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Coursedesign wrote on 5/1/2008, 12:19 AM
D1, eh?

Well, for starters, D1 is not 720x480.

It's 720x486.

And D1 uses 4:2:2 color sampling.

This cam shoots 4:2:2? Perhaps...

(It is possible, that's what's to love about computer-based video gear.)

Now, is the lens from Cooke or Coke (the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle)?

:O]

You should buy one!

John_Cline wrote on 5/1/2008, 12:46 AM
I thought it was a joke until one of my friends sent me some video that he shot with the older GO-HD 720-30p camcorder. It actually produced some relatively decent video. The audio wasn't great, but the video was OK. Neither the A-HD+ nor the Action HD (which has a 3x optical zoom) is an EX1 or even a Canon HV-30, but for less than $200, I could probably find a few uses for it. Basically, it's a toy that shoots relatively respectable 1080-30p or 720-60p. I'll blow $200 on one just to play with it.
craftech wrote on 5/1/2008, 6:04 AM
John

Amazon.com has it for $170 with free shipping. They also have User Reviews as well as the same for the other Aiptek models.

The model number they are using on their website (HDV21X) is the same model number as the 720p model I linked and that your friend has so I am wondering if that is a coincidence or if the new model is really 1080p.

Walmart has it. I typed in my zip code and found 7 stores nearby that they say have it in stock. Maybe you can go look at it.

John
Steve Mann wrote on 5/1/2008, 1:17 PM
It's the kind of camera that you can stash in the glove compartment in case you need to shoo something quickly. I'll buy one because in my corner of the county I live in is basically non-existent as far as the news is concerned.

I wonder if the footage can import into Vegas?

Steve
Jim H wrote on 5/1/2008, 7:45 PM
I bought a couple of these for my sons for christmas because I wasn't about to spend any real money on an SD camera and if they want a good HD camera they can get a job. Under controled conditions they work quite well... not for indoor track meets, but OK for a college kid making goofy dorm videos. The big downside was it only saves in MOV format.
Steve Mann wrote on 5/2/2008, 9:31 AM
"The big downside was it only saves in MOV format."

And that's a problem, why?

It's not like you are going to use the footage from this camera for serious editing requiring re-rendering.
TGS wrote on 5/2/2008, 11:19 AM
I've imported and edited SD video MOVs before.
Somebody was able to record video to a memory stick on their still camera and I used the footage combined with what I had. I had a MOV on one track and and .avi in the other. I hate to admit it, but the still camera picked up the music better than my Sony Dig 8. Wasn't distorted.
Let me know when they can fit an hour of HD on a stick, and I'll take one
John_Cline wrote on 5/2/2008, 1:49 PM
According to the Aiptek web site, you can fit one hour of HD (1080-30p or 720-60p) on a single 4-gig SD-HC card.
TGS wrote on 5/2/2008, 5:23 PM
That's cool, but 4 Gigs for an hour of HD .......... I might have to see that first.
John_Cline wrote on 5/2/2008, 8:31 PM
It's about 16 megabit MP4, which is about the same as consumer AVCHD camcorders.
Terry Esslinger wrote on 5/2/2008, 9:53 PM
The ad card at Target (?) where I happened to see the unit said it was 720p
John_Cline wrote on 5/2/2008, 10:42 PM
There is the "A-HD" model R-AHDB and the "GO-HD" model R-HDV which are both 720-30p.

The "A-HD+" model AHD21X and the "Action-HD" model DV21X are 1080-30p and 720-60p.

The Action-HD is apparently available only at Walmart and has a 3x optical zoom and a few more accessories than the "A-HD+"