 Works great for the price! |
| Review Date: July 29, 2007 |
| Reviewer: John Hillestad, Ft Lauderdale, FL USA |
I picked up this camera not expecting anything much... but I was surprised!
The video quality is very good and its pretty much a no brainer to use.
For mac users it works great since its a .mov file . All I had to do was pull the sd card out of the camera and into a reader hooked to the mac and copy the files over... they play with quicktime as is with no further processing. I used quicktime pro to edit what I wanted and all went well. But since these are h2.64 files you will need to use viddy up or divx to send your creations to youtube.
Over all the camera exceeded my expectations. these kind of camera's are really designed for quickie type videos that you want to view on your pc . They are convenient because the file is ready to go with no need for tape conversion then the dreaded compression which take forever... they are ready set go as soon as you copy the file. Also a 1gb sd card yields 30 mins and a 2gb is one hour. the camera comes with TWO batteries.
For the price you really cant go wrong. |
I may have gotten a newer model aiptek hd 720p 8mp
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| Review Date: November 16, 2007 |
| Reviewer: K. HUANG, Austin, TX United States |
Correction, I actually have an Aiptek A-HD. Mine does have a zoom, but I believe it is a 2x digital--which would explain the difference in price from this unit that has a 3x optical.
The local store had this on sale from $150 to $120, so I decided to look it up on Amazon for reviews on my mobile device right before I went into the store to buy. These reviews seems to be the best description for my unit, so I decide to get it to try for an upcoming trip.
I have already seen several difference in my unit. If anyone is interested on the feature differences to this one, the following are the obvious ones.
(note, the Aiptek A-hd has 2x digital zoom, and not 3x optical zoom--there is a big difference.)
The plastic and light construction gives is more of a "toy" feel than a real electronic equipment.
However ....
My unit seemed to have a very inexpensive / last minute lense cap thrown in. It looks like a simple bottle cap with a little tie string--but, it seems to work, and it is definately better than nothing.
On my first charge, I plugged it in overnight, and after reading some other reviewers, I was hoping to get 20 minutes of recording time. I simply left it on and pointed it my living room right before I went to sleep. To my surpise, the next morning, the 2gig SD memory card was full with about 1:05 hrs of video, and the battery still seems to have all 3/3 bars. (I doubt it was really 3/3; however, it was able to record for more than 20 minutes on a single charge). (The manuals lists 90 minutes of recording time per charge).
My unit had an option for 8Megs for still pictures, and the 720p picture was much better than my ancient regular camcorder.
I'm hoping to take this snowboarding with me, and for the inexpensive cost (relative to the regular price of $150.) I feel slightly less worried about damaging it.
I have seen pictures out of my friends Sony HD camcorder which is amazing (at 1080i/p), and I believe provides better pictures than this unit; however, I find it more difficult to carry around such expensive electronics up in ski areas.
For the cost and the quality, it has a good fit with my normal outdoor gear. |
Bargain HD camcorder!!
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| Review Date: July 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: D. Seaman, Hector, MN |
| Impressed with the pictures & videos it took in HD all for only $250. Also has a histogram meter! Nightshot mode was acceptable & the zoom noise wasn't as bad as others made it out to be. It may not have all the features of more expensive models, but for the price I'm happy! |
Excellent quality for the price
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| Review Date: November 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: redskys, RICHMOND, VA United States |
| You can't beat the price of the GO-HD for the quality of the picture and ease of use. One caution, the video quality is dependent on how good a PC you have so don't try and view the video on an old pc it will be choppy or not play. I give the GO-HD five stars for price and the simple ability to put it in your pocket and whip it out when you need it. Try that with a big HD camera! I don't think you can go wrong with the go-hd but remember to have a fast pc. Oh, and also, make sure you have a fast SD card. If you have the right equipment you'll be amazed. |
I love this little camera
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| Review Date: February 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Daniel Powell, Boulder, CO USA |
This camera is small, convenient and easy to use. You can hear the zoom motor but I've got a $1000 Sony miniDV unit that's louder. The HD picture quality is superb and the controls are easy to operate. For the money, this is an excellent bargain. It would be nice if it had image stabilization. It would be nice if it had 10x Zoom. It would be nice if it had HDMI. Come to think of it...it would be nice if it had a MPG player and a phone too.
It's an awesome HD camcorder for near $200! |
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