JVC Everio GZ-HM400

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The JVC Everio GZ-HM400 is an impressive return to the high-end for JVC after a year of absence. The level and ease of control is on par with the best of the competition, providing ample settings for the creative video enthusiast. The sub-£700 price is...

The JVC Everio GZ-HM400 produces excellent picture quality in bright light conditions, and has lots of manual control options. Unfortunately, the Laser Touch system is frustrating to use and slow, the JVC Everio GZ-HM400 is tricky to hold comfortably,...

Great shots in decent conditions, slow motion looks cool

Narrow lens, not great in low light

Feed the HM400 plenty of light and the movie clips and stills it produces will be a delight. It’s a feature-packed model and its versatility is among the many reasons to consider it if, that is, you want a high-quality camcorder that requires more than...

It's easy to forget that it was JVC who led the migration from tape-based camcorders to those that used hard disks and, subsequently, solid-state memory. The HM400 is a worthy flagship for its Everio HD range of camcorders. While it lacks some of the...

Whilst the Everio GZ-HM400 lacks some of the features and functionality of its immediate competitors, it’s important to consider that it’s a lot cheaper. Picture and sound quality is on a par with equivalent competitors’ models, and our main criticism...

Lots of manual control options ; Excellent picture quality in bright light conditions

Laser Touch system is frustrating to use and slow ; Tricky to hold comfortably ; Low light picture noise

We were pleasantly surprised by how much of an improvement the JVC GZ-HM400 was over the GZ-X900. Both camcorders have the same price tag ($999 MSRP), so it is a no-brainer that the GZ-HM400 is the better buy. The HM400 has more features and better...