HP V5040U Digtial Video Camera Test in East Texas

[OfficialRRRMusic]

I HAVE AA FEW QUESTIONS!! please hit me back asap thx ALOT

[kimbeanie]

@OfficialRRRMusic Ok, ask away. By the way, this camera is good for every day shots for background video using green screens. For professional looking videos, I would get a larger camera.

[kimbeanie]

@OfficialRRRMusic Send your questions to:  kimrozell@gmail.com Thanks!

[lfnAlex]

can i record if i dont close completly the LCD? if it is almoust closed... i want to use it as a spy camera!

[kimbeanie]

@lfnAlex The camera stops working at about 2/3rds of the way closed. Half way you can get away with it. Any more, it shuts down very quickly.

[95concours]

Well, I'm off to the washroom now. lol

[kimbeanie]

Yes. The larger the file format the more memory required. This is even more true in .mp4 format. I often go off line, and unload all programs like anti-virus, etc., to gain more memory free when editing. At 1980x1280 it takes 8 gigs minimum to do an effective job. Also, now days your video card can off-set memory requirements. The more memory in your video card the better. The HD format is a memory HOG.

[BJames1982]

Ok I downloaded Format Factory....How to i un-compress. When i convert to MP4 or MPG it takes away the 1080p quality...Playing the files on my computer in AVI is choppy even in my adobe premiere pro software. I have over 2 gigs of ram what can I do....help please

[TheCurlyFitChic]

@BJames1982 Did you get your question answered? Cause I would like to know as well! Thanks.

[kimbeanie]

@BJames1982 - Try converting to .MPG file format for smoother video. If you don't have at least 4 gigs of memory the full 1920x1080i file format is too large to edit. Most editors, even high dollar editors on the market can only handle 1280x720 or lower with less than 4 Gig of RAM. Under Windows 7 64 bit the ability to have more memory helps a lot. DVD quality 720x480 requires 2 Gigs, 1280x720 needs 4 gigs, and 1920x1080 needs a minimum of 8 gigs of memory to edit effectively.

[BJames1982]

@kimbeanie - Thanks for the response. So basically what you are saying is if I set my camera to 720x480 i will still get that HD Crispness and will be able to have a less choppy avi? I will give it a try thank you!

[kimbeanie]

@CheckeredApe Hi. You will need to use something like "Any Video Converter" or "Format Factory" to convert it from the .H264 .AVI file format to a .WMV or un-compressed .AVI file.

[srv1990Fender]

question? can you record footage with the LCD screen closed?

[kimbeanie]

@srv1990Fender

No. It turns the camera off when the LCD is closed.

[kimbeanie]

You will need to use something like "Any Video Converter" or "Format Factory" to un-compress the H.264 codec used by the camera so you can use Microsoft's Movie Maker program. Not too big a deal as I do it all the time so all my video editors can load the videos.