JVC GZ-HD3

61 reviews

Apr, 2024

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usability (11)
portability (10)
price (9)
image quality (9)
durability (7)

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size (4)
viewfinder (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 61 reviews of JVC GZ-HD3. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers really like the durability and price. The image quality and usability are also appreciated, whereas many are critical about the size and viewfinder. There are some mixed reviews about the memory.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the JVC GZ-HD3 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for JVC GZ-HD3

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of JVC GZ-HD3 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the usability. The price also gets good feedback, but many are negative about the design.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for JVC GZ-HD3

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of JVC GZ-HD3 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviews about the durability and color are on the whole positive. The image quality and usability also get good feedback, but some have doubts about the memory and viewfinder. There are some mixed reviews about the zoom.

portability, usability, image quality, color, durability

viewfinder, memory

60% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Mat Honan (wired.com)

Review: JVC Everio GZ-HD3

JVC has been cranking out tapeless camcorders for almost three decades now (well, in dog years at least) and that experience shows in the long...

Disgustingly good variable speed zoom focuses fast to shoot action like Michael Bay. Front-side light switches on in the dark for hot lights-out action. 5 hours video recording at max resolution. Loaded with outputs: HDMI, USB 2, i.Link (FireWire), and...

Dull HD video; we’ve seen pears that were crisper. We’d prefer one CMOS to three CCDs. Semi-proprietary MOD file-format a pain to use with many common video-editing apps. Just over one hour of battery life? We’re gonna need at least twice that to...

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : David Kender (camcorderinfo.com)

JVC GZ-HD3 Camcorder Review

The GZ-HD3 is JVC's second attempt at pitching a high definition camcorder to the consumer market. Its first outing was the ambitious GZ-HD7, which at first glance looked like lightning stolen from the gods - a pro feel and lots of pro features in a...

The GZ-HD3 is a step in the right direction for JVC, by most measures. Its first consumer high definition camcorder, the GZ-HD7 was simply too ambitious for the weekend shooter to afford or operate. But it wasn't producing video of a high enough...

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by : Andrew Burke (videomaker.com)

Camcorder Review: JVC GZ-HD3 Everio Hard Drive and Memory Card Hybrid Camcorder

The JVC GZ-HD3 Everio is a fun to use camcorder that provides very long recording times with high-def resolution. Along with its big brother the HD7, this camcorder employs Constant Bitrate Recording (CBR) and Variable Bitrate Recording (VBR) at 1920 x...

Long HD recording time Ease of use Still photo quality

Editability No Headphone jack

The JVC GZ-HD3 is the simplified version of the HD7 with enough charm and functionality to keep the budding videographer happy.

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Michael Perlman (washingtonpost.com)

JVC GZ-HD3

In bright shooting environments, such as the outdoors or a well-lit room, the GZ-HD3 performs adequately. Its three 1/5-inch, 570,000-pixel CCDs churn out an image that is relatively saturated, yet sharper than most hard drive camcorders. One of the...

The GZ-HD3 starts to show its flaws in lower lighting conditions, which constitutes most indoor shooting. Without manual adjustments, the GZ-HD3's image is quite noisy. The dominant camcorder in the consumer HD market, the Canon HV20 is the king of low...

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : David Kender (reviewed.com)

JVC GZ-HD3

A CamcorderInfo.com unbiased, scientifically tested review of the JVC GZ-HD3 high definition hard disk drive camcorder.

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by : Chris Jager (goodgearguide.com.au)

JVC Everio GZ-HD3

The GZ-HD3 is a relatively affordable entry into the high-definition HDD camcorder market. With an RRP of just $1849, it is certainly a lot cheaper th...

External mic jack, 'professional' design, image quality should impress most users

Minor performance issues, a bit bulky

The GZ-HD3 is a solid HDD camcorder that will satisfy in most of the areas that count. Despite a few design issues, it offers a respectable performance for the asking price.

Dec, 2007

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Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)

JVC Everio GZ-HD3EK HD Camcorder

JVC's latest hard disk based HD camcorder looks like it could be a real bargain.

The HD3 has a 60GB hard disk built in, again the same as the HD7, which is enough for five hours of recording in XP mode. There are two other recording modes on offer - a 1440CBR mode with the same data rate as XP but using a constant data rate for...

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : TechRadar (techradar.com)

JVC GZ-HD3 review

A robust combi-cam that employs both SD and HDD storage

Mostly strong performance ; Sturdy build ; Great lens

Not very lightweight ; Not Full HD

Puts in a truly great performance, this HD cam ticks most boxes

Apr, 2008

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Expert review by : PC Advisor staff (techadvisor.co.uk)

JVC GZ-HD3 review

The JVC GZ-HD3 is a quality camcorder built around a hard disk and three charge-coupled devices (CCDs).

A quality camcorder which produces good picture quality, we had a couple of gripes with the JVC GZ-HD3, but were generally impressed.

May, 2008

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Expert review by : Philip Ryan (cnet.com.au)

JVC Everio GZ-HD3

As a scaled-down version of JVC's GZ-HD7, the GZ-HD3 ditches some of the fancier features, but its price is still higher than we'd like for this camcorder.

Good-looking design ; High quality audio ; Low levels of noise in low light video

Low-resolution video ; Needs built-in neutral density (ND) filter ; No viewfinder

The Everio GZ-HD3 is significantly cheaper than the GZ-HD7 -- AU$1,999 versus AU$2,799. And while we bemoan the loss of the focus ring and the other button-based manual controls, the HD7's image-stabilisation and battery troubles, as well as its...

Oct, 2007

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