Aiptek ActionHD Camera

[dfergie]

I bought one of these $199 Cameras at Wal Mart Friday for a family reunion... this is an amazing camera for the price...Walmart.com: Aiptek Action HD 1080p Digital Camcorder, Silver: Camcorders
Haven't been able to burn a HD DVD or AVC HD readable DVD 5 or 9 with it yet but working on it... The software it comes with is supposed to be able to burn to BD, but not having a BD burner I can't do that yet... this camera takes some amazing pictures also...

 

[dfergie]

Using the Arcsoft program that came with the camera... I was able to burn BD Files to a folder, which I then used Uleads Movie Factory 6 to burn the m2ts files to an AVCHD disc... PQ very good, sound was cutting out... trying to do same with an HD DVD compatable disc...with a few tweaks...

 

[hdtvtechno]

Cool thanks i'll check it out...

 

[snathanb]

Good review of the camera here..... includes download-able samples.

Review: Aiptek Action HD 1080p - Hybrid Still/Movie/MP3 Digicams - Digital Cameras (Point and Shoot) - Steves-digicams.com Forums

 

[hdtvtechno]

How about this Kodak

A/O Kodak Pocket High-Definition Camcorder with2GB SD Card - QVC.com

 

[dfergie]

Heres a short clip taken about an hour ago...

 

[jrp]

Heres a short clip taken about an hour ago...

I can never get over how thick those snakes are.

 

[navychop]

Could you share your recipe for the subject of the clip? :

 

[dfergie]

Didn't have my pistol... and no big rocks available for about 20 yards, plus the dogs would have gotten involved... but skin, cut up and soak in salt water, then chicken fry... been years since I have done that though... clip filmed 720p 30 fps

 

[hdtvtechno]

lookin good

 

[dfergie]

How about this Kodak

A/O Kodak Pocket High-Definition Camcorder with2GB SD Card - QVC.com

Not bad... Aiptek has some models like that one also...

 

[navychop]

So what do you give up for these roughly $200 camcorders, as compared to the roughly $1,000 versions?

 

[dfergie]

Actually the next leap is around 700 I think for the Canon... Scott and goaliebob have the more expensive cameras, maybe they can jump in...

 

[hdtvtechno]

Actually the next leap is around 700 I think for the Canon... Scott and goaliebob have the more expensive cameras, maybe they can jump in...

Is that the VIXIA HG10 Series ?
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=177&modelid=15617

 

[Foxbat]

Heres a short clip taken about an hour ago...

I noticed a little "wobble" in the video image. Acceptable, I suppose, for a <$200 camera, but imagine if you just plunked down $1K+ for the new Nikon D90?
Video of Nikon D90 Wobble Test - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

It's enough to make you seasick.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I noticed a little "wobble" in the video image. Acceptable, I suppose, for a <$200 camera, but imagine if you just plunked down $1K+ for the new Nikon D90?
Video of Nikon D90 Wobble Test - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

It's enough to make you seasick.

Ouch. That would certainly make me sick - if I paid that kind of money for that quality video....

 

[Ramy]

If anyone comes up with a way to convert the video to something you can put on DVD and be in a format for either HD-DVD or Blu-ray let me know.

 

[dfergie]

I noticed a little "wobble" in the video image. Acceptable, I suppose, for a <$200 camera, but imagine if you just plunked down $1K+ for the new Nikon D90?
Video of Nikon D90 Wobble Test - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

It's enough to make you seasick.

The wobble was probably me... I hate snakes

 

[navychop]

WOW! I'd return that Nikon so fast somebody's head would spin. Surely they need to recall the product or somehow repair it. Absolutely defective.

And they put it out with the Nikon name on it. My, how the mighty have fallen/the great brand names have been debased.

 

[Foxbat]

According to the guy over on the Red forums where I saw the link to this, this phenomenon is because of the CMOS sensor being used in the camera. Sure, it takes fantastic meapixel stills, but the amount of time it takes to read the data out of the CMOS chip and reset the chip causes this slew in motion video.