Reviews for JVC Digital Camcorder - 2.5" LCD - CCD3.7 Megapixel Image - 2.1 Megapixel Video - 10x Optical Zoom - 300x Digital Zoom - 32 MB Secure Digital SD Card Included - MPN: GRX5US 
Macworld.com - Aug 28, 2006
JVC GR-X5US MiniDV
The JVC GR-X5US has an interesting design, but its setup may not be to everyone’s taste, and its poor battery life and the omission of a viewfinder are serious problems. Top
PCWorld - Jun 9, 2006
JVC GR-X5US
LCD placement on the back gives a wide viewing angle, but there's no viewfinder. Has three 0.22-inch CCDs. Top
easycamcorders.com - Oct 13, 2005
Quick Review Camcorders: JVC GR-X5
Picture this. You’re at a barbecue. Several people have their cameras and camcorders out. You’ve seen them all before, and they don’t impress you. Then a friend asks you if you could please take hold their camcorder. “Sure,” you shrug. And he hands you this bizarre, cube-like apparatus. <p> <p>This is the GR-X5 from JVC, an unusual sight to behold, and also one of the best performers... Top
CamcorderInfo - Sep 2, 2005
JVC GR-X5 Camcorder Review
Old adages hold true for a reason. Take, for example, the axiom of “don’t judge a book by its cover.” We’ve come to expect that camcorders making a sharp turn away from convention tend to be all show and no substance. This could not have been less true for JVC’s GR-X5U. Test after test proved it to hold up to the stiffest competition, with an exceptional showing in video performance,... Top 
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Great miniDV with excellent video performance
Strengths: Great looking video; very compact and pretty light, many good features
Weakness: Focus Lag, poor battery life time
The video quality is excellent, with great color accuracy and plenty of detail.The sharpness and brightness are not as strong as some other DVs, such as Panasonic PV-GS500, but it looks very comfortable.
With the Automatic Gain Control (AGC), the low-light performance is impressive.
This camcorder is pretty light, only about 1 pound. It is comfortable to hold, and the main control buttons are easy to reach without moving your hand, which is good for steady video capture. But you will need two hands for anything more than basic operation.
The manual control on the GR-X5 is good. But you will need to learn how to use them.
The automatic focus is not good, and has a very difficult time finding the picture when zoomed in on a subject. There is about 1 second delay.
It does not have a viewfinder. That means that you wouldn't turn off the LCD to conserve the battery. The battery ran out in 45 minutes--not even enough to fill one MiniDV tape. And the high-capacity batteries are not cheap.
The lens is made by JVC itself, not from any lens specialist.
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