Chinavasion's HD camcorder is just as lame as you think

by Darren Murph, posted Jul 18th 2008 at 12:31PM

Okay, so we won't totally judge Chinavasion's "High Definition Great Value" camcorder before we get to know it, but we'll be frank, we ain't gettin' to know it. Those willing to give this heap a fighting chance can ~~look forward to~~ hope for 720p capturing at 30fps, 8-megapixel still shots, a 2.5-inch LCD monitor, 19MB (and not a byte more) of internal memory, an SD / SDHC expansion slot and an HDMI output for showing off your adventures to friends and family (who will inevitably whisper behind your back about what camcorder you chose). Nah, we're not seriously riding this thing that hard, but do tell if you're the first soul to lay down $157.50 for one. Anyone, anyone?

[Via Random Good Stuff]

Filed under: Other hardware, Others

Tags: camcorder, cheap, china, chinavasion, chinese, hd camcorder, HdCamcorder

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Mojo_Yugen @ Jul 18th 2008 12:51PM

Wow, that's cheap. In so many ways.

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Rob @ Jul 18th 2008 1:45PM

This camera would've probably been acceptable back in the Break Dancing days, just like the guy in the picture.

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Truth Teller @ Jul 18th 2008 1:58PM

$157 for a 720p video camera and you want to complain?!

Jayzuss wept, who cares if it isn't the highest spec possible?

With a nice little SD card giving a 4gb or 8gb expansion to the memory it would make for a very handy cheapy you'd not have to feel so precious about
(just like mobile phones with a decent camera in them have made part photography/video so common compared to the old days of expensive cameras/video recorders).

Jeez man, what do you want?

.....oh look, yeah there it is, it's one from Darren.

It would have to say 'Blu-ray' somewhere on it for him to get a little, er, 'frisson', right Darren?

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scott @ Jul 18th 2008 6:48PM

I don't know about the rest of you, but if I was to go on vacation to someplace dangerous where I might get robbed or break my camcorder in an intense athletic excursion, I would much rather be carrying this thing than a $1500 HD camcorder. At $160, it doesn't matter how small the internal memory is or that it is 720p instead of 1080i/p. You get what you pay for, yes, and this thing fits the bill when it comes to the above scenerios.

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Marshall H @ Jul 19th 2008 9:20AM

The aiptek 1080p 30fps or 720p/60 is a better bet at $160 at Best Buy.

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