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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.

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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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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.4% of the reviews are reliable.
  • 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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