JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX

255 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
usability (96)
price (59)
portability (55)
image quality (48)
design (33)

Negative
battery (9)
zoom (2)
connectivity (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 255 reviews of JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX. 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. People really like the durability and image quality. The portability and price also get good opinions, whereas some have doubts about the zoom and connectivity.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the reliability and price. The image quality and portability also get good reviews.

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0% 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-HD7 / HD7EX

alaTest has collected and analyzed 125 user reviews of JVC GZ-HD7 / HD7EX from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Views about the image quality and durability are overall positive. The price and portability also get good feedback, whereas there are some negative views about the connectivity and viewfinder.

usability, portability, price, durability, image quality

viewfinder, connectivity

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : David Elrich (digitaltrends.com)

JVC Everio GZ-HD7 Review

The Everio HD7 is a hefty camcorder but has a nice solid feel, balancing well in the palm of your hand.

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

JVC Everio GZ-HD7 review: JVC Everio GZ-HD7

JVC Everio GZ-HD7

Nice manual features; attractive design; high-quality audio; low-noise, low-light video.

Ineffectual optical stabilizer; needs a built-in ND filter; some horizontal jitter and stuttering during playback; low-resolution video; sad battery life.

If this camcorder cost $500, we'd give it a much higher rating. But for its quadruple-digit price, we expect far better performance and video quality from the JVC Everio GZ-HD7.

May, 2007

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Expert review by : John Neely (camcorderinfo.com)

JVC GZ-HD7 Camcorder Review

Since the summer of 2006, a record number of consumer HD camcorders have burst onto the scene, with more HDV models than ever before, as well as a burgeoning selection of AVCHD camcorders that record to flash memory, DVD, and HDD. Yet the buzz around...

2007 has been an exciting - and confounding - year for consumer HD. It is exciting because never before have there been so many HD camcorders from the big four manufacturers, JVC, Panasonic, Sony, and Canon. Not only are there more HD camcorders than...

Apr, 2007

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Expert review by : James Murray (camcorderinfo.com)

JVC GZ-HD7 First Impressions Camcorder Review

The JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 announced earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas joins the Everio camcorder line with some significant new technology. This camcorder is the first Everio to shoot in full 1080i and the first JVC...

This article contains less in the way of hard facts than most of our First Impression reviews and is much more speculative. JVC simply would not release information about the key features that piqued our interest most and was absolutely adamant that...

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by : Videomaker (videomaker.com)

JVC GZ-HD7U High-Definition Hard Disk Camcorder Review

Handy Hard Disk

Manual focus ring, Focus assist, Long recording times

No headphone jack, Slow auto exposure, Inaccurate color balance

Jun, 2014

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Expert review by : David Kender (washingtonpost.com)

JVC GZ-HD7

JVC's GZ-HD7 is a powerhouse camcorder that offers a solid package of handling, manual controls, and features. Then why do HDV camcorders costing hundreds less produce better looking video? The problem, once again, might be JVC's determination to...

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : Charlie White (gizmodo.com)

JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 Hands On

We've been eagerly awaiting a chance to get our hands on the JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 hard drive camcorder, and now that we've had one here for the past few days, we were not disappointed. Here are our impressions of its usability, picture quality and...

May, 2007

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Expert review by : John Neely (reviewed.com)

JVC GZ-HD7

Apr, 2007

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Expert review by : Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

JVC Everio GZ-HD7

Always at the foray of hard disk-based camcorders, JVC's Everio GZ-HD7 was, at the time of release, the first full 1080i camcorder. On past units, JVC...

Good saturated colour balance, lots of features, manual focus ring, relatively crisp shots

Some noise in indoor shots, a little motion blur

JVC's Everio GZ-HD7 is a good, high-definition hard disk camcorder, however it is outperformed in several areas by competing models. For many users it will be perfectly adequate, but the high price tag and smattering of image quality issues mean there...

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : Rob Tucker (trustedreviews.com)

JVC Everio GZ-HD7E HD Camcorder

A consumer camcorder with a 1,920 x 1,080i resolution and no tapes. Sounds good, but is it?

The imaging system consists of a trio of CCDs, not the CMOSes now gaining favour with Sony and Canon. However, these are relatively small at 1/5in and each one only has 570,000 pixels – you would need four times that for true HD resolution. So to bump...

Feb, 2011

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