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Pros & Cons
Pros
The clarity is amazing and the low level performance is incredible. The audio quality isn't up to digital, but since i wanted the better lowlight performance i went analog. There is also a post processing time in which pixella converts the movie to mp... Read More
Cons
The resolution is very poor, only close shot get you satified. This happens even when recording to ntfs volumes, which do not have the 4 gig file size limit of fat32. Frankly in this day and age an analogue camcorder is a waste of money.
Highlights
Quality
It is a great quality camera and does alot of stuff.
The quailty of the recorded is very good and i feel happy when i shoot videos inside the house in low light, the lense did a good job.
The tapes are analog, standard definition ntsc to begin with, so it's not like i was losing any quality with the analog connections.
The quality and the images are really poor.
Price
A great camcorder in this price range.
If you want an excellent camcorder at a great price, that is easy to use, records great quality images, & also records in total... Read More
For the price, you just can't go wrong here.
Perhaps digital would have been better, but the price was a factor.
Shipping
I bought from amazon and they got it to me quickly even with the super saver shipping and the lowest price i could find with a ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I could capture stills and then either edit them with the packaged software or export them to photoshop elements.
Competitiveness
I have used other types, vhs, vhs-c, 8mm, but this is probably the best that i have used.
In this case, the vendor (dsb electronics) exceeded all expectations.
This is in contrast to usb streaming which pushs video and sound through the usb.
I still shoot hi8 videos, and i needed a replacement for my worn-out sony hi8 camcorder.
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- This product had a total of 61 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 15 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have many old hi8 video tapes with irreplaceable family videos
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was a bit nervous about playing these treasures in just any old camcorder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hard to find good customer service like this these days
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I originally recorded my home videos on a34 digital 834 key word camcorder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you did that your tapes will not play back on this particular camcorder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It just will not play hi 8mm tapes that were originally recorded on a digital 8 camcorder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im always a little nervous about buying used equipment but when you need an 8mm camcorder there isnt much choice
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Computer drivers are no longer available for the usb functionality on this model but that is not the vendors fault
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