Panasonic PS-084 Camcorder Carry Case & Tripod
Panasonic PS-084 Camcorder Carry Case & Tripod
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Sony HDR-UX3 High Definition Camcorder With 2.7” LCD Screen 
Film in high definition with the HDR-UX3 DVD camcorder from Sony. This camcorder includes a 2-megapixel CMOS ClearVid sensor so you can record images with incredible brightness.?It also combines a DXP 14-bit image processor with x.v. colour programmes to improve the?colour quality of your?shots. Using the AVHCD high-definition video format and MPEG2 format, the HDR-UX3 DVD camcorder is capable of recording up to 110 minutes of video in LP mode and 27 minutes in high-quality mode onto dual-layer DVD discs. Plus, you can control the image quality at every moment thanks to its large 2.7″ LCD touch-screen. The screen itself has an anti-glare and anti-fingerprint? coating treatment for easy access to the camcorder?s functions?and, notably, the zoom and record buttons. You can?choose the?ideal filming angle for the best shots with the greatest details thanks to the HDR-UX3’s10x optical zoom. Plus, the HDR-UX3 camcorder includes a Super NightShot mode with 0 lux sensitivity, so you can even film in the dark.?Whether you are recording?indoors or outdoors, in daylight or twilight, the HDR-UX3 DVD camcorder makes it all possible thanks to its white balance modes and exposure controls. Equipped with an accessories clamp-holder, the HDR-UX3 DVD camcorder can?attach to?a microphone and is capable of recording in Dolby Digital stereo sound for spectacular audiovisual rendering on a high-definition television. This camcorder includes an HDMi output and an AV out with a USB port for easy file transfer to or from a computer. With the HDR-UX3 DVD camcorder, add high-definition to your memories.?
Mustek DV520C Digital Camcorder/Camera+Free 1GB SD 
Mustek DV520C digital camcorder is an ideal gift for children who want to get into digital photography. It is very cheap but fairly versatile, it takes upto 10MP digital photo (5MP natural resolution, 10MP by interpolation), and it records VGA quality movies with sound. In addition it also plays MP3 music and MPEG-4 movies.
Customer Review: Nasty
in the flesh it looks even cheaper and nastier; its cheap plastic components are not well screwed together either. Buttons are floppy and have an unpleasant feel in use - you’d actually think it was a plastic 50p toy, or came as a gift with a happy meal - or possibly from a christmas cracker. My 12 year old daughter, for whom it was bought as a present, threw it back at me, saying she wouldnt be seen dead with it.
Sony HDR-FX1 The World’s First High Definition Camcorder 
The superiority of HDV technology in 1080i picture format gives smoother and clearer digital picture compared to conventional DV. The Sony Handycam(R) HDRFX1E uses MPEG-2 as its compression format to record HD video in affordable MiniDV tapes. This means the exceptional video quality near CD quality sound and high corrective ability. Its HDV/DV switching system offers the flexibility of playback in Standard Definition (SD) monitors. All that with the sheer convenience of a Sony Handycam promise a heightened video recording experience like no other! 3.5 SwivelScreen(TM) hybrid LCD offers 250000 pixels — the highest resolution of any consumer camcorder LCD — for accurate viewing under bright lighting conditions Expanded Focus function magnifies the screen twofold to ensure crisp focus Peaking function emphasizes the outline of objects Super Steady Shot eliminates jolting and blurring Manual settings to control focus zoom iris gain shutter and white balance —
Customer Review: Tough, Reliable, great optics
In this day and age why buy an older technology CCD HDV camcorder when there are others with newer CMOS optics? Well right now, the CMOS technology is good but it isn’t great, especially in low light. The older triple CCD equipped cameras like the HDR-FX1 and the HVR-Z1 work better in lower light than the newer FX7s. I’ve had an FX1 for a while now and must say that I’m very happy with my purchase. The quality of material I’ve shot is excellent using Sony HDV tapestock and the playback is top end. The camera manual controls are a dream with an excellent zoom ring close enough to the focus ring for the nimble fingered to use one handed, but far enough apart for a separate focus puller to use without getting in the way. The weight of the unit is good, not too much for hand held use. I like the top mounted view screen like the Z1’s and I’ve found the on board mic to be surprisingly good. I would suggest the purchase of a NP970 (or equivalent) extended life battery - why do Sony ship the orderinary one at all? along with a decent tripod. I’ve used bith Vinten and Manfrotto tripods with this camera and to be honest can’t decide which I like the best, but make sure you get one with a good fluid head suitable for HDV camcorders. The audio in is a 3.5mm minijack but a Beathtek adapter will add a couple of XLR connectors without the expense of having to stump up for a Z1 camera instead. A great camcorder and I’ll have to be seriously impressed with something else before I replace it.
Customer Review: Some time later…
This is a follow up to my main review below. After a year of usage I've at last got hold of Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and its native HDV support. In other words I can use Windows Media Player to view my FX1 captures in full 1920×1080 resolution for the first time and it's glorious. I've been watching some night time footage I shot in Tokyo last year and the ability of the FX1 to work in low light and to capture the intense colours of the neon signs is amazing. The clarity of the images is everything that I hoped for and fully justifies the cost of the camcorder. A friend said, when viewing my samples: “It's like looking at a fairly good photo… and then it moves!!!” Finally: bear in mind that the FX1 is only implementing 75% of the 1080i standard resolution (anamorphic 1440 x 1080) because of the storage limitations of the mini-DV cassettes. I'm amazed by the FX1 output so full broadcast 1080i will be stupendous. The future is coming…!
Panasonic - NV-GS60 - Mini DV Camcorder 
Customer Review: Great for the Price
As I wasnt sure how much I would use a camcorder I just wanted reasonable images without paying a fortune. After its first use I was pleasantly surprised by the results. Images outside are great although they do suffer from being a bit grainy in poor light. A small price to pay for paying such a small price! Transferring to PC is easy though you do need to buy a firewire cable but this costs about ?5. It comes with cables to play your images on a TV though. The cam comes with a 45 min battery so I purchased another one - reasonably priced direct from Panasonic although you can risk it and buy cheaper unbranded ones. The cam is very easy to hold steady as it is well designed to fit the palm. Sound quality is suprisingly good too. Its first use was at an international rugby match and the bands playing the national anthems is well recorded. Controls are also well placed and easy to use. It hasnt got the depth of functions though can be used in auto or manual mode. But we just want to press a button for it to record. So if you just really want a cam that is very good at point and shoot and you do not want to pay a fortune for it but want one that has a good name and is well designed you could do alot worse than go for this one!
Customer Review: Excellent value
Just bought this from my local Sainsbury’s who have these for ?118 - just a little cheaper than Amazon at the moment 1/03/08. The value is excellent - understand this is not a top of the line High definition camcorder it is a basic easy to use, easy to carry piece of kit. Certainly very easy to get both this and a small digicam in the same easy to carry bag. The picture quality is more than acceptable - though noticeably poorer than the previous Panasonic camcorder I had but that cost a lot more than a ?120!!. It is certainly better than indicated in a previous review claiming it is worse than a mobile phone - I’m afraid that is very wide of the mark. Works a treat with the video capture function included in Windows Vista though for some reason I get an irritating sound ‘click’ right at the end of the capture. It only happens there not on any stops or pauses in the video - it is not on the tape itself so I am working on the basis this is a PC/Vista issue and nothing at all to do with the camera. It is easy to edit out using Windows movie maker so its no big deal. Note as in common with many other camcorders you do not get a Fire-wire cable included - they don’t cost the earth, even when buying a good quality one so I don’t really count this as an issue. I had one anyway so not a problem for me. The controls are a breeze, particularly the thumb operated joystick from which you control all the main functions. The only neg I can find is the start up time when in recording mode - it does seem to take longer than my previous Panasonic model which served me well for nearly ten years. I am amazed at how small camcorders have become - even DV ones like this - my previous one was significantly bulkier than this dinky little thing. Any smaller and I would think it would be quite difficult to handle - the size is perfect for my largish hands. You also get a number of pre-set scene options which is handy or you can just point and shoot. All in all I am very happy so far - it is early days but I remain a big fan of Panasonic products which I general find to be durable and reliable - I’m hoping for the same with this.
