than my boyfriend's Q. T-mobile tried to scare me into returning it and paying over double from them. They claimed that Amazon may charge me for the complete phone if I make any changes to the line. All is fine but I'm still waiting for the refund.

Horrible Reliability, with no help from T-Mobile.......2007-05-19

This phone was great, with good functionability, wifi, music player, organizer, and all that, until it broke.
after about two months, the LCD screen cracked, simply in my pocket in the car. i didnt drop it or anything, yet the LCD cracks, cant use the phone anymore. So i take it to the store, and this is apparently my fault, so no manufactor's warranty. They tell me to call a phone repair company in my area to have it replaced. I look online and find that many other people have had this same problem, as the LCD's on this phone are very thin and can crack with the smallest ammount of pressure.
That repair company says they are sold out of the screens now, as they have sold 50 replacements in the past 3 weeks. I didnt know that t-mo sold that many dashes in the area every three weeks. So i can wait around for the replacement LCD's to be restocked, then pay 150 for the same thin delicate screen.
Sorry, but i would never buy this again, seeing as i am sure that it will break again, and i will be completely out of luck, again.

I dont know the specifics, but the t-mo extended warranty has a deductable on top of the initial payment, so that isnt even a practiucle solution, in my opinion.

best smartphone i've owned.......2007-05-15

having previously owned a treo 650, nokia symbian phones, and numerous PDA's, been pretty happy with this phone (note i use it only for email/internet and not actually as a phone).

i upgraded from the treo 650 for a few reasons: wifi, outlook directpush. found wifi to be not that big of a deal actually.

considered treo 750 but it was so much bulkier.

the design is decent - wish the silver bezel was just black instead and the volume slider recess makes the product asymmetrical.

windows mobile 6 is a vast improvement although wish it was more responsive at times, but then again, it's checking email on 4 accounts constantly (outlook, gmail, yahoo and live).

not having a touch screen is actually helpful so don't have to worry about smudges on the screen. camera and camera app sucks, but that's expected.

battery life isn't great, but that's what you get for the thinness.

would purchase again.

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