iRant about how much my camera sucks.

Today's digital cameras suck. I used my sony handycam to film this, even tho it's part digital, the actual camera on it is analogue, and I used the analogue video connections to connect it to my computer and record it. I show just how bad my completely digital SPEED HD-8Z is compared to the handycam. The handycam can still shoot in almost no light with little grain. the speed digital camera needs tons of light to film and there's lotsof grain in the picture even in the most brightly lit rooms.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• camera
• digital
• video
• sony
• hanycam
• speed
• HD-8Z
• light
• grain
• cmos
• ccd
• camcorder
• clem
• tape
• sd
• card

[agoodm]

Stick to branded stuff, avoid cheap chinese stuff for most electronics :)

[CoolDudeClem]

@agoodm I was a bit harsh in this video, the camera is not terrible believe me I have seen worse, but it certainly is not as good as others I've seen.

[CarnelProd666]

That jellovision is absolutely terrible. I agree. This has to be the cheapest camcorder I have ever had the displeasure to watch. Too bad about the handycam. The speed is like a toy compared to it.

Where did you get that clip at the end?

[CoolDudeClem]

@CarnelProd666 I think I leaned my lesson, don't buy cheap electronics, everyone should take note of that! The clip at the end is the "ranting sweed" from a sheep in the big city episode, it just seemed like a funny idea so I put it in. I forgot I'd done that actually.

[LoftyProduction]

I'm trying to decide if you're just some annoying angry kid sat in his bedroom ranting at a camera, or whether or not to ACTUALLY take your advice..... what to do what t do ... the thing is I dont wanna spend 600 quid on a camera when I can the same thing for like 130... gah advice!

[CoolDudeClem]

Just avoid all the "made in China" junk and you should be fine. There are better camera's out there than the one I have. I think Sony or Panasonic would have good ones.

[MsSunnyMuffins]

The camera is NOT that bad. Not compared to mine atleast.....

[gcollin75]

My camera is from 2001, the screen does not work and it won't zoom. But you don't see me making video's about it!. Learn to live with what you have got.

[agoodm]

@CoolDudeClem

Thats a bit like me saying the camera on my phone is bad quality compared to a DSLR... Either way I think the HD camcorder you have seems to have a small image sensor (hence poor low light results) and terribly noisy audio circuitry - lots of weird sounds in the background.

[CoolDudeClem]

@willbaguley9000 I use Adobe Premiere 6.5 mostly, it's old, but it gets the job done, only problem is I have to convert the files my camera makes because it doesn't support the Quicktime h264 compression. I also have ulead video studio but really only use that for recording TV shows.

[seansfilms]

I'd rather have a good old minidv camcorder than that thing. :P

[CarnelProd666]

@CoolDudeClem You know, I learned my lesson too, when I bought my laptop. That thing has to be just about the worst when it comes down to reliablility. And the microphone... I have a rant about it coming up. I really expected more out of 600 bucks