- Compact MiniDV digital camcorder with 25x optical zoom/800x digital zoom
- 680K pixel CCD with 340K effective pixels for video
- Captures digital stills to tape
- NightAlive function for shooting in low-light conditions
- Data Battery function that displays battery power and calculates remaining recording time
Product Description
This JVC Compact camcorder is designed for those who are searching for a fun, slim-line and convenient operation. The GRD250 features 3-D NR to eliminate noise up to 30%, 2.5 inch Clear LCD to reduce glare and reflections. Plus, a color viewfinder, 680,000-Pixel CCD, Super High Band Processor for 520 lines of horizontal resolution, Power-Linked Operation, Night Alive, 25x Optical Zoom and 800X Super Digital Zoom with Spline Interpolation, Digital Picture Stabilizer … More >>
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I bought a JVC mini DV just over a year ago. It now does not work. Of course, the warranty has now expired and I am out of luck. Spent $400 on this model. I do not recommend JVC.
Rating: 1 / 5
HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO AND STILL IMAGES!
JVC hits the mark on state-of-the-art technology with the GR-D290U digital video camera.
Jam packed with hi-tech features, this lightweight miniDV camera puts a world of entertainment right in the palm of your hands.
With 25x optical and 800x digital zoom you can get closer to the action than ever before.
The high resolution 2.5 inch LCD color viewfinder makes it easy to see your captured video and images.
This camera is 3 cameras in 1 allowing you to take still pictures and video as well as funtioning as a web cam for online chat.
The GR-D290U provides high quality still images and video with 400,000 pixels of resolution.
The digital image stabiliser allows you to take high quality still images up to 1024 x 768 pixels.
Connect the camera to your PC using the included USB cable and download your videos and still images for editing.
Use the digial input/ouputs for connecting the camera to other digital equipment or use the analog A/V outputs and included A/V cable to connect the camera to your analog devices such as a VCR.
Live Slow technology allows for the first time ever, the user to record slow motion images and play them back with real-time sound.
Live Slow is extremely useful for playing back precious or hard-to-see moments as the speed is slowed down to a quarter of normal playing speed.
Slow motion images are recorded with sound on a DVC tape and played back in real time, thus allowing one to view greater detail in the image.
This camera comes with powerful PC software including Power Director (offers rich editing with titles, effects and even mix music and stills with video), Power Producer Gold (offers easy control of video clips for basic editing with titles and backgrounds) and PowerDVD (offers easy playback of video clips and DVD with audio on your PC).
Features:
Auto/manual focus
14 programmed exposure modes
Auto-illumination light
Digital colour nightscope for low light recordings in colour
Digital image stabiliser
Data battery shows battery life in minutes for viewfinder and/or LCD use
520 lines of resolution for high quality recordings
Microphone input
Simple menu control
Web camera function
Picture effects, scene transition, wipes and fades
USB PC link (USB 2.0 video class)
DV input/output
Analogue input/output
3-DNRS reduces background noise for clearer low light recording
Live slow motion recording
25 x optical zoom
800 x digital zoom
2.5in colour LCD screen
SD/MMC memory card slot
Model No: GR-D290U (R)
Rating: 5 / 5
After waiting several weeks for this item I checked the UPS tracking system and learned that the product was damaged in a train derailment. I emailed back to Amazon and was told they would look into it. A couple of weeks after that I finally got a refund (after I’d had to pay interest on my credit card, of course.) And to top it off, Amazon keeps asking me to review the product, which is kind of pissing me off, really. I’m happy that the issue was resolved, but upset that I had to be the one to initiate the communication to get it resolved. Having said that, I would still shop from Amazon in the future.
Rating: 1 / 5
Camera was great until the “Lens cap” error message came on in the middle of recording my son’s first band concert. Have emailed JVC about so called free repair which isn’t free because you still have to pay for shipping back and forth to repair center. Stay away for JVC.
Rating: 1 / 5
I recorded about 5 tapes in this unit and now I get the famous “Lens Cap” error that seems to plague JVC Camcorders. It will record audio, but no video. This Camera is not on the JVC repair list. What a piece of junk.
Customer Support is a mis-nomer with JVC. They know they have a problem, but refuse to even listen. Do not buy a JVC camcorder.
Rating: 1 / 5