The GR-DVL310 was the starting point of JVC's 2000 MiniDV line, which JVC called CyberCam. Its manual dates from 2000, and it shares that manual with three step-up models. The DVL510 added a memory card for stills, the DVL815 and DVL915 bigger screens and a color viewfinder, and only the top DVL915 took an analog video input. So the 310 is the plain one: a 1/4-inch CCD, a 10x zoom, a 2.5-inch flip-out screen and a 4-pin DV jack that works both ways. Consumer Reports grouped the GR-DVL310U and its siblings as very good. It's a compact, simple way to record MiniDV and to copy tapes to a computer over FireWire.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
JVC's manual lists codes E01 to E06 as the camera going into safeguard mode: it powers off, and you remove and reattach the battery. If the code comes back, it needs service.
New to old camcorders? How to check a used camcorder covers the tape transport, heads, screens and power, and getting footage off a camcorder explains FireWire and analog capture.
Buying guide
We'd buy the DVL310 titled working with its power cord at $135 delivered, the only one here with a working claim, and add a BN-V400 series battery, since it comes without one. That's just over the $50 to $130 band, because most of the at least 12 listed are untested or say nothing. Kits with a battery and charger but no test claim ask $85 and $125 delivered, and untested cameras start at $21. Whichever you pick, ask for a short video of a MiniDV tape playing back and whether it has shown an E01 to E06 error, and check the 4-pin DV jack in the photos, since it's how tapes get to a computer. Skip the $448 listing, more than five times the median for a camera, a remote and an adapter.
$134.86est. delivered
The only DVL310 here titled working, and the photo shows its screen lit with a picture and the power cord attached. There's no battery, so add a BN-V408U or longer pack, and ask for a clip of a tape playing back.
JVC GR-DVL310U Digital MiniDV Camcorder W Power Cord / Working (No Battery)
$21.08est. delivered
Untested with no battery, but it asks $21 delivered, well under the band. It's worth the gamble if you already have a BN-V400 pack or the AP-V10U adapter to try it with.
JVC GR-DVL310U Digital Video Camera - Silver *UNTESTED*-NO BATTERY
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Used$134.86est. delivered
$119.99 + $14.87 shipping
Buy It Now$119.99
Good buy
Titled working, with a power cord and no battery. The screen shows a picture in the photo.
Seller: highcaliberengraving
100% positive
For parts$21.08est. delivered
$13.99 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$13.99
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Project piece
Titled untested, no battery. Camera with a strap in the photo.
Seller: joelori1
100% positive
For parts$49.98est. delivered
$39.99 + $9.99 shipping
Buy It Now$39.99
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Our take
Titled nothing tested. Battery and Case Logic bag included.
Seller: reselldorcs
100% positive
For parts$54.99est. delivered
$39.99 + $15.00 shipping
Buy It Now$39.99
Our take
Titled untested. Camera alone in the photo.
Seller: sagacontinuse
100% positive
Used$74.88delivered
$74.88 · free shipping
Buy It Now$74.88
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Our take
Camera alone in the photo. No test claim.
Seller: amirsw60
100% positive
Used$84.98delivered
$84.98 · free shipping
Buy It Now$84.98
Our take
Two batteries, charger, bag and remote as titled. No test claim.
Seller: wk_79
99.8% positive
Used$124.96est. delivered
$114.61 + $10.35 shipping
Buy It Now$114.61
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Our take
Charger, battery, A/V cable, manual and tapes as titled. No test claim.
Seller: all_of_my_treasures
99.5% positive
Used$447.85est. delivered
$425.00 + $22.85 shipping
Buy It Now$425.00
Priced high
Camera, remote and adapter in the photo, at more than five times the median.
Seller: sionescu1995
99% positive
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