The aspiring documentary filmmaker, the sentimental family man, the pervy fratboy, the tornado-chaser, the anti-police brutality activist—what do they have in common? Here’s what: JVC’s GR-D22 MiniDV digital camcorder. It’s so many things to so many consumer demographics because it sports the specs that twist the necks: Everyone can use a 16x optical zoom. Everyone appreciates a clear, 2.5-inch high resolution LCD. And everyone likes a wee digital video camera that’s small and lightweight enough to carry anywhere.

Lacking families, conjugal partners, interests and social causes of our own, we use it for quarterly walkthroughs of our apartment. You know, to document the condition of our belongings for insurance purposes.

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