JVC Everio GZ-HD40 reviews: Hard disk drive storage Full HD camcorder

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JVC Everio GZ-HD40 reviews: Hard disk drive storage Full HD camcorder reviews

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JVC Everio GZ-HD40: Horizontally held, 10x optical zoom camcorder using microSD card. See full product description

Ease of use	2.0
Image quality	4.0
Battery life	3.0
Weight	4.0
Value for money	2.0
Overall rating	4.0

Product Features

Resolution quality	Full HD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	10
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Hard disk drive
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Connections	Firewire

Type of memory card	microSD

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	200
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	1.35

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	120
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Weight (g)	455
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.8
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	2.2
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	50

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	500

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2008-09-23
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: JVC HD40, Everio GZ-HD40, JVC Everio GZ-HD40EK

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Manufacturer's Description

Ultra-compact dual-format AVCHD/MPEG-2 camcorder offering up to 50 hours of 1920×1080 Full HD recording on 120GB HDD, 1920×1080/50P output, and advanced usability with a microSD slot for extended storage.

More info at JVC's website

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