It's a good starter camcorder, no GREAT features though beside the swivel screen. Also, the A/V output was awesome! I bought this to make indie films and it was great, the black and white feature really helped at times too. The quality of the camcorder is great too! It's very easy to carry around. Overall, a great beginner's camcorder. Also good for home videos and such.
By far the easiest Hi8 recorder I have ever used because of the extra large view screen. My last recorder you had to look through the eye piece and for long recordings such as weddings, birthdays, etc., this became very uncomfortable. Another nice feature is the easy to use buttons with larger than normal text, this makes the camera that much easier to use and to have someone else record a video where you want to be in the recording. In summary very nice view screen, and very easy to use.
I am going to write a review on the Sharp Viewcam. This area is used to write a review on a product, NOT to complain, THAT IS WHAT FEEDBACK IS FOR!!!!! Now that being said, I bought mine about 7 years ago & this camera is so easy and versitile to use. I mostly have used mine for when I go to horse shows. This camera is so rugged, and still takes beautiful footage. I REALLY love the 3" LCD screen, that to me, is the best feature!!!
Very well designed unit,simple and easy to use ,long 2 hour recording time.Works well in low light situations and does not require that annoying floodlight that drains your batteries.Controls are simple and intuitive,remote control makes being in the video simple.Transferring the 8mm movie to dvd is easy to do.This a great little unit and once you use the lcd screen you won't miss your old viewfinder at all.
The hi8 format is the biggest failure besides the 8 track tape. Very difficult and expensive to transfer this format over to modern dvd style format. This camcorder also has a pathetic screen to view your videos through but it is outdated tech so that has to be understood.
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