JVC Everio GZ-MG77EK £297 but any good?

Deano_uk · 22-07-2007, 12:29 PM

Hi,
I was at my local Costco this morning and they have the JVC Everio GZ-MG77EK for sale at £297, I came home a did a few searches and online the cheapest I seem to be able to see it is around £475 - £499.

So it looks like a bargain and I'm off to florida in 6 weeks so have that long to decided on what to buy.

Does anyone have any experiance of this camera to be honest I had a play with it and it seems a bit plasticky but has all the features im looking for. Wide angle and HDD.

Also a read an amazon review where someone said you could only the software that comes with the camera for editing which doesnt sound very good. Anyone know the facts on this ?

**senu** · 22-07-2007, 1:34 PM

If it uses MOD files they are just a variant of mpeg2 which most recent software can edit.
Other than that ,I have limited exposure to the Everios
I have edited footage from an Everio camcorder in Avid Liquid which was easy to do. The footage was underwhelming but that could be due to the lighting and the operator

!
The Everio camcorder and footage I saw at a Consumer video show was brilliant..

. *sigh*

Unrelated.. I know..

JVC hard drive video came ..burnt dvd wont play

mattr · 22-07-2007, 5:10 PM

Hey, I'm off to Florida in that amount of time too. And am looking at hard disk cameras, and also went to Costco. Here's a review of the 77 ... http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content...der-Review.htm ...