Is it good for video's? I'm looking for a camera for my granddaughter, she will mostly use it for video's. She also wants good sound and burst option. I don't want to spend over $200, so is this a good option for her? Is it good for video's? I'm looking for a camera for my granddaughter, she will mostly use it for video's. She also wants good sound and burst option. I don't want to spend over... » Read More Is it good for video's? I'm looking for a camera for my granddaughter, she will mostly use it for video's. She also wants good sound and burst option. I don't want to spend over $200, so is this a good option for her? « Show Less
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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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Barb- If she mainly needs video I'd recommend looking at the flip video cams instead
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This camera does do video...pretty well too. But, at VGA resolution it is only good for Youtube, and will not look very good if you try to view it on TV. Step up to the SZ-16 model if you want full HD video, and super zoom at a great price...otherwise recognize this camera for what it is...an awesome pocket camera for everyday or traveling when the cost is not a great tragedy if it is lost or stolen.
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My experience is that the camera is good. It doesn't match up to more expensive models in terms of speed of multiple shots. I also had some trouble taking pictures at a graduation in dimmer light while my son-in-law with a more expensive Sony had no problem. It does what I want which is take good pictures of family and even scenery, but it has some limits.
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Yes this is a great camera for this price. I would recommend the Sony to anyone. Some one wrote that it is slow and in some cases it can be but that is mostly caused by charging the flash. I have used mine to take thousands of pictures and I love it. It takes some expermenting in the begining but you can learn what features that you like and some that you don't like. The in camera guide is very handy. The feature that I use very much is the "sport" feature and with that I use the 10 frame burst. I use this to take pictures of my Grand childern playing football and baseball and track. As I said it is well worth $250.
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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 had a similar dilemma. I just had a baby in December and wanted a camcorder for home videos. After hours of research I decided the Sony DCR-SR300 was the best HDD camcorder out there and bought it... so far so good! It also takes great pictures, although with each video you're limited in the number of pictures you can take (don't know if it's the same issue with the JVC Everio).
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The video and audio capability of this camera is good enough to use for everyday random types of footage. The video and audio is a little better when played back on the camera than when it is played back on the computer though. Also, the battery runs out really quickly when using this mode so if anyone is planning on using this camera for photographs and video I highly recommend keeping the video to a bare minimum or purchasing a couple of extra camera batteries.
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The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth it. The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth... » Read More The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth it. « Show Less
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Don't use it so much for videos but I recently went to a car show and the battery went dead after 147 pictures. Seems like the battery used to last longer [about 1 yr. old] so I may get a spare, but it's great for the price and I was going to spend $750 to $800 , glad I got this one . Good luck.
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This Camera is in class kind of the middle of the road for the top end of Canon, BUT! I have had really good quality pictures with this camera. The movies have be very good also. Keep in mind that a camera is just a camera with out the right lens or settings for each shot.But if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a camera then the Canon T4i should work for you well... Go to my site and view my photography work. This will give you and idea on what kind of photography you will be turning out with this camera... You be the judge. https://www.facebook.com/PhotoByJamesPhotograohy?ref=hl This Camera is in class kind of the middle of the road for the top end of Canon, BUT! I have had really good quality pictures with this camera. The movies have be very good also. Keep in mind that a camera is just a camera with out the right lens or settings for each shot.But if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a camera then the Canon T4i should work for you well... Go to my site and view my photography work. This will give you and idea on what kind of photography you will be turning out with this camera... You be the judge.... » Read More This Camera is in class kind of the middle of the road for the top end of Canon, BUT! I have had really good quality pictures with this camera. The movies have be very good also. Keep in mind that a camera is just a camera with out the right lens or settings for each shot.But if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a camera then the Canon T4i should work for you well... Go to my site and view my photography work. This will give you and idea on what kind of photography you will be turning out with this camera... You be the judge. https://www.facebook.com/PhotoByJamesPhotograohy?ref=hl « Show Less
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Hi Maryan , Yes its a nice easy to operate camera --my 11 yr. old Daughter likes the video part as well as the nice pics it takes. Don
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You have to look on this camera on youtube. There are several very good videos about this model including all the items that come with it.
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YES ! I took several short videos of my grandkids when they were home for Thanksgiving, they were in my opinion very good. You only have to press the red button to start and stop. Only thing is that you have to set the zoom before starting video.
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If you don't need the absolutely highest resolution, you can record video, and in the playback screen, you have the option of converting the exact moments of the video into still pictures. The capture rate shooting video would be faster than any burst mode in picture mode, so you'd probably get the moment you're looking for even with a really high speed baby.
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Thanks for the advice. The 16GB card/reader combo deal is what prompted my question! I'm hoping with this card, she can take a lot of photos and some decent video of my soon to be year old grandson. Thanks again for helping a grandma out!
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Well, I just bought the video camera today online, and I have heard about Cyberlink Power Director 7 being really good. It's about $60 but some of the videos I researched and saw on YouTube turned out really really good, in High Quality. Maybe someone else has some recommendations too.
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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.