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   peasandjelly
   May 9th, 2010 - 02:44

   Bought this camera for my mom and she needs easy to use, but she wanted a good HD camera. For this class of camera, thus far, this camera works well. She’s been able to figure everything out on her own with ease. In a room with no natural light and just indoor lighting at night, the night mode definitely improves the quality of the picture. Inside in daylight, the HD really shines. The camera is very lightweight and the case and HDMI cable that comes with it is a great savings. It’s nice to have a camera where you can charge the battery separately and you can buy another battery at a reasonable price. I researched A LOT of cameras, and outside of the 8GB storage (buy 2 cards), thus far, my mom is pleased with the camera. If you want better, you’ll likely have to step up your class of camera. I’ll post more feedback as my mom continues to use it.
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   S. Bentjen
   May 9th, 2010 - 05:16

   I was looking for a low cost replacement for my dying JVC MiniDV camcorder and I decided to go with a format where I could transfer the video from the camera to the computer in faster than real time (the biggest drawback to the old JVC). I have two kids and not a lot of money to spend so I choose this camera.

   So far, I have shot about 3 hours total of video and maybe 200 still shots (one of the modes is a 8MP still camera) and I love it. You can choose which resolution to shoot at VGA, 720, or 1080 and a quick touch of the joystick. You can even do one button playback right next to the screen. I bought a 8GB HCSD card to go with it (for less than $20 and it has enough storage for about 3000 still shots or hours of video).

   The only thing I didn’t like was the shakiness of handheld video at 1080, but I learned by reading the manual afterwards that the Electronic Image Stabilization doesn’t work at this resolution so if I am going to shoot 1080 I better have a tripod! Oh, and shooting at high-resolution and using the zoom eats at battery life, so buy a spare NP-120 battery, since it can only be charged outside the camera and you CANNOT run the camera on AC power (no wall plug in). Still if you are prepared and have a extra battery, you should be all set.

   So if you need a basic digital camcorder, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this. Sure, it doesn’t have a brand name on the case, but do you really need that?
   Rating: 5 / 5

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