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Testseek.com have collected 22 expert reviews of the JVC GZ-HD40 and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for JVC GZ-HD40.
Award: Recommended November 2008
November 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • 50 hours of shooting time
  • Good color and image detail
  • Small
  • Easy to hold
  • Quick on/off reflex time
  • Excellent video quality
  • Two HD format options
  • Full manual controls.
  • Massive 120GB storage
  • Great color in good light
  • Compact and responsive
  • 120GB hard drive holds a lot of HD video
  • Records to two video formats

The editors didn't like

  • Arcane menu navigation
  • Manual focus can be testy due to toggle placement
  • Runs hot
  • No optical image stabilization
  • Confusing menu system
  • Some design quirks.
  • Noisy in low light
  • Zoom should be more powerful
  • *
  • Bestlooking video format hard to work with
  • Poor image stabilization

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  Published: 2009-03-12, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Excellent video quality, Two HD format options, Full manual controls
  • No optical image stabilisation, Confusing menu system, Some design quirks
  • JVCs CMOS-based Everio GZ-HD40 finally offers AVCHD recording, but a few shortcomings keep us from giving it a full recommendation. ...

 
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  Published: 2009-03-10, review by: CNET.co.uk

  • Excellent video quality; two hi-def format options; full manual controls
  • No optical image stabilisation; confusing menu system; some design quirks
  • 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, prevent us from giving it a full recommendation ...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-26, review by: digitalversus.com

  • Reasonable image quality, Choice of AVCHD or MPEG2 TS video, Plenty of manual settings, Headphone and microphone jacks, LED lamp
  • Image stabilization could be better, Joystick too small, No 5.1 sound, Wide angle lens very weak, Bundled software limited

 
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  Published: 2008-11-24, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • The JVC Everio GZ-HD40 isnt a bad HD camcorder - in fact, its pretty good. People seeking a tapeless camcorder that they can use with a modest PC today and a more powerful computer in the future may find the GZ-HD40s multiple recording formats comp...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-15, review by: macworld.co.uk

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  Published: 2008-09-01, review by: alphr.com

  • A great leap forward in image quality from JVC, but the lower capacity model is the better buy. ...

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  Published: 2008-08-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  JVCs latest addition to its popular Everio range of HDD camcorders is the GZHD40, the first of two models from the company to offer AVCHD high-definition recording and playback. Along with its sister product, the GZ-HD30, its introduction signals a ch...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-26, review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Assez bonne qualité des images, Vidéo en AVCHD ou MPeg2 TS, Nombreux réglages manuels disponibles, Présence d'une prise casque et micro, Présence d'une torche LED
  • Stabilisation perfectible, Joystick de navigation petit et peu pratique, Pas d'enregistrement au format 5.1, Pas de véritable grand angle, Logiciel livré assez limité
  • Probablement le meilleur caméscope Full HD proposé par JVC. La qualité des images est en progrès et le GZ-HD40 offre de nombreuses fonctionnalités qui devraient séduire le vidéaste exigeant. La stabilisation numériq...

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  Published: 2008-06-24, review by: 01net.com

  • Enregistrements en Mpeg4, Disque dur de 120 Go, Sortie HDMI
  • Pas de stabilisateur optique
  • Il y a quelques mois, JVC annonçait déjà une série de caméscopes Full HD à disque dur, dont lun des représentants est lEverio GZ-HD6EX. Le constructeur revient sur ce marché avec trois nouveaux appareils, dont le plus évolué est lEverio HD GZ-HD40. ...

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  Published: 2009-03-17, review by: Cnet.de

  • tolle Videoqualität, unterstützt zwei verschiedene HD-Formate, viele manuelle Einstellungsmöglichkeiten
  • kein optischer Bildstabilisator, verwirrendes Menüsystem, einige Design-Macken
  • Der JVC GZ-HD40 ist ein flexibler Full-HD-Camcorder, der eine ausgezeichnete Videoqualität liefert. Er lässt dem Kameramann bei den Videoeinstellungen viel Freiraum für Kreativität. Allerdings trüben das komplizierte Menüsystem und das Fehlen eines opt...

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