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If you have the same Problem, Switch to web & mobile instead of tv fine or super fine. it fixes the problem.Another Problem is the audio is horrible. it may go a little out of focus when zooming in at times. At First I thought it was a great deal for 160. But then i bought a wide angles lens.
but you cant expect that for this price. It still works amazing for 160. The zoom is incredible. and none of the controls are in an awkward position. But thats not to major.The main problem is that where you would screw a lens in, is VERY fragile. i would film a line with my friend through a wide angles, and take it off to get a shot at a gap, and it would strip each time a little bit. I used Sony Vegas 9 to edit with. The low light quality isnt too great.
so i had to rip it out. and things get blurry. It is currently duct taped on to my camera.Ok, now for the good.It is VERY easy to use. like skateboarding. But it is an okay camera. I do not recommend this to anyone who films something such as skateboarding, bmxing, football, golfing, soccer, or any sport that is a bit fast moving AND PLANS TO EDIT IT.
This camera may appear like the quality is perfect on the playback on the camera. And you do not plan to edit this. But, after 6 months, i started to realize it wasn't worth it to me.I film mostly just time lapse, effects, and many action sports. It distorted the image and made anything moving somewhat quickly blurry as can be. eventually it got so bad that the lens would not come off. you can zoom in as far as you would want for 160 and not lose much quality.The Battery life last as long as you would need.I recommend it to anyone who is filming there kids, a party, anything outdoors that is not moving at a fast pace.
but once you edit anything with this, you lose alot of quality. I've had this camera for about a year. So that is what may have messed that up. but it has never done that to me.
It is worth the money. Wind noise can be an issue.2. the ease of transferring the video as files from the SD card to my iMac saves time and hassle. Although the built-in mics work reasonably well, if you want to interview someone you will have to get the camera pretty close to get decent audio. Battery life. The original battery did not last very long, but I was able to get a couple of replacements that came with an A/C and D/C charger that worked well.Conclusion. When the files are imported into iMovie they are automatically converted so iMovie can use them. no mic input jack.
one speed zoom. This camera takes good quality video and is easy to use. I have had really good results with this camera and for the price it is worth having. The image stabilization works pretty well.Now that I have made some movies using this camcorder I have bumped up against a couple of limitations.1. For me the zoom was difficult to control, and I would have preferred the ability to zoom more slowly when needed.3.
A very nice compact camcorder. The company Always a good deal is really good I had a slight problem contacted them they took care of it fast in way less then 24 hours dealing withem I ( I WOULD RATE THEM 5 STARS )
My old digital camera takes better movies than this camera. Picture quality is horrible. I am very surprised by this piece of junk put out by Samsung bacause I have Samsung DVD players and a Samsung TV which are great.
Still, if you're looking for an affordable intoduction to digital video cameras, or just want to buy one for your granny, you could do a lot worse than to pick one of these up. Even the software that came with it works fine and it's easy to upload to YouTube as advertised. Samsung really needs to be complimented on the ease of use here for rookies like me. A new model was in the offing when I bought it (the F34, I think), so I kinda knew that at the time. It was my first camcorder, and as a novice with these digital cameras, I found it to be very easy to use and have yet to run into any problems operating it.
It isn't HD, and YouTube has since moved to widescreen, a setting you'll need to find and change to in the settings. The learning curve was almost non-existant. It's light, has a great zoom lens and other features that make me think I lucked into the perfect purchase for me at the time. I've had this camera a little over a year and a half now. The menus are very intuitive, and everything was super easy to find.
The only downside, mentioned in other reviews, is that the camera is, admittedly, a bit outdated today.
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