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Is this Digital Camcorder a good deal?

Jan 10, 2011 5:01AM PST

5.0MP 3.0" LCD Touch Screen HD CMOS Digital Camcorder HD-8T

Image sensor: 5MP CMOS (12MP by interpolation)
Panel size: 3-inch LCD Panel (Touch Screen)
Zooming: 3X Digital Zoom
Lens: F3.2 (f 7.2mm)
Focus range: 70cm-150cm (Marco mode); 150cm ~ infinite (Normal mode)
Scene: Auto, Skin, Night, Backlight
White balance: Auto, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Interface: HDMI, AV-Out, Mini USB
File format: MOV (Video) , JPEG (Still)
Storage media: Build-in 128MB Memory; SD card supportive
Power: NP60 Li-ion rechargeable Battery
Video resolution: HD: (720p) 1280x720/30fps; WVGA: 848x480/60fps;
VGA: 640x480/30fps; QVGA: 320x240/30fps
Image resolution: 12MP (4000 x 3000); 5MP (2592 x 1944); 3MP (2048 x 1536)
OSD Language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
Battery: 3.7V 1000mAh Li-ion battery (included)

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Jan 10, 2011 1:45PM PST

pocket camcorder. If that is what you are in the market for...
and it is less than around $200,
and you don't record REALLY LOUD audio (because the audio mic gain will be over-driven so the recorded audio will sound muddy and have static and there is no way to fix this),
and you don't care that the low light behavior is poor (so you get grainy video),
and there is no external mic jack,
and there is no easy way to do manual focus,
and you don't want to add any lenses (like a fisheye),
and there is no image stabilizing system (electronic or optical) in it,
and your computer and video editing application can deal with and edit MOV files...

Then yeah, it is might be an OK deal. But you did not give us a price... The Flip cams, Sanyo Xacti and Kodak Zi8 and a WHOLE bunch of others fall into this category. And no, I don't have one and I would not buy one.

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Price
Jan 10, 2011 9:13PM PST

Thank you for the info, the price is around $120, is very cheap, but i don't know how to interpret the info. So i wasn's sure if it was a good choice.