JVC Everio GZ-MG70E
With the Everio G-series, JVC launches the use of the hard disk as raise medium in the camcorder. We test the heaviest version from the series: the GZ-MG70E, a skilful and compact camera with a disk of 30 GB and an end for SD-memory hoppers.
This camcorder with a 10x optical edge lens can uses become also as photograph camera and furnishes then photographs on with a resolution of 1,600 x 1,200 pixels. The use of a 1,8-inch hard disk of 30 GB furnishes a number of advantages, as recording duration and a reduced batterijverbruik.
Dependent on the used recording quality can the GZ-MG70E of 7 until 37 hour video swallow. Seven hour he gets in the Ultra-modus: 'Almost' DVD-movie quality by which is taken up at a fixed bitratio of 9 Mbps. The other end is the furrow internet use prepared Eco-modus, by which is turned at a variable bitratio - on average 1.7 Mbps -.
Between these two extremes lie yet the opnamemodi Finn (10.5 hour at 6 Mbps) and Normal - say but Tv-quality - that 14 hour recording time furnishes at 4.5 Mbps. No camera with tape or DVD as medium can compete with with that.
The limited powerverbruik of the hard disk makes consumes that the camcorder on average 5.2 watts, fall will kiss what at the same time the risk decreases that you with an empty battery neat as the groom the bride.
On the other hand is a hard disk much more sensitive for shocks and vibrations then a tape or DVD-mechanism. At that something to remedy, have the engineers of JVC two protections considered.
For the time being stretch the disk gevat in a schokdempende housing, while a sensor by the detectie of a sudden, fierce movement reacts with the with lightning speed close of the stream supply to the disk, so that the leeskoppen the disk surface damage can no longer.
JVC foresees against next year the launch of a hard schijfcamcorder with HD-resolution. The GZ-MG70E must put it thus yet with the standard image definition of 720 x 576 with a frame rationale of 50 fps interlaced. Yet is the image quality of the GZ-MG70E exemplary.
That is to be thanked developed among many at a new noise oppression and new MPEG2-codecchips, both by JVC self. The camera has is source the classic connectiviteit person present naturally no DV-connector, but further: RGB, S-Video and USB 2.0.
As option can you also yet a special DVD-burner of Apacer buy, that right series on the GZ-MG70E connected becomes, and with which you (divide of) the disk immediately to DVD can copy. a,. The GZ-MG70E the your to name, must grab you at least 1,100 Euro from your spaarvarkentje.
JVC Everio GZ-MG70E