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Buena elección
noun34563/8/2012
Overall:
5/5
Price:
5/5
Quality:
5/5
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Muy buena por el precio la verdad muy recomendable .... la unica que se compara es una camara de $500US
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Buenisima Camara
dem222712/3/2011
Overall:
5/5
Price:
5/5
Quality:
5/5
Appearance:
5/5
Es una camara tamaño blackcerry storm, espectacular diseño, muy practico y agradable. Con una tarjeta de memoria de 8GB graba mas de 2 horas. Por el precio en que la pague estoy mas que satisfecho. Contras: La unica contra que le encontre fue la luz, que no ilumina mucho. Me encanto, la super recomiendo...
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Great Value for Money, Small, Full Featured and Very Versatile.
Wilburight5/28/2011
Overall:
4/5
Price:
5/5
Quality:
5/5
Appearance:
4/5
This is a surprisingly good HD minicam when compared to other similar big-brand-name models at 2 - 3 times the price. With its tiny semi-fixed lens I wasn't expecting brilliant clarity in 1080P, but when used appropriately (good light and pan slowly using a tripod) it gives surprisingly good HD video results.
Compromises have been made - the small lens means daylight or strong lighting is a must especially at higher resolutions, but if you want to have the capability of taking reasonable HD video without being aware you're even carrying a camera, then you will appreciate the value of this camera. Considering the size and cost, I wasn't expecting too much with this camera as far as construction, features and good 1080P video results, but it has really surprised me. It's much better than I expected.
Pros:
Light, even with the battery, and compact (shirt pocketable - my HTC smartphone is bigger and heavier), yet with a solid feel to its construction. LCD screen swivels with the right amount of friction and a firm close detent. Numerous camera modes - still/movie mode and numerous video modes including slow-mo, motion sensing, timer, pre-record (3 sec) and even time lapse. A button allows easy Internet You-Tube file swaps. Common JPG and AVI file formats are used - readily playable on most PCs, etc, by simply swapping out the SD card or using a common USB cable (supplied).
Also versatile in design - screen unfolds to give 270 degrees of swivel, front microphone and side speaker, tripod mount, macro setting, LED light, small padded carry bag (NOT pink! Black thankfully) and 3 connection sockets with all necessary cables - HDMI, USB and AV. Charger output is 5v with typical mini USB plug suggesting any 5v/2amp USB source might charge OK. Camera has a comprehensive settings menu. Up to 32GB SD card and reportedly good battery endurance. When in the camera my 16BG SD card reports 9 hours of 720P or 4.5 hours 1080P video on the LCD readout. Built-in video memory - 128MB is next to useless, but at least there is some.
Opening the LCD screen turns the camera on and closing the screen turns it off - easy!
Included software is by ArcSoft - a well known company. CD also includes multi-language PDF manual files with a comprehensive and very well written English version.
Cons:
The tiny lens means HD video isn't as good as as a typical full size HD camera with a big lens. Like cellphone cameras, a compromise is made to accommodate everything in a small case. No doubt because of the small lens and cheaper CMOS sensor, low light video and images are fuzzy and dark. Two remedies offered don't help much - a 'digital light' that enhances the brightness electronically and an actual white LED on the front of the camera that struggles to provide a 'flood light' function - best for very close range like a portrait.
The small size and light weight means holding the camera steady at a hi-res setting really requires a tripod, a monopod or at least bracing your arm/hand on firm surface.
Some buttons are small and, because of this, not fully labelled. Most are used for more than one function or menu setting, so navigating the settings menu in particular is confusing and not very intuitive. Initially the 'File Delete' pops up too frequently when attempting to simply browse files. Not quite sure a setting is saved sometimes since there's no real equivalent of an 'Enter' button. An 'Enter/Exit' button would be nice. However, more practice might resolve this ... soon, I hope.
SD and socket covers are light and only attached by flexible plastic straps, although they're probably quite sufficient, and they do click firmly into place. Lens is small and essentially unprotected apart from the outer glass 'cover' which is very slightly recessed in the front casing, so I'll avoid placing it face down on anything. Apart from a macro switch, only digital zoom is offered. Built-in memory almost useless for video.
The LCD screen is vivid and provides a reasonable resolution with good recordings, but text readouts are slightly blocky and darker parts can be hard to see into. When played back on a big screen these dark areas usually resolve OK to show what's within, so it's probably the fairly basic LCD viewer to blame.
Included CD (bootable in Windows) failed to be recognised at all when run under Linux - refused to mount on PC and laptop. Even (Windows) bootable CDs should show a file listing. However, it finally loaded on the same PCs under Windows 7. Never encountered a DVD or CD that behaved quite like this before, but I managed to extract the necessary files OK.
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Buenisima compra
cheche785/27/2011
Overall:
4/5
Price:
5/5
Quality:
5/5
Appearance:
4/5
Esta camarita no pesa nada, las fotografias al momento de tomarlas tienen una mala imagen (no se ve a que se le esta tomando fotografia o video) pero al salirte la imagen ya tomada me parecen aceptables. muy buena en cuestion de pixeles.
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Very good camcorder!
vanity_shop1/28/2011
Overall:
4/5
Price:
5/5
Quality:
5/5
Appearance:
4/5
Very good camera. The definition is amazing. The display of very good quality. Its weight is very light! . Has all its accessories, to connect to TV, HDMI input, USB. The only thing I liked is that it has little stabilization to take pictures, are blurred. But for that I have my camera. What really matters that the footage is very good!.
Pros:
Very good price. In my country these camcorders cost $ 300. Very good description of the filming. Excellent screen. Simple menu and easy to use.
Cons:
The photos do not are blurred, as a ghost. It would be nice to have an internal memory according to FULL HD.
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