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JVC GR-DA30 Mini DV, DV Camcorder

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(3.60 out of 5) from 7 reviews

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JVC GR-DA30

(4.00 out of 5) by faichick on Jul 10, 2009

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy to use, inexpensive
Cons: Exposed LCD viewer, short battery life
The Bottom Line: This is a good choice for those looking for a basic but good quality camcorder without a huge investment.

I’d wanted a camcorder for a while, years in fact. However as a non-necessity that would cost ...
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Nice, economical camera...

(5.00 out of 5) by chadrob30 on Mar 18, 2008

Pros: Light, inexpensive, easy to use, great battery life
Cons: Volume/focus and record buttons are two close together for us fat fingered folks.

I bought this after having a horrible experience with a JVC Everio HDD camera. The mini DV tapes are ...
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JVC GR-DA30 Mini DV Camcorder- nice price, but.....

(4.00 out of 5) by bradshawcl on Jan 13, 2008

Pros: nice price, size
Cons: stupid joystick-like menu button hard to deal with.
The Bottom Line: Inexpensive, small, and pretty easy to use except for the stupid menu joystick button.

Ive been meaning to review my JVC GR-DA30 Mini DV Camcorder for quite some time now. Ive had it ab ...
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Sensible, easy to use and inexpensive BUT

(1.00 out of 5) by befairtoall on Dec 20, 2007

Pros: Smalll, actractive, unit from the far east..
Cons: fragile. Poor battery life. JVC product (A Con) Price gouges $50.00 for a battery!
The Bottom Line: Nice, cheap, fragile, back by JVC (not a plus) acessories very expensive, possible gouging here

Great looking, easy to handle, lightweight, straight forward camera, very affordable priced little c ...
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Great Little Camera

(3.00 out of 5) by lovourcabin on Dec 9, 2007

Pros: Small easy to carry and the price was great! Also, takes great videos.
Cons: The buttons are very small and hard to read.

Great Camera, does a good job without spending a lot of money. We don't use it that often so we coul ...
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