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This is a good, inexpensive video/snap camera, but
1) The quality is YouTube and computer video only. It's not HD and doesn't look good on your TV. That being said, it's a third the price of one that does. Just be aware.
2) You need to let the camera know BEFORE you shoot a video that it is for upload use. There's an upload button and you press it twice. The manual says that, but it's easy to miss.
3) I couldn't get the software to upload to youtube directly, but I could do it through the [...] upload button on the website. Be sure you know the name of the file, which the software can tell, you when you try to use the upload feature.
4) I bought the camera through Amazon for a good price. I wouldn't pay full-freight for it. Still, this upload to YouTube feature makes it a good camera for Internet posts. I do recommend it.
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I had high hopes about the video quality. No tape for me, I just put my last tape cam on eBay. It did sell. So, I started with the JVC. There are many things I liked about this camera. Easy to set up, light, responsive. I used it on a tripod, and took footage at dusk (very poor), and in bright sunlight (better). It seemed impossible to get sharp video. As a comparison, I shot video with my Nikon P90, and ithe video was better. So, now I am buying the Canon Vixia ($600). I imported the MOD files easily into iMovie 09, so there was not a video conversion problem using a Mac.
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This is a great little camcorder. I particularly like the fact that it is flash memory, thus eleminating the weight of a hard drive. Also, this allows you to just carry extra cards for recording. Easy to download to the computer.
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This is an amazing camcorder at its price. I use it for surveillance during driving. It is tiny and light and can be mounted (through a small universal mount, purchased from other place) to my windshield quite stable. On the other hand, The picture is sharp and 35X optical zoom won't let you miss any details.
Some thoughts: although the youtube upload function is provided by software, the mpeg2 codec is not effective especially for online video. I always convert the raw video to wmv format (by Microsoft movie maker) for nice quality and small size.
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I have been making video's for about 10 years. Started with a Sony 8mm and added a few more. My most recent videos before this cam were made using a Canon w/ DV tape. I've also used many of the software products for editing, Studio, Vegas, Magix, Arcsoft, etc. So, I've spent a lot of hours looking at video on a monitor.
I was looking for a small, as in tiny, cam to use on a vacation. Looked around for a couple of weeks on the web reading reviews, viewing manufacture web site info, and went to a few stores for a hands on evaluation. Good feel and controls. Picture quality is okay (not excellent). This cam was the best overall value I discovered.
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