JVC GR-DA30 Mini DV, DV Camcorder

Pros: nice price, size
Cons: stupid joystick-like menu button hard to deal with.

I’ve been meaning to review my JVC GR-DA30 Mini DV Camcorder for quite some time now. I’ve had it about 4 months now, and I paid $199.99 for it at Best Buy, but when shopping around for prices on this particular camcorder, I found it was priced the same ...

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy to use, inexpensive
Cons: Exposed LCD viewer, short battery life

I’d wanted a camcorder for a while, years in fact. However as a non-necessity that would cost at least $300 and likely more, a camcorder just never actually worked its way into my discretionary budget. With camcorder prices dropping rapidly I ...

Pros: Smalll, actractive, unit from the far east..
Cons: fragile. Poor battery life. JVC product (A Con) Price gouges $50.00 for a battery!

Great looking, easy to handle, lightweight, straight forward camera, very affordable priced little camera with a large screens and no more squinting through a small view finder. It won't tire out your arm either. It's a nice looking camera BUT.... ...

Pros: Light, inexpensive, easy to use, great battery life
Cons: Volume/focus and record buttons are two close together for us fat fingered folks.

I bought this after having a horrible experience with a JVC Everio HDD camera. The mini DV tapes are way better to work with than the HDD. This camera is light, easy to use, and does everything I need it to do. The guy who rated this camera as a one star camera must be technologically inept, because this is a great camera. This unit is so light sometimes you forget it's in your hand until you need to start recording something. The advanced features are well laid out, and the joystick makes menu navigation a breeze. Picture quality is excellent, and the video is easily off loaded to my Mac via firewire for editing.

Pros: Small easy to carry and the price was great! Also, takes great videos.
Cons: The buttons are very small and hard to read.

Great Camera, does a good job without spending a lot of money. We don't use it that often so we could not justify an expensive camcorder. This camera really produces surprisingly good videos.