HOW ABOUT AN HD CAMCORDER FOR A GIFT?
December 19th 2009 02:07
Well, you know me. I am not the kind of guy who would encourage people to buy anything beyond their means and start another worldwide economic collapse.
Oh, okay, we are just talking about a High Definition video camcorder.
Expensive?
Nope. Not this one. And that is why I am bringing this up.
There was a time when you cannot find a video camera, no matter how inferior the video it produces, that is “buyer friendly. “
When I was checking those things out, I couldn’t find any that was priced below US$1,000.00, until I decided to venture into the display windows of some weird sounding, unknown brands. And there it was, looking a bit too amateur and inelegant but then, I am not really the high fashion kind of guy.
Thinking that it was just like one of those one roll of film, disposable, still cameras, I asked the sales clerk if I can take a closer look at the unit on display. She brought it out of the glass cabinet. She was all praises for it but I wasn’t listening. I kinda tune out of every sales pitches I hear. I prefer reading the brochure or any accompanying literature.
The leaflet says it was a High Definition video camcorder. That immediately got my attention. It comes with an SDHC memory card and the unit supports up to 16 GB. The bundle includes the usual connectors, an Ion-Lithium battery and a CD that contains a program that will enable you to edit your video and burn it into a blank CD/DVD and convert the files into common video formats.
The thing can take still photos, as well. It has a built in flash, and its on board program allows you shoot in different lighting conditions. You can zoom-in tight to your subject and zoom-out really wide. The stabilizer works fine on close-up shots and it has a playback. There’s a built-in microphone, though I find the volume controls somehow lacking in some respects.
Considering its capabilities, the real clincher is the price which stands at just above US$100.00!
I won’t mention the brand, as usual, but why don’t you scour your local stores, you may just find it there (or something similar to it). This thing is backed by a very reputable manufacturing company but you won’t find its name there.
You can ask around though, that was how I found out about it.
If you are totally clueless as to how this could be possible, hear this one out: When the going gets tough, some companies who are selling expensive branded products produce similar products that they sell in the same market but targeted to the lower segment of society (translated: cheaper price). Those products bear different brand names but they are almost practically the same as the ones that bear the expensive brand.
The only big difference is on the price. Which, of course, is a lot cheaper.
Naturally, if you do not want an altered product, though just ever slightly, and you want the brand attached to it and you have the money, then you pay the corresponding price for it.
You know how it is, to some people, everything is in the name.
Oh, okay, we are just talking about a High Definition video camcorder.
Expensive?
Nope. Not this one. And that is why I am bringing this up.
There was a time when you cannot find a video camera, no matter how inferior the video it produces, that is “buyer friendly. “
When I was checking those things out, I couldn’t find any that was priced below US$1,000.00, until I decided to venture into the display windows of some weird sounding, unknown brands. And there it was, looking a bit too amateur and inelegant but then, I am not really the high fashion kind of guy.
Thinking that it was just like one of those one roll of film, disposable, still cameras, I asked the sales clerk if I can take a closer look at the unit on display. She brought it out of the glass cabinet. She was all praises for it but I wasn’t listening. I kinda tune out of every sales pitches I hear. I prefer reading the brochure or any accompanying literature.
Very reasonably priced HD camcorder
The leaflet says it was a High Definition video camcorder. That immediately got my attention. It comes with an SDHC memory card and the unit supports up to 16 GB. The bundle includes the usual connectors, an Ion-Lithium battery and a CD that contains a program that will enable you to edit your video and burn it into a blank CD/DVD and convert the files into common video formats.
The thing can take still photos, as well. It has a built in flash, and its on board program allows you shoot in different lighting conditions. You can zoom-in tight to your subject and zoom-out really wide. The stabilizer works fine on close-up shots and it has a playback. There’s a built-in microphone, though I find the volume controls somehow lacking in some respects.
Considering its capabilities, the real clincher is the price which stands at just above US$100.00!
I won’t mention the brand, as usual, but why don’t you scour your local stores, you may just find it there (or something similar to it). This thing is backed by a very reputable manufacturing company but you won’t find its name there.
You can ask around though, that was how I found out about it.
If you are totally clueless as to how this could be possible, hear this one out: When the going gets tough, some companies who are selling expensive branded products produce similar products that they sell in the same market but targeted to the lower segment of society (translated: cheaper price). Those products bear different brand names but they are almost practically the same as the ones that bear the expensive brand.
The only big difference is on the price. Which, of course, is a lot cheaper.
Naturally, if you do not want an altered product, though just ever slightly, and you want the brand attached to it and you have the money, then you pay the corresponding price for it.
You know how it is, to some people, everything is in the name.
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