Review 3 of 3
Price Paid:
$700.00
from online Summary: Compared with a JVC JY-VS200u the design of the 820u is much better . Video quality is just as good as the JY-VS200u
but far from being perfect . Considering the price better look for a Canon camcorder . Indoors the video quality is slightly better than the Sony TRV530E which has too much color noise but outside you can''t see much of a difference . Compared with a Panasonic S-VHS camcorder which was $1000 about 8 years ago , the video quality is dissapointing , not so much in resolution , as in color reproduction . The Panasonic routed to the computer through the firewire cable using the JY-VS200 as a analog to digital conveter looks more colourfull and bright than the 820u or the JY-VS200 . It seems that the conversion must be very good but the poor quality comes from the CCD and color filter , plus there is not enough GAIN in these new camcorders . The problem with vhs is the way the information is stored and compressed on the tape but the pickup system is much better than these "NEW" mini-dv camcorders . In conclusion , if you want pictuare quality and ergonomics , look for Panasonic and Canon camcorders unless you preffer a lot of features with a dissapointing final result . Strengths: big LCD and good outdoors video quality , photos look better than the Sony DCR-TRV530E in all situations Weaknesses: poor photo quality , poor low light performance , dead pixel in CCD , battery life Similar Products Used: panasonic S-VHS and sony TRV530E Pal
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