[MacDV] Canon/JVC DVD Help Needed

[Steve Robertson]

On Saturday, November 27, 2004, at 02:36  PM, kochkodin wrote:

> Greetings Lista's
> After putting it off for ages, the family broke down and bought a 
> Canon ZR85 and a JVC GDR33 yeaterday.  ...My question/need is 
> this...What is the general consensus as to which would be the "better" 
> unit???

I think I can give you one big difference between the two - but it 
might not make much difference in your situation. I've been shopping 
for a good deal on a simple miniDV camcorder. But for my application, 
the camcorder MUST be able to record video coming in through the 
S-Video connector. I found a good price on a JVC GDR22, and the 
salesperson told me the S-Video worked both in and out. When I got it 
home, I found that this line of JVC cameras does not contain an analog 
to digital converter, and will not record video coming in through the 
S-Video connector. When I took it back, we found that the same is true 
of the GDR33. I think the Canon camcorder you mentioned WILL record 
through the S-Video connector - and even "pass through" to your hard 
drive. But I've been avoiding Canons, since so many people have 
reported problems with audio sync on the Canon cameras.

Steve R.