Review on this Camcorder I Might Buy?

by Axel Bührmann

Ok, so I found this camcorder at my local Walmart and it only cost $ 40 which is extremely cheap so I hesitated to buy it. Please look at the pic below and if you have or have had a camcorder like this please tell me if it is any good or whether or not it is worth buying. If it is not worth my money, is there another good quality cheap camcorder? By good quality I mean something that records clear and perfect. No blur, fuzz, etc.

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Answer by rOAR
Hi there,
I’m a film student who also works in the industry so I guess I know a bit about these things.
When buying a camera I usually ask myself the question “will this particular tool be suited to the kind of work I will be using it for?”
So I guess the next step is what will YOU be using it for?
Will it be for something to give to the kids for a bit of fun? or will you be using it for travel, parties and home movies?

If its none of those, will you be using it to make a short film or something in the professional area?
If its something for just a bit of messing around then I think this camera is fine.

If you want to use it for more complex tasks like the ones I have mentioned then I wouldn’t recommend it at all (unless you are going for a certain rough look eg. ‘The Blair Witch Project’)

By the sounds of it you sound like you want a good quality image so I would not recommend that camera to you going on the info you have provided.

In the film world you get what you pay for generally speaking.
This also applies to hand cams as well to a certain extent.

From experience, a standard DV camera I could recommend for a good quality picture would be the sony PD150.
Its much more than $ 40 but then as I mentioned earlier you get what you pay for.

Hope this helps!

Answer by iridflare
I agree with rOAR’s answer, but I think (s)he’s being too optimistic – it’s highly unlikely that that camcorder’s going to produce video that meets your definition of good quality, even for just messing around. I think your cheapest option is too look for an entry level MiniDV camcorder. They’ll be quite a bit more expensive but you should be able to pick up a used one.

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Answer by sommy
I’ll show you a couple of problem spots, and you can read them over and see what you think…
“There exists emotions..”
“Due the outlook TV”
Read the sentences over, and listen to what you read, then close your eyes and say them out loud.. maybe you’ll see where to change them.
“truthful concrete evidence that ghost are real.”

Read that and listen to what you actually say.

Then try that with the rest of it, sentence by sentence…. I’m kind of teaching you how to fish here, rather than giving you a fish.. showing you how to self correct.
Hope this helps.

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