Is this solely a video recorder? or can it be used in hand to take pictures? Just wondering i'd have to still frame video segments for shots.
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It doesn't have a still picture mode. I take stills from the video capture as you've suggested which works pretty well. It's a great little camera.
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Hi Jennifer, It only records video. Although they quality is fairly decent enough for you to take stills from it. Hope that helps. Desi
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mine records videos on tape and stills on sd card or if you have a Diamond VC500 USB 2.0 One Touch Video Capture Device you can record on your computer.
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not really designed to videotape anything. the camera is designed for skype type of communication and that is why is is rear facing and there is no front facing camera. it can play whatever is on a card though quite well.
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I use this primarily when I am shooting a wedding reception and can cable it directly to the DJ board. You can use it as a stand alone recorder then sync up to your video later when editing.
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Hi the reason why I got this camera is not for pictures but instead for videos, because from my research and reviews it's one of the affordable camera in the market when it comes to filming, cheap but won't sacrifice the quality of videos you will produced, and it does work best. I have my old 5D for my pictures still works like a pro even for the oldest version . Hope this helps.
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Hi, no it can record only in time lapse mode, means speeding up the motion, not slowing down.
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If you want to record you will need to connect the camera to a DVR (Digital video recorder) or something similar otherwise it is just live video connected to a monitor.
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Video you'll need IS to reduce handshake. This len is so slow, it not even good for taking pictures of moving objects.
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Mainly it is made for you to use it with Video, you roll the video shoot and stop then trim the parts of running video and stoping it. Using Apps like camera+ or other photography apps will enable you to set a timer for the shot and then you'll be able to take a picture with the phone remotely.
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With this Sony model you cannot take a still photo while shooting video. On some previous models you could. Sony took that feature away on this one - and I was unhappy to find that out (after I bought the camera)
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You still need a video capture device and software. This is only meant to "stabilize" the video from flaws like macrovision. ;)
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Sorry I just use for my photography. I have not used my camera for video. I have old Fuji 5 mp that takes the best video of anything I have ever used even new sony. I still use the old xd Fuji.
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it has a front facing camera...in theory it could be used to record video with an app of some sort, though i haven't used it for that purpose as of yet.
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No. The Camera Uses Mini DV Tapes To Record HDV or DV Video. Card Is There For Capture Of Still Shots Only. It's A Great Camera!
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You configure it to work with whatever application you plan to use the camera with and then you record it from the software. It's not a very good camera for video, but it works for something.
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No.. I am not intersted to record videos. What's about the photo quality? almost same?
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Yes the camera is capable of being used for recording, however the WANSCAM software that is included can not. I am using iSpy64 which has a lot of recording features (opensource software at ispyconnect.com)