Is it just a video camera, or can you take still pictures with it too
291500
You can take video, stills & stills during video...my pics are always clear.
291501
It takes video and you can capture still photos while you are shooting video.
291502
yes you can do still pictures at anytime even when recording video. If you have Windows 8 it recognizes the GE DVX without downloading a bunch software. I did have trouble downloading video to youtube; still haven't figured that out yet. Good luck.
508120
Sorry it took me so long to answer.....it does video. This camera takes the best photos, especially close-ups.
342883
Yes...it has camera and video mode,,,,and I think it can be broken down from video runs into still shots, as well. We love it--great underwater video and pictures--posted a golden retriever walking on bottom of pool on YouTube.
372072
Yes, the pictures it takes are great, provided there is enough light. If you purchase I would advise buying an extra higher capacity battery. The battery it comes with won't last longer than 2 hours. Otherwise it is a good, inexpensive video camera. I would recommend it.
1641406
Yes you can shoot stills while recording video. It is not a feature I am familiar with but I just tried it and it worked just fine.
1760247
NO. This camera does not take video. This is a really old model that is over 10 years old. It's a great film camera, but your question implies you want a modern digital camera with video capabilities. This is not that camera.
1773832
The camera Has a built in Flash or you can use an external. The built in does a good job.
1742759
Yes, it does take still pictures but the quality is not that great though. Overall a good camcorder.
1222384
I never used the camera for video. As to your second question, the camera only runs on batteries, and the batteries cannot be recharged in camera.
2175796
Does it take still pictures? Yes. There are seperate buttons for s.till photographs and live movie recording. Does it record audio only (such as music)?? As far as I am aware, it does not do that as a user selected item. I would be happy for someone to correct me if I am wrong. All the same, one could simply record video without any video input, and then turn that video file into audio only (after the recording is made) by using a program to strip out the audio only into its own mp3 file. Only takes a minute.
1729409
Yes, I believe so however the picture quality is just okay.. In addition you can only take still shots.. I wouldn't recomend this camera..
1924139
This is not a video camera. You must capture the picture to view it. However the software allows you to "rapidly" snap pictures so that you can capture images to focus. Once you have focus, you can then capture pictures to storage. You see each picture on screen as it is captured either for focus or for storage.
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I was wrong. about the camera not taking 3-D video. It does. I was going from memory, and since I didn't buy the camera for video, I assumed it didn't shoot video. However, after checking it out, it does. It is a red/blue video, like the still pictures.
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The optical image stabilization used for still images is very good. The sensor is an older version of current sensors (this is a $250 body) so it has some noise. The digital stabilization for video is about what one would expect. On a tripod, the camera gives excellent video. Hand-held, it isn't as good as a dedicated video camera (as one would expect). It's a good camera for the price IMO. A nice, impartial review can be found at dpreview dot com. I added an excellent Richard Franiec handgrip to the too-smooth body. (Google him if you're interested).
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I have captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
197772
From what I'm able to tell, you can only take video with this. The Midland XTC400VP allows to take 12MB stills (set intervals for time-lapse photography using the Smart App). I have that on order and it also comes with an underwater housing case good to 250 fsw>>http://www.amazon.com/Midland-Consumer-XTC400VP-Action-Camera/dp/B00GYIOV2A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1406921739&sr;=1-1&keywords;=midland+xtc400vp+hd
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No, it has a video output so you can put the image on a monitor. You can't take pics either live feed only.