JVC GRDVP7U Digital Camcorder w/ 1.02 Megapixel CCD, MPEG4 Video, and 8MB SD/ MMC

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The JVC GR-DVP7U is a top-flight digital camcorder in a tiny body, and it's capable of snapping 1-megapixel digital stills. Plus, it's chock-full of enough features to satisfy just about any amateur videographer, including a 10x optical zoom, 2-inch LCD, manual focus mode, and a whole slew of digital effects and faders.

Lens
JVC put a 10x optical zoom into the GR-DVP7U, which is a good compromise of image quality and zoom power, and should be more than adequate for just about any situation. The digital zoom pumps up the total magnification to 200x, but we recommend using as low a level of digital zoom as you need, as zoom erodes image quality, particularly at high levels.

Digital Stills
While many camcorders these days come with some sort of digital still mode, the DVP7U records 1,280 x 960 stills--1.2-megapixel resolution. This particular resolution is good for a camcorder, and great when you consider the package size the functionality is jammed.

Inputs and Outputs
The DVP7U comes with the standard IEEE 1394 port for lossless transfer of digital video to a computer, or another IEEE 1394-equipped device, and a USB port for still image transfer. Additionally, the camcorder has an S-video output--for duping your footage onto tape--and analog inputs for archiving your old footage digitally.