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There was a day when a video camera was a bulky black box requiring a resting place on your shoulder or a tripod for steady shots even then, the best you could hope for was a grainy VHS or Hi8 memory sure to fade along with the tape quality. Today, you can have digital HD quality in the palm of your hand with no tapes to worry about and files that play well with editing software and video sharing sites. TechVis newest contributor, Rich DeMuro, shows us 5 Pocket-Sized HD Camcorders.
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Full Script Below:
THE FIVE - POCKET HD CAMERAS
HEY THERE WHAT IS GOING ON? I'M RICH DEMURO AND YOU'RE IN THE FIVE!
TODAY WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIVE POCKET SIZED HD VIDEO CAMERAS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT!
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO YOU COULDN'T TOUCH HD FOR UNDER A GRAND...
SOON IT'LL COME STANDARD IN OUR CELL PHONES.
UNTIL THEN...
((NUMBER 5))
SANYO AN EARLY PIONEER IN THE POCKET SIZED VIDEO CAMERA MARKET WITH THEIR XACTI LINE.
THE HD1010 IS THE ROLLS ROYCE OF THE BUNCH...
FULL 1080P AND 4 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL STILLS ARE CAPTURED ON A REMOVABLE SD MEMORY CARD.
THERE'S ALSO A SWIVEL LCD SCREEN TO TAPE YOURSELF...AND SOMETHING YOU DON'T USUALLY SEE ON POINT AND SHOOTS - AN EXTERNAL MIC INPUT.
((NUMBER 4))
SONY CAME A LITTLE LATE TO THE POCKET HD PARTY..
BUT THEIR MHS-PM1 WEBBIE HD CAMERA IS A RESPECTABLE OFFERING.
LESS THAN AN INCH THICK, THE WEBBIE FEATURES A UNIQUE SWIVEL LENS TO GET YOU IN THE FRAME...
WHEN ROTATED, THE CAMERA TURNS ON INSTANTLY SO YOU NEVER MISS A SHOT.
((NUMBER 3))
KODAK WENT FOR DEAD SIMPLE AND FUN FOR IT'S ZX1 POCKET VIDEO CAMERA.
THIS IS THE HD CAMERA YOU DON'T HAVE TO FUSS ABOUT.
IT HAS A WEATHER RESISTANT SHELL MADE TO WITHSTAND RAIN, SNOW DIRT AND SAND!
THE ZX1 COMES IN 5 COOL COLORS...AND COMES WITH RECHARGEABLE DOUBLE A BATTERIES...
WHICH MEANS A LITTLE EXTRA JUICE IS NEVER TOO FAR.
((WORTH A MENTION))
WORTH A MENTION...
HD CAMERAS FROM A COMPANY CALLED AIPTEK.
NOT EXACTLY A HOUSEHOLD NAME...
BUT THIS TAIWAN-BASED COMPANY HAS MANAGED TO GET IT'S DIRT CHEAP CAMERAS ON THE SHELVES OF BOX BOX RETAILERS INCLUDING WAL-MART AND TARGET.
THEY'LL DO THE JOB ON A BUDGET...IF PRICE IS YOUR MAIN CONCERN.
((NUMBER 2))
THE CREATIVE VADO HD HAS A NEAT FEATURE - AN ON-BOARD HDMI CONNECTOR!
THAT MEANS YOU CAN SHARE YOUR HD VIDEOS ON THE BIG SCREEN INSTANTLY - AND WITHOUT A COMPUTER.
VADO COMES WITH 8 GIGS OF BUILT-IN MEMORY THAT CAN CAPTURE UP TO 2 HOURS OF HD FOOTAGE.
((NUMBER 1))
FINALLY - A CAMERA LINE WITH HUMBLE DRUG-STORE BEGINNINGS THAT'S MANAGED TO CORNER THE MARKET...
YOU WON'T FIND A SLEEKER OR SEXIER POCKET HD CAM THAN THE FLIP MINO HD.
WHILE OTHERS MIGHT HAVE MORE FEATURES, MINO HD IS SO SIMPLE AND SOLID IT'S TOUGH TO STRAY.
4 GIG OF MEMORY, AN HOUR OF VIDEO AND A SIMPLE FLIP OUT USB PORT TO TRANSFER VIDEOS AND RECHARGE THE INTERNAL BATTERY.
THE SLIGHTLY CHEAPER AND BULKIER ULTRA HD DOUBLES RECORD TIME AND RUNS ON RECHARGEABLE DOUBLE AA BATTERIES.
THERE YOU HAVE IT...
FIVE GREAT HD CAMERAS - CONTENDING FOR A PLACE IN YOUR POCKET.
I'M RICH DEMURO - SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON THE FIVE.
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Samsung E10 Swivel Angle lens HD Camcorder Review Videoby samsungalps2,320 views
the aiptek sucks i used to have it the sound quality is horible
anthonyvitalee 1 year ago
Ooooooooh, hard decision.
DeepTeel 2 years ago
You're welcome...I knew you'd appreciate that!
zzzRichzzz 2 years ago
Wow! Thank Rich! Im Sam from FB, and thank u for posting up script, now I can understand what ur saying!
SamuelS1289 2 years ago
nice! :)
crazybigyo 2 years ago