Price range: £159.00
What is it: Simple camcorder with one-touch video upload to the Internet
What we think: Good for uploading videos to YouTube with ease, but not for high-quality footage
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 30 October 2008
Tags: JVC, JVC Everio GZ-MS100, stabilisation, left side, joystick
We like:
Manual controls; small, comfortable design
We don't like:
Tricky menu navigation; polarising interface; meagre user guide; and questionable YouTube-friendliness
CNET UK judgement:
The JVC Everio GZ-MS100 is an average budget SD-card-based camcorder that's more attractive for its small design and relatively average video quality than its unique interface and one-touch uploads to YouTube
Full review:
The big YouTube sticker on back of this camcorder's LCD and the YouTube branding on the box are kind of a giveaway: JVC's Everio GZ-MS100 is a compact, budget SD-card-based camcorder capitalising on the trend of one-touch video upload to the Internet. Its other main selling point is the Laser Touch interface, which attempts to inject some gee-whiz factor into an otherwise staid operation, namely navigating the setting menus. It's available now for around £170. Continue Reading...
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