No Hassle Home Videos

Just about ever since I can remember, I always remember my parents videotaping just about every important event in my life, and took it everywhere we traveled. It was a trusty camera, but I swear my mom could have launched a missile from it because it was so hunking big! And those tapes it used. . . that’s another story.

Well, thankfully over the years camcorders have become smaller and smaller, with one problem . . . they all used tapes, which can get expensive. A few years later, the DVD-recordable cameras came into fruition (which wasn't actually that bad because DVDs aren't that expensive). Well here and now, the video camera gods have given us one of JVC's latest creations, the Everio G series camcorders.

The Everio G series camcorders consist of five different cameras which will give you ample recording time without worrying about tapes or DVDs to carry around and lose. The GZ-MG40 and GZ-MG20 models have a 20GB hard drive with 25 hours of recordable time. The GZ-MG70, GZ-MG50 and GZ-MG30 models have a 30GB hard drive with 37 hours of recordable time. To give you an idea of how much you would save, it would take 22 DVDs to fill a 30GB hard drive. You could probably store your entire video library on your Everio’s hard drive and then transfer the best scenes to your computer or DVD burner.

The latest and greatest release of Everio G series is the GZ-MG70 which has the capability to record at MPEG-2 quality. This is the highest quality (Ultra DVD Movie) it can record at, and it basically means you can record at DVD movie quality (seven hours of storage). The fine (DVD) mode gives you 10.5 hours,
Norm (TV) 14 hours and Eco (Internet) gives you the full 37 hours.

The Cyberlink DVD solution is bundled into your Everio G purchase. It comes with PowerProducer (video author your video clips), PowerDirector (video editing) and PowerDVD (plays back clips and DVDs with Dolby Digital audio).
JVC and Apacer also developed a DVD burner that connects directly to your Everio G camera without having to use a computer.

The Everio G series range in price from about $600 to about $1,000, depending on which one you buy. Keep in mind GZ-MG70 is the top of the line and the most expensive, but in the long run you will save money on not having to buy DVDs or tapes anymore. Look for it at www.jvc.com, Shirokiya or any other authorized JVC dealer.