Excerpt: The inexorable march away from tapes and discs has picked up steam in Camcorder Land—and this trend will continue until MiniDV and DVD home video makers take their place
Pros: Massive 120GB hard drive; great color in good light; compact and responsive
Cons: No optical image stabilization; noisy in low light; zoom could be more powerful
Excerpt: A compact model with a beefy 120GB hard drive, the JVC Everio GZ-HD40 records to two formats: the compact and increasingly common AVCHD and the higher-quality MPEG-2
Summary: JVC's CMOS-based Everio GZ-HD40 offers hi-def recording flexibility with very good results, but a few shortcomings, including a lack of optical image stabilisation,
Pros: Excellent video quality, Two hi-def format options, Full manual controls
Cons: No optical image stabilisation, Confusing menu system, Some design quirks
Conclusion: An sich ist der Versuch, dem Nutzer beide HD-Consumer-Formate zur Verfügung zu stellen eine gute Idee, jedoch fehlen in der Praxis einige Details die das Produkt
Pros: Viele manuelle Funktionen, Zwei Formate (AVCHD - MPEG2), gute Bild- und Lowlightqualität
Cons: Bedienung sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig, Formate nicht beliebig mischbar