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   Bryan E. Anderson
   October 20th, 2010 - 03:12

   Review by Bryan E. Anderson for Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)
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   My sister-in-law showed up last Christmas with a new Sony hard disk HD camcorder. She said she paid over $1,000 for it. I pulled my Aiptek out, took some video, plugged it into my plasma and no lie it looked better than hers. I kind of felt bad – I think she was really bummed. If all you’re looking to do is just have a camcorder that you can shoot soccer games, outdoor outings, etc.. this is what you need. The owners manual for the HD Sony’s is an inch thick and I hardly ever used all the features in the majority of camcorders I have ever bought. I am so pleased with this camera. It works best outdoors in good light and is so-so in low light. The picture is amazing, the battery life is excellent, and you need at least a 4-8 gig SD card.
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   Cloud Walker
   October 20th, 2010 - 03:35

   Review by Cloud Walker for Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)
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   If you have good lighting and a steady hand the video from this camera is excellent. Best results come with well lit rooms or outdoors during full daylight. Lower light situations are not too bad (perhaps on par with some standard definition videos).

   The auto-focus is slow and can cause some blur if the distance to the subject you are recording is constantly changing.
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   Backyard Videographer
   October 20th, 2010 - 03:54

   Review by Backyard Videographer for Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)
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   I’ve owned video equipment over the span of 30 years since it became generally available to consumers, starting from a $3500 combination of huge shoulder mounted camera that required a separate VCR slung from the same shoulder. This little hand-held gadget provides 10 times the resolution for 5% of the cost in a package 5% of the size of the original. I never thought such an inexpensive product could produce such quality, but indeed the HD resolution is just that, and the color reproduction exceeds the VHS-C camera I had been using for the past 15 years. It’s a gem. You can carry it around in your pocket unobtrusively, and it even comes with a remote and tiny counter top tripod. The only negatives I’ve so far noticed in the month I’ve had it are that the tripod socket is a bit shallow to accommodate the mounting bolt on my huge old tripod so I have to use a washer between the camera and the tripod to effectively shorten it to get it tight; and when in AV-Out mode to monitor what the camera sees on a television, the camera’s screen goes black, but that may be a matter of adjustment that I haven’t discovered, and it has no real effect since what the camera sees is being displayed on the television monitor. And I’m mildly concerned that there seems to be no way to prevent inevitable eventual scratching of the lens, such as lens cover or separate disposable-quality accessory lens; or even the ability to completely replace the lens; but that may just be a function of the overall inexpensive level of the equipment. Otherwise, I find this camera more than satisfactory for casual convenient videography and the price beats a similar unit available at Costco.
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   B. McMinn
   October 20th, 2010 - 04:04

   Review by B. McMinn for Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)
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   Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)

   I purchased the A-HD Pro 1080P to use it as a DVR and in that aspect it works well. I use a Sony 580 line helmet cam which I usually connect to a Canon Eaura video camera but I wanted something lighter, much lighter to record BMX racing. The A-HD Pro 1080P is by far lighter and captures the video input quite well, the only draw back is that the Canon captures at 60 fpm and the Aiptek at 30.
   
   As far as using the A-HD Pro 1080P as a camera, the picture quality is good as long as there is good lighting, I would not recommend this camera at indoor sporting events unless there is an extreme amount of lighting.
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   Pedro V. Torres
   October 20th, 2010 - 04:41

   Review by Pedro V. Torres for Aiptek A-HD Pro 1080P High Definition Camcorder (Silver)
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   The camera is good. It offers 720p 60 frames per seconds. Looks good in the HD TV. It comes with a remote control. I used 4G SD cards. Enough for 1 hour game.
   
   Shots at night are not pretty good. You need to have good illumination.
   
   I don’t really like the pictures, you have to be too still to get a good one.
   
   For the money is excellent. I just take out the SD card, take out the movie, post it in youtube. Or I just put them in my laptop with HDMI output and I can play them back in the TV, if I took the video already from the camera. You can play it in the HD tv from the camera with the component cables.
   

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