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JVC Everio GZ-MG130 (30 GB) Camcorder

Overall Rating: 3/5 stars See 9 reviews  |  Write a review
Ease of Use: 4/5 stars
Durability: 5/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 5/5 stars
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Epinions A bargain for the value

by  xenoranger,  Dec 5, 2007
Pros: Good Optical Zoom
Up to 37hrs of Video
Priced Well
Easy output
Cons: 800x Digital Zoom
Still Shots at .3 MP
Comes with 60 minute battery
The Bottom Line: For the value, this is a great product. While it's not HD, it will capture the moment just as you remembered (or didn't want to remember) it.=p
Recommended
Review: Everyone loves Black Friday. It's when all the nuts come out and shop. Competitive shopping should be part of the Winter Olympics. But alas, not everyone understands the nature of the beast. So, the many rush to get the few, while the few rush to get the ...
Author's Rating: 5/5 stars
Ease of Use: 5/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 4/5 stars
 

Epinions LOTS OF BELLS AND WHISTLES. BATTERY OPTIONS DISAPPOINTING

by  mattd241,  Feb 14, 2007
Pros: Data storage capability. 30Gb Hard Disc. No need for additional recording media. Large LCD. Software.
Cons: Easy to learn, but takes time. Included Battery insufficient. Car charger unavailable. Batteries costly.
The Bottom Line: Buy if you plan on making good, long movies and will use often. For occasional use, more basic camcorders can be found for less.
Review: THE "DEAL" It may be noticed that the price I paid was far below retail offerings. This due to the fact that I purchased an "Open Box" unit from Circuit City. Everything was still in their original bags, labels/tags were still attached, all ...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars
Ease of Use: 4/5 stars
Durability: 5/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 5/5 stars
 

Epinions My Value-Corder

by  xenoranger,  Feb 4, 2008
Pros: Good Optical Zoom
Up to 37hrs of Video
Priced Well
Easy output
Cons: 800x Digital Zoom
Still Shots at .3 MP
Comes with 60 minute battery
The Bottom Line: For the value, this is a great product. While it's not HiDef, it will capture the moment just as you remembered (or didn't want to remember) it.
Review: Everyone loves Black Friday. It's when all the nuts come out and shop. Competitive shopping should be part of the Winter Olympics. But alas, not everyone understands the nature of the beast. So, the many rush to get the few, while the few rush to get the ...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars
Ease of Use: 3/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 4/5 stars
 

Epinions The good, the bad, and the ugly - the MG130 has them all.

by  pepper99,  Dec 21, 2007
Pros: Compact size, massive hard drive storage, direct and fast access to true digital recordings.
Cons: Poor battery life, problematic ".mod" file format, non tech savvy need not apply.
The Bottom Line: Cutting edge, HDD offers many advantages, but is crippled by JVC's use of USB vs. firewire, and the foolish non standard video format. Tech-savvy operator required for advanced features.
Review: Our old camcorder, an aging JVC Hi-8 had finally reached the point where it was not worth investing more money into to bring it back to a serviceable state - so the hunt began for a replacement. My goals with the new camcorder was a mix of convenience ...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars
Ease of Use: 3/5 stars
Durability: 4/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 4/5 stars
 

Epinions JVC Everio HDD Camcorder

by  shadrachcorvus,  Nov 29, 2007
Pros: Good quality video and pictures, no need for tapes or discs, 30 GB hard drive
Cons: Short lived battery life
The Bottom Line: This is an excellent camcorder, take care of it and it will be useful for a good while.
Review: I got my Everio camcorder at good ol’ Wal-Mart. And at the time it cost me roughly $530 dollars after tax, so I would suggest to anyone interested in this camera to shop around for the best deal you can find. But when it all came down to it there ...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars
Ease of Use: 5/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 5/5 stars
 

Epinions Me Experience with the GZ-MG 130 Model

by  dippleden,  Apr 29, 2008
Pros: 30GB Hard Disk Drive capacity, 34x optical zoom, quick restart, decent video, and lightweight.
Cons: Records in .MOD format. Still pictures blurry at 640x280; More expensive than the competition.
Review: I have been wanting a camcorder for quite awhile and I finally bought myself this one for my birthday. I wanted a camera that took high quality video that I could upload quickly to my pc and edit -- at an affordable price. I was also specifically ...
Author's Rating: 3/5 stars
Ease of Use: 3/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 3/5 stars
 

Epinions What a waste of money

by  softtail24,  May 17, 2008
Pros: compact
Cons: software stinks
The Bottom Line: Stay away,It is not a user friendly product. I don't understand why JVC would include software that clearly doesn't work well with the camera.
Review: I bought my JVC gz-mg130u on vacation while in las vegas. I was looking for a camera that I could capture the moments in a once in a lifetime trip with my family. Aso Looked for a camera that would have ease of use for me and my wife. while at Samsclub ...
Author's Rating: 1/5 stars
Ease of Use: 1/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Movie Quality: 1/5 stars
 

Epinions tremendous waste of time and money

by  trnjlop,  Oct 12, 2008
Pros: Small. The camera itself is easy to operate with lots of functions.
Cons: I have never been able to make a dvd.
Review: The camera itself seems to work fine but I have never been able to make or watch a dvd or edit any of the video so I really dont know what the final quality is like. The software is terrible! Cyberlink power director and power producer. Either the camera ...
Author's Rating: 1/5 stars
Ease of Use: 1/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 2/5 stars
Movie Quality: 2/5 stars
 

Epinions Not So Great

by  bikekadude,  Jan 13, 2008
Pros: Easy to Use
Cons: No Time / date stamp on video. Video quality is so-so.
Review: I bought this camera to do some surveylance. After trying to download the video, I found out the time/date stamp does not download into a PC with the video (I need this for court) unless you buy the separate and proprietary "Share Station" docking DVD ...
Author's Rating: 1/5 stars
Ease of Use: 3/5 stars
Durability: 3/5 stars
Battery Life: 1/5 stars
Movie Quality: 2/5 stars
 

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