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Point & Shoot Camcorder?

by tomscnet Jul 13, 2007 8:27PM PDT

Hello Everyone: I was thinking about getting one of these>>

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_1/602-8429091-1755019?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000FD8MJS

Does anyone know anything about them, maybe pro's & con's? Thanks

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what are you expecting to do with it?

by boya84 Jul 14, 2007 3:23AM PDT

I have every expectation that as an inexpensive machine it will capture video and audio as advertised - but I have NO expectation that it will shoot with any measure of quality that would meet my needs.

When I buy a $7 disposable camera, I have no expectation that the quality of the image will be that of a $1000 Nikon. I would never expect to compare a $10,000 car to a $40,000+ car.

So... I have no expectation that a $90 video cam's image and audio quality is going to compare to a $300+ standard definition camcorder... or a $1500+ high-definition camcorder or a $4000+ pro-grade camcorder...

If we have an idea of what you will be using it for, that might help...

You get what you pay for.

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It may be a nice toy camera.

by Kiddpeat Jul 14, 2007 6:01AM PDT

Some people actually use toy cameras for serious work. What they produce looks like it came from.....

a toy camera.

Have fun!

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