JVC GRSXM240U Super VHS-C Camcorder with 2.5" LCD

An upgrade from VHS-C this S-VHS-C camcorder will record your events with sharp beautiful picture quality! The Super LowLux option lets you capture video in very low light conditions. See your recording through the viewfinder or the 2.5" LCD monitor. Add instant titles to special video opportunities or transition to different recording moments with the 8 digital effects. Zoom up close with 16x-Optical/600x Digital clarity and if images are hard to keep still activate the Picture Stabilizer!

• SVHS-C camcorder


• 16x optical 600x digital zoom with digital image stabilization


• 2.5-inch color LCD; black and white viewfinder


• Manual focus Exposure and White Balance modes


• Integrated autolight

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JVC GR-AX750U Palm Size Compact VHS Camcorder

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• 16x optical 300x digital zoom


• Electronic image stabilization


• VHS-C format with playback adapter


• Endurance shooting allows up to 2 hours of shooting


• Fade and time-lapse options

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JVC GR-AXM17U Compact VHS Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

JVC Company of America (GRAXM17) Compact VHS-C 20X Optical Zoom 800X Digital Zoom 2.5" LCDScreen

• Endurance Shooting - lower power consumption for longer battery life


• Features 2.5 inch high resolution 270 degree rotating LCD Color monitor


• Digital picture improvement technology


• Features 800x Variable Speed Digital Hyper Zoom


• Electronic viewfinder with black/white 0.5 inch CRT

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JVC GR-AXM17U Compact VHS Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

JVC Company of America (GRAXM17) Compact VHS-C 20X Optical Zoom 800X Digital Zoom 2.5" LCDScreen

• Endurance Shooting - lower power consumption for longer battery life


• Features 2.5 inch high resolution 270 degree rotating LCD Color monitor


• Digital picture improvement technology


• Features 800x Variable Speed Digital Hyper Zoom


• Electronic viewfinder with black/white 0.5 inch CRT

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JVC GR-SXM38US Compact Super VHS Camcorder

Great Camcorder

The JVC GR-SXM38US Super VHS Camcorder is a great little camcorder . . . it is easy to use and takes great video even under very low light conditions. I am extremely pleased with this camcorder. I wish however the proper cables to hook up to a television were included with the camcorder. It took a couple of trips to Fry's to finally get the right cables to use with my television and watch my videos. As far as the camcorder goes - I highly recommend it for anyone purchasing their first camcorder and the price was very reasonable as well.More detail ...

JVC GR-SXM730U Super VHS Palm Sized Camcorder with LCD Monitor

Everything I Wanted and More

When I decided to start shopping for a camcorder not even fully intent on buying one yet I ran across this particular one early on and somewhat to my surprise never found another one that offered as much as this one did. When I think of videorecorders and video cameras I first think of Sony but Sony didn't really offer a product with all of the features I found in this JVC camcorder. When I began my search it didn't take long for me to decide that I wanted a VHS-C camcorder: I wanted to play my videos in a VCR and I could not really afford a digital camcorder anyway. Next I decided I wanted a color LCD screen that was at least three inches. While zoom capability wasn't really that important to me it also did play a factor in my decision-making process. Finally if possible I wanted something that could also serve as a digital camera.

This camcorder has all I wanted and more. In terms of recording modes it offers S-VHS S-VHS ET and VHS. I'm not a photographic expert but the S-VHS video playback of my tapes was much sharper and clearer than I expected; as far as I am concerned digital video could not look much better than this and certainly offers no advantages for me to justify the extra expense. I should say that the camcorder is very light and comfortable in my hand no matter how much time I spend recording. As for the LCD screen it is very nice. The colors especially depending on the angle from which you are viewing it often seem too bright but the picture on the tape itself is perfect. One thing this model does not offer is a color viewfinder but I don't plan on using the viewfinder much at all anyway. The black and white image on the viewfinder is very good but using the viewfinder only serves to make you stumble around with your eyes pointed down. With the LCD screen you can remain a part of the action as you record rather than come off as "some guy with a stupid camcorder" terrorizing your family and friends. The display rotates 270 degrees as well so you can record from almost any angle. One important feature of this camcorder is digital stabilization; it's hard to walk around and maintain a steady shot and this features helps keep the jerky movements to a minimum. When it comes to zooming in this camera really outdoes most of the competition offering 400x . While anything at the maximum zoom is naturally going to be pretty grainy the video quality is excellent until you get close to that maximum. Recording in darkness is also not a problem for this camcorder; besides having its own light source it also comes with a "Night Alive" feature that increases light sensitivity and allows you to get color video in dark environments.

This is a dual camcorder serving as a digital camera as well as a video recorder. Certainly the quality of digital photos is not quite as good as true digital cameras offer but they look really good to me. With 2 MB of flash memory it can hold up to 30 digital images at one time. Other cameras offer a higher capacity for digital photos but this is enough for me. The video capabilites come first in my mind and the digital picture feature is just icing on the cake. The software that comes with this product is really good (at least for an amateur like myself) and I had no trouble hooking the cable up to my COM 2 port and downloading images.

There are a myriad of other features many of which I am still just exploring. There are many combinations of screen fades/wipes and special effects. You can film your video as an old black and white movie really annoy your friends by stretching the width of the picture and making them look fat add a strobe effect to jazz up the action add a fog element for that touch of fantasy or--my favorite--use video echo to make everything look ghostly and weird. There are more features than I can discuss here in this review.

Returning to simpler matters I must say that the documentation that comes with this product is excellent. While it does take some time to figure out all of the many things the camcorder can do there is no problem getting the thing up and recording almost right out of the box. On a final note I must add that the sound quality is also very good. Since there is no way to use an external microphone with this product I worried that I would have a hard time hearing people's conversations on tape. This is not a problem. Not only does it pick up the sounds you want to hear it also picks up a lot of ambient sound as well. All in all this JVC product offered me everything I really wanted in a camcorder and I am more than happy with it. Now all I need is something interesting to record.More detail ...

JVC GR-AXM18US Compact VHS Camcorder

VHS-C Camcorder

My husband and I bought a new digital camcorder last August but have never adapted to it as it is so difficult to view the films. We had owned several VHS-C in the past. This is a welcome return to a familiar format. As expected it is bigger that the digital one but it is slimmer and lighter than our last VHS-C model.

The instructions are a little more complicated than the last model. The zoom button is very conveniently placed. We have only tested it and the quality of picture and sound seem good. We are about to go on a trip and see the results.More detail ...