Pros and cons of the jvc digital video camera

The truth behind the JVC brand for digital video cameras is its mediocrity in the market. While they provide some nice features that others don't, most of them are unnecessary. They compete in the market because of their lower prices, but just like with any product, cheaper products are made cheaply.

Let's start with a little history behind JVC. Firstly, JVC is famous for buying its parts for cameras from third party providers. There have been concerns from customers concerning the manner in which the parts are made and so forth. JVC has, however, been around long enough to know how to be competitive with the ever-changing technology and has been able to keep a large part of the market for themselves. In recent times, JVC has become prominent in the tape-less HD digital video cameras. While the models from 2006 were said to be overpriced for the quality of video, their improvement on the 2007 models causing some customers of Sony and Canon to cross over to the particular JVC camera models. However, at this point in time, JVC does not allow users to edit HD video with anything but the software provided with the camera. This inability to distribute media is a huge disadvantage to JVC users. Sony had the same troubles with the introduction of their DVD camcorders a few years ago, but they quickly fixed that problem. JVC needs to think about fixing some of these problems if to keep the customers they have.

As the years have progressed, JVC has taken criticism for the unreliability of their camcorders. If you take them time to read review sites about JVC's camcorders, the same problems come up again and again. Here is a list of things that users are having serious issues with:

1. Lenses


2. Video Media


3. CCD chips (Are they made by Canon? Who makes them?)


4. Sound (microphones)


5. Camera Durability


6. Overall Video quality

It seems as though the cheapness of the JVC video camera overall is to be blamed on the actual manufacturing of the product. It seems to be no wonder that cheap plastic packed with cheap moving parts would affect the quality of video, but JVC's past reputation of making fine equipment allows them a little leeway in producing unsatisfactory products.

The good thing about having JVC cameras around is that it creates competition between the other companies to produce better, cheaper products. It doesn't matter if JVC cameras are outperformed by the other brands because they are taking away customers from the Sony, Canon, etc. because they cannot compete with JVC prices. This is a definite benefit for the consumer who is looking for the best possible price for a good digital video camcorder. Although JVC overall doesn't produce cameras to the same caliber as other companies, they do produce cameras that do the job to a certain extent. If it means not spending an extra $50 for the Sony, then that is an immediate benefit JVC can provide for the customer that others cannot.

JVC was the king of the VHS video market back in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's. VHS were convenient, cheap, and easy to use. The dominated sales because people could put the movies they had shot straight into a VCR and watch them. When Sony introduced the 8mm, Hi-8, and digital 8 formats throughout the 90's, JVC tried to compete by making VHS-C cameras extremely cheap. JVC released their line of digital video cameras too quickly to ensure the quality they were competing with. It is also becoming obvious at the extremely poor quality VHS is because of how the video degrades over time. Many of the home movies people made with those cameras are now scrambling to transfer their memories onto DVDs so they will not be lost.

All in all, the main and number one problem with JVC is simply the quality of their digital video cameras. If you are considering buying one, make sure it is well built or buy a good warranty for future servicing.