Video capabilites: How is the video on this camera for this sort of thing?
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I've been using a digital camera since the beginning to take short video clips of my son for a family blog that I run. Up until recently I've used a little Sony DSC-W90 which as worked quite well for 640x480. I just picked up a FZ28 and the video quality is fairly decent but beware that it records in Quicktime which means you can't directly use the video in the convenient Windows Movie Maker. My biggest disappointment so far with the movie mode on the FZ28 is the muddy sound quality -- my little DSC-W90 beats it hands down for that. Note also that video hosting sites are just starting to offer HD uploads so you may not get great HD hosting in the short term. Pros: 720P and WVGA (848x480) video modes, zoom while filming Cons: Quicktime format not editable in Windows Movie Maker, muddy sound quality
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Yes this is a fine camera I got mine around 2010 and it takes great photos 10MP or you can also shoot RAW picts. The video is ok but its no were even near 720P. The camera has a lot of setting that either you can tweak to your liking or you can let the camera decide. Make sure if you are trying to take photos of movement to get a class 10 SDHC card with at least 8GB storage. with that card even on the high setting 10MP I can take 4,999 photos. The camera easily switches from picture to video. Hope this helps.
97231
i've been using it for video and it works just fine shouldn't be a problem with stills
861623
I was able to to record 720p on a 2GB Kingston non SDHC card which was a surprise. It played back fine too. I ened up getting the 16GB Adata for ~$30. So far so good.
741301
Running Windows XP, this works well as a webcam, but even on my hefty laptop (1.5 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM) I can't get 640x480 to stream at more than 24-25 fps. I think the MP4 encoding is CPU intensive in that it needs to decode it and re-encode it for streaming. I could be wrong though. Also, the USB connection on the camcorder is near the mount, so you can't mount the camcorder on a tripod flush since the cable connection would be in the way. I got around this by extending the tripod screw using a 1/4"-20 coupler and extension I bought at Lowe's for under $5. Now it isn't as stable, but good enough for most applications. Running Windows XP, this works well as a webcam, but even on my hefty laptop (1.5 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM) I can't get 640x480 to stream at more than 24-25 fps. I think the MP4 encoding is CPU intensive in that it needs to decode it and re-encode it for streaming. I could be wrong though. Also, the USB connection on the camcorder is near the mount, so you can't mount the camcorder on a tripod flush since the cable connection would be in the way. I got around this by extending the tripod screw using a 1/4"-20 coupler and extension I bought at Lowe's for under $5. Now it isn't as stable,... » Read More Running Windows XP, this works well as a webcam, but even on my hefty laptop (1.5 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM) I can't get 640x480 to stream at more than 24-25 fps. I think the MP4 encoding is CPU intensive in that it needs to decode it and re-encode it for streaming. I could be wrong though. Also, the USB connection on the camcorder is near the mount, so you can't mount the camcorder on a tripod flush since the cable connection would be in the way. I got around this by extending the tripod screw using a 1/4"-20 coupler and extension I bought at Lowe's for under $5. Now it isn't as stable, but good enough for most applications. « Show Less
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Hi Debbie I use our 380 to record our Church services. The lighting is not that great, but the camera does a wonderful job. Visual as well as sound is great. All settings are on auto with low lux off. I would be glad to send you a DVD if you would like.
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It's pretty decent. No, not 1080P HD but still considered HD at 720P and so, much better than typical 480 or 340 video. My only real complaint is that you can't connect to the camera with a web browser. You're locked in to using Lorex's camera application or connecting via Lorex's web site. That being said, it does work pretty good and if priced fairly for what it delivers.
361234
Video you'll need IS to reduce handshake. This len is so slow, it not even good for taking pictures of moving objects.
1169464
I have used the camera to take pictures, but haven't really shot any video with it. The pictures are very clear and sharp. The video that appears on the screen when the camera is on is clear and smooth, and that's thru an older Pentium 4 processor desktop.
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The camera uses an interlaced analog NTSC signal. You can view it on a classic analog television set ;-) Or a standard security video recording system. You can also experiment with video capture cards to record to a computer (and there's some USB EasyCap varieties that can be had for under $10), but you might be better off with a IP camera. If you want superior low-light capability, the video capture hassle for this one might be worth it.
150224
The video is not bad... sometimes a little choppy...definetly not hd... but for an inexpensive camcorder that uses plain old batteries... not bad for the money...
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I did not notice much degradation of the video. However, I have 600tvl cameras so they aren't great to begin with. Also, if you are not running it along a way, make sure you support the cable, mine sagged and finally snapped under the weight of it spanning a 75ft gap from my house to our chicken coop.
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I haven't used mine much. Still trying to figure it out. Tried it on a trip and got a lot of still pics, but no continuous video. Don't know what I did wrong yet. The pictures looked OK, so I think its just what I did. There's not much of an instruction booklet to help out.
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I'm no producer or anything, but this camera does take great video. It's got a decent warmth to the video also. If you're going amateur and would like a decent start up camera, I woul suggest this camera. Just keep in mind that you can use it only with a high powered computer. A regular computer won't be able to handle this thing... I am thinking of selling mine. My old MacBook Pro doesn't handle the files too well...
1000407
I've rarely used the camera for video but, according to the owner's manual, you can shoot in 30 or 60p frames per second, with various picture size (bit rate) choices. There is a "high speed video" choice which fixes the scene mode to QVGA (640x480 pixels/approx. 4 Mbps) in the Motion JPEG format. There is also a "variable bit rate" which is changed automatically depending on the subject to record (the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded). I could send you snapshots of sections of the manual if I had your email address.
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Yes the picture quality is quite acceptable. It works the other way too - a Sony still picture camera with a high resolution image capture takes surprisingly great HD video!
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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).