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JVC Everio GZ-HM300

JVC Everio GZ-HM300
alaScore 82

297 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 297 reviews of JVC Everio GZ-HM300. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviews about the zoom and image quality are on the whole positive. The price and portability also get good opinions, but there are some negative views about the reliability and durability.

usability, portability, price, image quality, zoom

battery, color, durability, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the JVC Everio GZ-HM300 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for JVC Everio GZ-HM300

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 user reviews of JVC Everio GZ-HM300 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the image quality and battery. The portability and usability are also mentioned favorably.

price, usability, portability, battery, image quality

90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for JVC Everio GZ-HM300

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of JVC Everio GZ-HM300 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The usability also gets good comments, whereas there are some critical views about the reliability.

usability, design

reliability

67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Geek.com (geek.com)

Review: JVC Everio GZ-HM300 camcorder

 

If you have to shoot a lot of video, and quality matters, you really can't beat a camcorder. Today's point-and-shoot cameras take good enough video and some DSLRs can take great video, but a camcorder is still the best way to get high quality, maximum...

Mar, 2010

Expert review by (goodhousekeeping.com)

JVC Everio GZ-HM300 HD Camcorder

 

The JVC Everio GZ-HM300 HD Camcorder is extremely lightweight, and has very high optical zoom (20x) and digital zoom (200x), which makes it easy to zoom in on most anything. Video recording procedures were relatively easy, however consumer testers were...

Expert review by (dv247.com)

JVC GZ-HM300S Everio HD Camcorder, Silver

 

JVC GZ-HM300S Everio HD Camcorder: Elegant Full HD memory camera with dual SD card slot for seamless recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions.

24Mbps High Bit Rate Recording HD Gigabrid Premium II Engine Seamless Recording Advanced Image Stabilizer Time-Lapse REC Auto REC 1920x1080P Output HDMI (V.1.3 with x.v.Color) KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS One Touch Upload to YouTube (HD Compatible) Face...

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Camcoder, great value

 

You really can't beat this JVC Everio for the price. Got it for a trip figuring if it died, so be it. $130 isn't too big of a hit to take. 2+ years later, it's still working strong and still love it. Yes, there's newer ones now, with more features,...

I've had mine for 2 years now and continues work great. Have owned old school JVC camcorders before (the ones that used tapes!) and they always worked well, so when I saw this for just $130, with all the features listing, had to give it a shot. Figured...

Battery life could be longer. It'll last 1 hr and that's not changed over the last 2+ yrs of use. Battery life was listed and known in advance and not a surprise, so no stars deducted.

Apr, 2013

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Just Wow

 

I own a Canon Vixia HV30 and the JVC GZ-HM300U tops the quality with the exception of indoor low light shooting.

Great video with excellent focus and colors. Using the uxp and uxC modes give the best HD video I have ever seen and the image stablizer works well. Received a refurbished as a gift and have had no problems with it so far. Finished bluray disc using...

The wide angle is not so good. So I purchased a after market wide angle lens. That's a easy solution. The indoor low light shooting is very grainy.

Dec, 2012

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Review update....It died

 

2 months and after about 6 uses this camcorder died. It will not power on nor will any hook-ups work. Have tried contacting JVC and they DONOT respond to emails. Very dissapointed in JVC have been a long time customer of their products.........but not...

Very nice videos......when it was working

Don't power on. Quit working 2 months after purchase.

Jul, 2011

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great HD Videos/Pictures

 

This is a great HD video camcorder. The quality of outdoor videos are unbeleaveable. The indoor quality is very good as long as you have good lighting. Low light quality suffers just a bit. I like the fact that you can take a picture while you are...

Price, HD Video quality, features.

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May, 2011

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Deal

 

Really Cheap Has a good 20x optical zoom light weight compact

No automatic shutters... for product valued of $400 .. I would expect a automatic shutters for the lens

Apr, 2011

Consumer review (newegg.com)

The best deal for HD

 

At $125 out the door the GZ-HM300 is steal,and most entry level camcorders will have similar cons.Re-certified stickers are ugly and not fun to remove.For Don use Google before slam a camcorder,batteries are easy to find just look

Really nice outdoor videos. Opening/closing the LCD turns on/off the device automatically. Effective optical zoom. Lightweight form factor,and pocketable.

Adjusting color results in pixelation Battery life is too short, about 1 hour Mid- to low-light picture is grainy,but about the same as the DVI-tape based camcorder it replaced. Using night owl setting in low light,the camcorder will not focus Software...

Apr, 2011

Consumer review (newegg.com)

nice new toy

 

Haven't tried the included CD, as the software that comes free with most computer-connecting devices generally stinks. This camera loads just fine into Adobe Premier Elements. Just make sure that you select "Playback on PC" in camera's menu when...

HD video for a cheap price, due to refurb. Tiny and easy to handle. No mechanical noise of it's own added to sound. Dual memory card slots.

No internal storage. Doesn't play nice with low light or much movement of camera. "Refurbished" and product ID stickers are located where they look the ugliest.

Apr, 2011

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