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From: Skybuck Flying on 12 Apr 2010 03:25
Hello,

I am thinking about purchasing/ordering an "expensive" camcorder... with
sound option too ! ;) :)

I might use it sometime to film a thunderstorm...

I am wondering if such "thunder flashes" might damage the camcorder ?

Like a human's eye staring into the sun for too long ?

Can a camcorder be damage by filming the sun as well ?

Currently I am reading the review of the latest and greatest "rave" ;) :):

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HDC-TM700-Camcorder-Review-37681/Low-Light-Performance.htm

This camcorder does have a little sound issue with the "build-in-fan" but it
doesn't seem to bad... ?!?
(If I do buy it I hope I won't regret... maybe a piece of paper can be
placed over the fan input air hole to temporarely reduce the noise ?;))

Also some people were complaining about some kind of "gravity lock"... can't
film in certain angles ? or rotations ?

I hope that it can at least point it towards the ground and the sky ?

Bye,
Skybuck.


From: Skybuck Flying on 12 Apr 2010 03:52
I really like this part of the review:

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HDC-TM700-Camcorder-Review-37681/Audio-amp-Other-Features.htm

According to the reviewer this cam has the best "sound" options... (5.1
digital dolby ! ;) :) and stereo) which is a little bit strange really
because it does have a fan... but then again the fan produces very low sound
! ;) :)

(The reviewer complains about DC input being inside the battery compartment
while an inconvience... maybe it also protects the camera from getting
damage if anything would be stuck in a DC input ?! ;))

Bye,
Skybuck.


From: Skybuck Flying on 12 Apr 2010 03:57
This is an interesting feature too:

"
Time Lapse Record
You set a recording interval and the camcorder will capture one frame of
video each time this interval comes up. Interval options are 1 second, 10
seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes. With this mode, thirty frames
make up one second of video and the maximum recordable time is 12 hours. We
like this feature, but it's really only useful for recording things like
sunrises, sunsets, or blooming flowers.
"

I can imagine if I set it to 1 second... then that could be used to try and
capture "ufo's" are people walking in and out.

One frame per second should be enough to capture something interesting if
it's out there ! ;)

Thus the recording time might be 30x times longer ?

So it could function like some kind of security camera or so ;) :)

Bye,
Skybuck.


From: Skybuck Flying on 12 Apr 2010 04:19
Hmmm..

The humming is very noticeable at the end of this video:

http://vimeo.com/5450665

This goes to show that not all reviews can be trusted...

I don't think I am gonna like this buzzing and humming sound.

The fan is also a part that could fail and then what's gonna happen to the
camcorder ? :(

Bye,
Skybuck.


From: Skybuck Flying on 12 Apr 2010 05:16
Reviewer wonders why it is now more square and less round:

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HF-S21-First-Impressions-Camcorder-Reveiw-37504/Handling-amp-Use.htm

This reminds me of the apple one button mouse that was round...

It was difficult to know what way the mouse was facing...

The same could be true for camcorders... if they round... maybe the start
slipping and you start to record diagonal/rotated stuff.

Maybe a square camera is easier to hold steady/straight ?! ;)

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HF-S21-First-Impressions-Camcorder-Reveiw-37504/Handling-amp-Use.htm

(I do wonder if that big LCD might get in the way... but then again I could
watch the LCD instead during recording.. or it could be tucked inwards ?!)

(This camera has an optical zoom of 10x and a digital zoom up to 200x ? I am
kinda curious about that ;))

Bye,
Skybuck.


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