Customer Reviews
Love it! Works Great with iMovie '08 
2008-06-27
I love this little camera. Fits in the hand, easy to use, and captures nice looking video. What I like best of all, though, is how easily it connects to my MacBook Pro for uploading video and editing on iMovie '08. I simply plug it in to the USB port with the cable provided and swith from REC mode to PLAY mode. The camera asks if I want to "Playback on PC". I click OK and open iMovie '08. iMovie recognizes the camera and asks if I would like to upload my clips. Done!
In the past, I never got much into video editing with my tape based camera and a PC. Uploading / editing clips was too time consuming. Now with my new setup, it's a pleasure and I've made tons of little movies of our family outings and school plays. This camera and iMovie turned computer-based video editing from frustrating to fun. Thank you!
Camera nice/delivery not so nice 2008-06-26
This product wasn't delivered as quickly as promised but we are very pleased with it.
Great Camera! 2008-06-13
I took a big risk and purchased this camera 2 days before leaving on a Disney vacation with my 2 year old.
The risk was well worth it, the camera worked great and was extremely easy to use. Battery life was great and not having to carry blank tapes was a big plus!
I used this to replace my aging JVC Mini DV camera.
The quality of the final product was very close to my DV tapes, it was perfectly fine for home movies.
I was able to seamlessly upload the video when I got home using iMovie on my Mac.
I don't understand the other reviews stating poor picture quality or problems with a Mac. They may not have set the camera for maximum resolution, it's comes set from the factory at medium quality.
No, it's not HD & yes it records in a compressed format, but definitely a great camera for the money! I would buy it again tomorrow.
Comparison between Canon FS100 and JVC 330 
2008-06-13
I bought the JVC Everio 330 prior to this, but was interested in the Canon because it had a mic input. I bought the Canon FS100 at Walmart and of course started filming right there in the parking lot. On a sunny day, the camera struggled to get good focus on a zoom in the many many tests that I put it through. At full Optical zoom, it never focused completely. I took it home and put it throught many more tests, indoors and out, same problem. It had poor low light capabilities too, and of course equally bad autofocus indoors. If only they would have used the same Instant Autofocus system and optical image stabilization that they put in the High-Definition Canon HF10, they'd have a great Standard Definition camera here.
Just to let you know, I am a professional filmmaker, and two of my films have made it to television, one on PBS. But I wanted a really simple no frills hard drive camera to record video notes and just for fun.
Now for the JVC Everio 330. After two weeks owning it, I am amazed with it. It records great in low light with Electronic Gain Up, and it focuses SO WELL, that most of the time it appears that there is never anything out of focus. It does it so fast. AND, unlike the Canon FS100, when you take it out of manual settings to auto settings, then back to Manual, it REMEMBERS the last settings. The Canon FS100 clears them.
The only thing I can say good about the Canon is their electronic image stabilization is better than JVCs. But with the focus problem, does it really matter? I love my JVC Everio 330!
Great camcorder! 2008-06-12
We bought this camcorder several weeks ago and we are loving it. It's easy to use, small enough to fit in my purse, and is much easier than tapes or discs to retrieve videos from. It also picks up sound much better than camcorders we've had before. This past weekend we recorded our daughter's dance recital and when playing it back were able to hear the music much better than we have with camcorders we used in the past. We also purchased the share station that goes along with this product and have burned several discs of the recital for other families, it's so nice not having to use the computer to burn the DVD, and it's simple. We plug the camcorder into the station, select the scenes we want to burn to the DVD and then execute. It also features a duplicate feature which allows us to make multiple copies without having to select by scenes or date every time we want to make a copy for a friend. The only draw-back to this camera is that it takes a wee bit longer to focus when there is a quick change in movement. However to me that is a small problem when compared with all the other benefits of owning this camcorder, and I would recommend it to anyone as well as the share station. (JVC Everio share station, CU VD3U.)
Picture Quality Horrible 
2008-07-17
Bought this to replace my trusty but dying Sony thinking the picture quality HAD to be better after six years. But sadly, no. My Sony TRV350 had much better picture quality especially in weird light situations (shadow/light, low light, etc.). Focus was horrible and stabilization non-existent. Colors not real or vivid.
On the plus side it holds a huge amount of video, is extremely easy to transfer the video to a computer, is very small and thus portable and looks cool.
I was willing to overlook video quality to a certain point. But this camcorder failed to come close to "acceptable." When my Canon SD500 shoots better video (although not a very fast frame rate) than my camcorder, Houston, we have a problem. NOT recommended even for those simple family gatherings.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! 2008-07-12
THIS CAMERA IS WONDERFUL! NOT ONLY DOES IS THE PICTURE QUALITY GREAT BUT IT IS VERY USER FRIENDLY AND SMALL. I CAN FIT THIS CAMERA, MY DIGITAL CAMERA AND BOTH CHARGERS INTO ONE SMALL BAG WHICH MAKES ME MORE LIKELY TO BRING IT ALONG AND SHOOT MORE VIDEO OF MY KIDS. IT IS VERY EASY TO CREATE DVD'S FROM THE FOOTAGE AND VERY EASY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MENUS. THE PRICE IS VERY AFFORDABLE AND WORTH EVERY PENNY! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO FAMILIES WHO JUST WANT SOME GREAT HOME DVD'S.
Great little camera 2008-07-06
We purchased this camcorder to take video's of our two little babies to send to family and save for ourselves. It is a great buy! It is so easy to use and small and compact. The picture quality is excellent! The blue color is nice. I would definately recommend to anyone who wants a camcorder for family stuff! So easy with not having to use the discs. Just plug it into your computer and off load like a digital camera.
Still learning 2008-07-04
I just received this item and I am still learning how to use it, but it is very easy to learn. Picture quality is great, controls are easy to use. No complaints.
pretty goood camcorder 2008-06-28
i've had it for almost a month.it's really easy to upload the videos to the computer,i have recorded in the night just using the camera's flashlight and the lowlight quailty is pretty good,my other choice was the canon fs100 but the lowlight performance on that camcorder is way grainer than jvc's camera so i went ahead with the jvc instead not too fancy just right for when u are about to record something u just open the lid and it turns on automatic ready to record u just open the lens cover and press the record button
