On their website I linked to, there's some sample videos. It looks, to me at least, as good as any standard def MiniDV camcorder I've seen around.
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On their website I linked to, there's some sample videos. It looks, to me at least, as good as any standard def MiniDV camcorder I've seen around.
Buy it before your wife has the baby, they you can suprise her in the delivery room when you whip out a video camera. You will be able to capture the expression on her face forever.
And who said romance was over when the kid shows up.
And who said romance was over when the kid shows up.
The Flip video cameras are pretty slick. I have one, we have a half-dozen plus in our department. Use them for all sorts of short video clips, including shooting footage, interviews,etc. for use with webcast and on-line instruction. Comes with the video software on the camera, plugs into your computer thru USB port (which doubles as the battery charger). Uses a proprietary video format, but once you download the video, it opens right up in Windows Media Player (and I assume several others). Also in the box is a set of cables to plug into a monitor or TV for playback from the camera.
Might take some compressing if you're doing lots of web stuff, I leave that to our real tech folks. Absolutely no learning curve. Honestly, the whole instruction manual is about the size of an index card. Very intuitive. Ready to go out of the box. Fits in your pocket, not much bigger than most cell phones. I'm real impressed with the video quality. Audio - mic is built into the camera, so if you're very far away, you will have some trouble picking up audio.
Basic controls, not a lot of zoom capability, but very good for most day to day things, especially inside stuff. I know one "grandma" who got one for her daughter just so the daughter could take baby photos and post to the baby blog and/or send to grandma. (No, not in my family!) Price is right. Go for the "Mino" version. Will hold up to 60 minutes of video. Fun little useful gadget.
Might take some compressing if you're doing lots of web stuff, I leave that to our real tech folks. Absolutely no learning curve. Honestly, the whole instruction manual is about the size of an index card. Very intuitive. Ready to go out of the box. Fits in your pocket, not much bigger than most cell phones. I'm real impressed with the video quality. Audio - mic is built into the camera, so if you're very far away, you will have some trouble picking up audio.
Basic controls, not a lot of zoom capability, but very good for most day to day things, especially inside stuff. I know one "grandma" who got one for her daughter just so the daughter could take baby photos and post to the baby blog and/or send to grandma. (No, not in my family!) Price is right. Go for the "Mino" version. Will hold up to 60 minutes of video. Fun little useful gadget.
CycloneErik
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Some people probably need the camcorder to record the babies and the new vehicle:smile:
Seriously, a Sony Handycam is a fantastic camcorder for usually $199-250. That'll get you everything you need without a ton of bells and whistles.
Hitachi DZ-HS500A 30GB HDD/DVD Hybrid Camcorder
Has a hard drive and records to dvds, I have one and love it.
Hitachi DZ-HS500A 30GB HDD/DVD Hybrid Camcorder with 30x Optical Zoom and 2.7'' Wide LCD - DZHS500A - Buy.com
Has a hard drive and records to dvds, I have one and love it.
Hitachi DZ-HS500A 30GB HDD/DVD Hybrid Camcorder with 30x Optical Zoom and 2.7'' Wide LCD - DZHS500A - Buy.com
are you quoting yourself again ?
I'm still here, just had to bail from work early and vote then go ref some basketball tonight
I'm working on eventually having a quote inside of a quote inside of a quote.
I just wanted to make sure you weren't really insulted.
Well, I needed something to do after cleaning out the lint trap. 52 card pick up is only amusing for so long.
