CNET has an editor review on the JVC Everio GZ-MG77 Camcorder and has a rating of 6 out of 10. and writes: “The JVC Everio GZ-MG77 offers the convenience of shooting as much as 37 hours of footage without having to swap a tape or DVD. By storing videos on its 30GB hard disk, JVC has created a camcorder that’s extremely lightweight and compact, but unfortunately, the video quality simply doesn’t stack up against that of most MiniDV or DVD camcorders. The GZ-MG77 is the high-end model of JVC’s Everio line of hard-drive camcorders, with the largest CCD (2.2 megapixels) and hard drive (30GB) of its crew. Perplexingly, though, the GZ-MG77 lacks several features that the lower-end Everio camcorders have, such as a video light and a 32X optical zoom."