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Published: 2007-08-25, Author: Karl , review by: macworld.co.uk
Built-in 30GB hard drive, easy file manipulation and transfer, compact if a little weighty, good control layout, acceptable picture quality, quick startup
No built-in lens cover, no electronic viewfinder for eye-level shooting, relatively short battery life, no manual focus ring
Proprietary video codec makes using third-party editing tools problematic
Although the hard-disk format has yet to come of age, theres plenty to recommend here. The MG505 is a solid and impressively specced camcorder that pushes the format that little bit closer to superseding tape ...
Abstract: The GZ-MG505 is the flagship model in a range of JVC camcorders that generate compressed Mpeg-2 video streams in addition to Jpeg digital still images, and write them to a 1.8in 30GB non-removable hard disk drive (although an optional SD card can also ...
Abstract: John Virata The JVC Everio GZ-MG505U is one of the new breed of camcorders that does away with tape and records directly to a hard disk drive. In addition to this, it features 3 CCDs and a five megapixel still image recording capability in a palm-sized...
Abstract: Keeping It Real Simple On the left side of the LCD screen is a joystick that controls manual features (i.e., shutter, iris, white balance, etc.), night shot, manual focus, backlight and spot exposure. Thats quite a bit of control for just a single joy...
Great feature set overall, with manual controls rivaling Panasonic
Joystick controller works well, and screenside placement surprisingly convenient
Very good video quality, and versatility
Huge 60GB HDD
Good video performance and excellent still perfor...
With HD camcorders only a few hundred dollars more, value is questionable for this SD model
Battery life is shorter than competing models
The JVC GZ-MG505 is the best of the Everio hard disk drive (HDD) camcorders, a welcome relief to a product line marred by overpriced and underperforming camcorders. However, much like its predecessor, the GZ-MC500, this top-of-the-line model managed to...
Huge storage capacity, highly portable, excellent video and stills quality
Experienced videographers may find colors oversaturated
With excellent video and stills performance, the JVC Everio GZ-MG505 manages to improve upon its predecessor, the GZ-MC500. Near the top of JVCs line of internal hard-drive camcorders, the GZ-MG505 is priced out of the reach of budget consumers. Howe...
Taken on its own strengths, the JVC GZ-MG50E is a formidable package. Image quality is good, there is sufficient storage space for the lack of removable media not to be a problem at all, and the features are more than adequate if you don't have semi-profe...
