My freind bought this camcorder a sharper image. It is a decent camera, not great, not terrible. picture is average, sound is average. With this camera you dont get as much for the price as for a canon or sony. It has no mike input and no earphones. It doesnt support LANC like all other JVCs. The firewire port sucks. After two weeks of having the camera the pins inside it bent and the plastic the holds everything in place pretty much disitegrated. He returned the camera under warranty and got a new one. We learned that you have to be really careful with it.

I purchased this JVC GR-D90 camera on Amazon.com used it four times and it died, just like everybody else. This can only lead me to believe that the JVC Brands are unreliable. What a waste of money. I think I will try a Sony next time. I have lost all trust in the JVC brand name. If you are smart do waste your money.

is a nice feature machine is great dont regreate buying itance quality one of the best with the bests prices

has great quality not professional but nice video clips can be taken and nice still pictures remote very net and to down load photos is nice has great zoom in and out and the light you can actually make it better after words with the own fitures buy it is nice if you need a video cam and then some pictures so you dont need to carry both video and photo cams

this is a great camera it has a super great zoom quality is pretty good since you can fixed it after been recorded like the fact of the sill picture since you can just take the video then after words take out the pictures that you like the fact of getting and old vhs video of an old family recording and doing some still pictures for you albums is great brings all the kit necesary to work on the pc and print pictures or yoy just take it to the photo print with the memory card and develope pictures is a great camera people complaing about quality and i think is great if you are not proffesional or if know how to fixed the color after words buy it is great and the remote is a plus

I used this camera for a few months, took great care of it... til it simply stopped working. I have never had good fortune with JVC and now I'm through with them. It costs more to fix it then it's worth. Go with Sony!

I've had this GR-D90U for under a year, and used it for about 5 hrs of total record time. My wife bought this as a Christmas present to tell me that she wanted to use it to record the birth of our first child. Now less than year later, we're getting ready to use it for that purpose, but it would seam that it has gone bad just sitting in its case on the shelf. Nothing but vertical lines that make the picture look like its scramebled. Can just make out a door way in the pictures, but no detail. Never going to buy JVC again!!!

This camcorder is not the greatest I am just not thrilled with it as I though I would be, I paid a pretty good price for what I got. Some things that really annoy me about it is the time it takes to focus when you are zooming - sometimes I done missed what image I was trying to capture, pictures with the camcorder are never consistant - some a blurry, so a crisp, you just never know, the built in microphone is very poor - there are times when I cannot hear a darn thing, and when you don't want to hear anything you do, battery life sucks the big one - two hours and I was loading my second battery - thank god I though I might need another one or I would of missed half the zoo! This camera is probably best for a teenager and not for recording those special moments!

I bought this camera because it was cheaper than alot of the others and I thought JVC was a good name. WRONG! I rarely used it, the first few months. Since then, I have not been ABLE to use it! I get the error "PLEASE WAIT. CONDENSATION, OPERATION PAUSED." And I can't do a thing with it. Very upsetting to find out while in labor with my first child. I called JVC who tells me that they have not received that error with this particular model, just with others, and to take it to a service center. After some research online, other models do the same thing, and JVC tells them the SAME THING! Why must we spend money to get it fixed when it is obviously a malfunction JVC knows about and are doing nothing ot fix it.

I own a JVC Camcorder and will never buy another one. It is less than two years old and every couple of months something else goes wrong with it. Right now it has the condensation error, please wait message. Not the only camcorder in the JVC line that gets this and even though more than 10 pages of search results come up on google JVC just says they won't do anything about the problem and your only choice is to take it to a 'service center.' I wouldn't mind if this was the only problem I ran into with the camera (BTW, I live in the very dry Denver and this problem popped up right after changing a tape in a very dry and very clean environment) but my JVC has seen problem after problem

1) I agree with all the reviews on poor picture quality.
2) also agree with the reviews on JVC's poor quality.

Lasted a year, to save one or two hundred dollars in this case you don't get what you pay for. I learned my lesson.

This thing won't hold a charge, and JVC won't ship a new battery. Same as other reviews - it's your problem not theirs. Never even got to a point where I could experience the condensation problem. I can tape with it plugged in to the wall, but that's it. Otherwise, it's an expensive door jamb. I'm getting a Sony next, since my little Sony digital camera is working great, even after being put through some tough situations (dropped on concrete multiple times etc).

i love the camera, i received it in a timely matter but there were a few things not received with the camera that were suppose to be, but the seller fixed the problems right away and were a great help.

I purchased my camera refurbished and already I cannot get a picture from any live source. I only get playback from tapes already recorded. I am not happy at all with this product or purchase.

This camcorder worked fine for a little over a year.Then suddenly the "Condensation Error" appeared.I take great care of my stuff so I know that it was not my fault.I contacted JVC and they told me that this problem had not been reported and they would not repair it.They told me that I would have to pay for the repairs.JVC customer support lied about this error problem.I did a great deal of research and found that this is very common among the GR-D series.I wouldn't have minded so much if the cost to repair wasn't so expensive.I was told by the local JVC service center that it would be cheaper to just buy a new camcorder.They also told me that they see a lot of this series and it either has this problem or the "Lens Cap" error.If you don't want to waste your money I would suggest that you stay away from JVC.

I am now on my second GRD90. The first one got dunked in saltwater during
a parasail at Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Managed to salvage
the tape in it and had some spectacular shots. But, I digress, on with
the review.
The main problem is the condensation problem that locks up the camcorder.
Apparently the condensation sensor is a very weak point in this camera's
circuitry. There is a work-around: [...]. IF you're really handy,
The "Take your camcorder apart" fix is the best, but be VERY careful
about those very small screws.
Apparently JVC just leaves you hanging if you encounter this problem and
it will cost dearly to put it in the shop. Mine encountered it when I
was in Singapore, very HOT outside and about 450% (at least) humidity,
the hotel room's A/C was set on "Ice Age", and when I took the camera
outside it was all over.
On the plus side, I got this unit because of it's A/V input, analog
input from a VCR, 8MM, TV, etc. BUT, some relatively inexpensive units,
the Canon ZR700, for instance, have this feature. At the time I bought
JVC it was the only one I found with analog input and I have used it
extensively to put my 8MM tapes on DVD.
It isn't too bad, and you might never encounter any problems. I would
not recommend this camcorder, nor would I recommend against it, just do
your research and make your buying decision based on good knowledge,
lots of info available on the web. Overall, I like it and now that I
have the condensation problem fixed I will resume using it a lot.