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JVC GRDX97 MiniDV Digital Camcorder w/12x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: JVC
Category: Photography
List Price: $499.99
Buy Used: $429.99
as of 9/5/2010 11:53 PDT details
You Save: $70.00 (14%)
Seller: lucyavsharyan
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 160970
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 12
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 31.2
Minimum Focal Length: 2.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
MPN: GR-DX97US
Model: DX97US
UPC: 046838010811
EAN: 0046838010811
ASIN: B0001B86H2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Low-Profile MiniDV digital camcorder and still camera with 1/6-inch 680,000-pixel CCD | | • | 12x optical zoom (700x digital zoom), F1.2 aspherical Super Bright lens, and image stabilizer | | • | Crystal View rotating 3-inch High Resolution LCD and color viewfinder | | • | Built-in auto light using twin LED lights for 1/10th the power consumption and SD/MMC card slot | | • | BN-V107US 700 mAh Lithium-ion, high-capacity, rechargeable battery pack; camera has built-in battery charger |
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Product Description
F1.2 Aspherical Super Bright lensClear LCD 3.0" High Resolution Monitor, to reduce glare and reflections from the LCD screen.3-D Noise Reduction (3-D NR) to eliminate up to 30% of noise in low light situations.Illumi-Light: Built-in Auto light using twin LED lights for 1/10 the power consumption.Dual grip with dual zoom control ergonomic designMMC/ SD Card Slot (8M MMC card provided)HG Digital Stills with 2 selectable Image Size Settings (1024x768/ 640x480 pixel)Color Viewfinder1/6-inch 680,000 Pixel CCD700X Digital Hyper Zoom with Spline Interpolation12X Optical ZoomPower-Linked OperationRM-V720U Full Function Remote ControlNight Alive for full color shooting in extreme low lightDigital Image StabilizerUSB PC Link for Video CD Creation, Email Video Clips, Web-Camera Function, Digital Still CaptureAnalog InputPlayback Digital Zoom (46x)PCM Digital Stereo AudioDigital CyberCam Video Camera16x9 Squeeze ModeHigh Density Image Recording, Mini DV NT
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| Customer Reviews:
 this is a great camcorder. it's so cool. January 15, 2006
kaoey (LA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have this cam almost 2 years. Before i will buy it.I have to read any review and check at the store.I have many choice to buy another brand cam like sony, canon, pana, etc. When i think again and again . I think this is the great one.And for the problem that someone got it.I know how to fix it by yourself.
If Zoom function is wrong like when you zoom in and it automatic
zoom out . the solve is you have to close LCD and viewfinder,the
open viewfinder and close it and open LCD again. I am not sure you will understand me or not but this the way to solve this problem.
 Zoom gone mad! September 13, 2005
Kevin Kaiwen Hsu (Somerset, NJ)
I bought the grdx97 camera new, back in march 2005. This past month or so, the camera has begun malfunctioning. When turned on, within a few seconds of recording, the zoom automatically starts, resulting in a blur. I tried changing the zoom feature to limit the max zoom at 12x, but still, it zooms to the max of 12x, thus limiting my ability to film anything at home.
The warranty is labor 3monts, parts 1 year. There is no customer service I can talk to at the toll free JVC number. Therefore, I have to drive to the nearest service center which is apparently an independent business. All of the service centers are > 30 minutes away.
I never thought I would be having problems 5 months after purchase!
 Good overall performance. Some motor noise July 16, 2005
Andrew (VA. USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just received this camera. I bought it to replace a 5yr old JVC GR-DVM90 which was about the same size. That one died and had the dreaded E04 error.
This camera is nice and compact and, based on two days of filming and editing on my PC seems to produce good video. The one niggling issue I see is a persistent background whine from the tape drive. Not enough of an issue to return it, but a little bothersome. You can attach a remote microphone if you want to avoid that noise, but I think that defeats the purpose of buying one of these mini sized cameras, having things hanging all over it and around it.
I think they are making these cameras "cheaper". It doesn't quite seem as robust as my older camera. The black finish on the top portions looks like it was spray painted a little. Lack of an off-camera battery charger was another thing I thought was a little cheap. Plus they don't give you a firewire cable. I got all that with the older camera (I reused its firewire cable for this one). Having said that I think that most of the newer DV cameras look more "plasticky".
Its a little fatter than my older camera making it a little tricky to reach the zoom buttons on top. However (and they don't tell you this in the advertising) it actually has 2 sets of zoom buttons, which is great! The second set faces you just below the viewfinder and are easy to use.
On the good side I find low light video drastically better than my old camera. The digital image stabiliser works well when panning to (for example) follow horse riders in a ring.
I still have some old 8mm film that I'm hoping to be able to convert to digital with this camera. I think it has an analog-to-digital pass through feature. Haven't tried it yet.
If you are looking for a good, portable DV camera for home movies, I would recommend it. Its inexpensive and should hold you over until the HD cameras come down to reasonable prices!
4 star... not 1 star January 20, 2005
Ron Brisko (NY)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Russian Texan's 1 star rating needs to be corrected. Just because the USER doesn't know how transfer video to pc via USB... doesn't make the GRDX-97 a 1 star camcorder. If Russian Texan's is using XP, there is no need to install driver. Plug in USB cable to camcorder, plug USB into pc, turn on camcorder, USB Mass Storage Device Manager will recognize new hardware. No need to purchase firewire cable.
 Problems transferring you video to PC September 29, 2004
Russian Texan (Houston, TX)
8 out of 19 found this review helpful
1) The provided with the camera Streaming USB Video Driver will not install on Windows XP. Read the p.8 of the manual. It will warn you that XP Hardware Wizard will fail, but promise that after four attempts, you will succeed. Guess what, you won't! XP will tell you that it cannot install this hardware since "The third-party INF does not contain digital signature information".
2) If you give up and decide to go with Firewire connection, you are up for another surprise - JVC Firewire cable is not included and you might not be able to use another manufacturer cable (e.g., the one that comes with STARTEC kit sold by Amazon). It will simply not fit into the camera socket. According to JVC website - "JVC doesn't guarantee that computer, firewire card and JVC camcorder will interface flawlessly in everybody case." If you want to buy JVC recommended cable (VCVDV206U), it will cost you extra $$$.
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