Is it good for video's? I don't want to spend over $200, so is this a good option for her?
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There are cameras in your price range that can do HD video. This one I believe only does standard definition. I believe one of the other Panasonic models does HD for a little over 200.
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It does do video but would not recommend the camera. I was not impressed. Would pay a little more and get a better one. Quality was not the best.
611819
It will take beautiful video. You may be better off with a less expensive camera if you are just learning. iMovie or Final Cut works like magic.
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I have never tried it for video, however, I would stay as far away from this camera as possible - it is JUNK. There is a major issue concerning the lens getting stuck in the extended position and remaining there. The camera is unuseable unless repaired and in Canada, there is a flat repair fee of $159 (including tax and shipping) - you can get a used one for half on e-bay. My first one was in my pocket when the lens jammed and I had to scrap it. I bought a second one and it jammed while I was using it. Just Google "Canon ELPH lens problems" and you will get a whole pile of hits. Canon must know it is a piece of junk yet instead of giving you a break with repairs, rip you off. I have never tried it for video, however, I would stay as far away from this camera as possible - it is JUNK. There is a major issue concerning the lens getting stuck in the extended position and remaining there. The camera is unuseable unless repaired and in Canada, there is a flat repair fee of $159 (including tax and shipping) - you can get a used one for half on e-bay. My first one was in my pocket when the lens jammed and I had to scrap it. I bought a second one and it jammed while I was using it. Just Google "Canon ELPH lens problems" and you will get a whole pile of hits.... » Read More I have never tried it for video, however, I would stay as far away from this camera as possible - it is JUNK. There is a major issue concerning the lens getting stuck in the extended position and remaining there. The camera is unuseable unless repaired and in Canada, there is a flat repair fee of $159 (including tax and shipping) - you can get a used one for half on e-bay. My first one was in my pocket when the lens jammed and I had to scrap it. I bought a second one and it jammed while I was using it. Just Google "Canon ELPH lens problems" and you will get a whole pile of hits. Canon must know it is a piece of junk yet instead of giving you a break with repairs, rip you off. « Show Less
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It's a pretty good camcorder. It has a USB connection that has a push-slide feature, a little internal memory, and I use, but had to buy a micro sd card. You can get it for under $20.00, and it has a lot of modes. I keep mine in a case-logic mini bag. Research the specifications and compare. I hope this helps.
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A parent frantically told me her daughter was giving the promotion speech, and could I please record it and put it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1PXPekr5qc Sorry for the wobbles in the beginning, I only had a monopod. I turned the color saturation up 20% using premium pro.I can tell you the camera is great outdoors, but without plenty of sunlight the video gets grainy. It also doesn't have the color richness of a 3 chip camera, such as the fx-1. Something blood-red on the fx-1 is a flat, boring red on the a1-u. You get what you pay for. I'd go for a used FX-1 instead of an A1u, but the latter is much easier to lug around to promotions. A parent frantically told me her daughter was giving the promotion speech, and could I please record it and put it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1PXPekr5qc Sorry for the wobbles in the beginning, I only had a monopod. I turned the color saturation up 20% using premium pro.I can tell you the camera is great outdoors, but without plenty of sunlight the video gets grainy. It also doesn't have the color richness of a 3 chip camera, such as the fx-1. Something blood-red on the fx-1 is a flat, boring red on the a1-u. You get what you pay for. I'd go for a used FX-1... » Read More A parent frantically told me her daughter was giving the promotion speech, and could I please record it and put it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1PXPekr5qc Sorry for the wobbles in the beginning, I only had a monopod. I turned the color saturation up 20% using premium pro.I can tell you the camera is great outdoors, but without plenty of sunlight the video gets grainy. It also doesn't have the color richness of a 3 chip camera, such as the fx-1. Something blood-red on the fx-1 is a flat, boring red on the a1-u. You get what you pay for. I'd go for a used FX-1 instead of an A1u, but the latter is much easier to lug around to promotions. « Show Less
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I just got this camera, and I'm surprised by how good it is for the price (I paid $69.99 on sale). The better memory cards will let you use this for about a couple of hours of video I think. It's really easy to use too, and as other people have pointed out - a great starter camera.
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The few videos I have done are great but it's not primarily something I use it for. Over all I would recommend a tripod or stand if you plan on using it for that. The display is big enough that you should have no issues with it.
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Yes, you'll need to buy a micro-card. Recommend 32gb memory for about 4 hrs of video. Bestbuy cost about $30. You can read my posted review for more info. Rated 4 stars. Gamlv.
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This would be a nice camcorder for beginners, it's main flaw is it's lack of a fully manual operation, which is a must if you're learning how to shoot video in general, as most professional shoots are done using custome settings in manual mode of the camera.I would recommend getting a video optimised DSLR, becuase it has a big sensoras it would give you a more "cinematic" feel to the video
1713774
It is great for action videos. If you also want stills, I agree a great digital camera with video might be a better option? Also give yourself time to play with it so you are ready and able to use it.
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It's an ideal machine. Since you're working with video, you might want to make sure the ram is maxed out if it's not already. 8 gigs is max.
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Peter, most of the video cameras that I have seen are very poor in still camera mode and the HMC-40 is no different. I think that the stills that it takes might be good for an opening interface of a DVD (such as is available in iMovie), but not much more. I might recommend that you get a relatively inexpensive DSLR ($600.00 range... look at Sony). This will give you crisp photos along with a second video camera to shoot with.
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I bought for my ten year old and she likes it. She uses it to make YouTube videos!
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Yes the video quality is good. Got this for my son and his videos using the 1020 fps feature are hilarious so he told me to make sure I mention this feature in my comment. Picture quality is also good and when I used this in our Siem Reap trip recently I was impressed at how well it adjusts to the different types of lighting. Great, easy to carry around, camera!
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I saw it in Sams Club for a little over $1200.00. I compared the video to a Samsung (4 camera) system for around $550.00 which was next to it and the video of me was less blurry than the Samsung but I didn't think the video was worth $1200.00 for the system. It also had a 1 tb hard drive. With that said, a 16 channel DVR with 8 cameras is alot of security, and $1200.00 is probably a good buy for that amount of security, but I'd rather have better video!
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I do not use it for video. Only audio. Even If it played video without a hitch, the quality would not be that great. Stick to audio only. Get something else for video.