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AipTek AHD-720p HD Camcorder

 
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1280 x 720 - 16:9 Ratio @ 30 FPS for Recording Movies Personal Media Player & Recorder Max. Resolution up to 8 Mega-Pixel Digital Zoom Swivel-Reversible 2.4” TFT Color LCD Display Night Shot Recharge Battery via USB HDTV Component Output Removable Hard Disk and SD/MMC Card Reader

Product Features

  • 1280 x 720 H.264 Video @30fps
  • .MOV Video Format
  • Night Shot
  • Personal Media Player & Recorder
  • 2x Digital Zoom w/ Fixed Focus
  • Flash w/ Red Eye Reduction
  • HDTV Component Output
  • Up to 8 Mega Pixel Digital Camera
  • 2.4” Swivel-Reversible LCD
  • 32GB SDHC Card Slot Expansion
  • Lens Cap Included

Product Specs

Pixel

Movie: 1280 x 720 Pixels (H.264) up to 30 fps 720 x 480 Pixels (D1) up to 30 fps 352 x 240 Pixels (CIF) up to 30 fps

Still Picture: 3200 x 2400 Pixels (8 Mega Pixel) 2560 x 1920 Pixels (5 Mega Pixel) 2048 x 1536 Pixels (3 Mega Pixel)

Video Resolution

CMOS (2592 x 1944)

Focal Distance

Digital Zoom 2x

Display

2.4” TFT Panel with 270° Rotation

External Memory SD Card Slot (256MB - 32GB 6MB for Storage)
TV Out HDTV (Component Out) NTSC/PAL Color System Supported
Interface USB2.0

 

Aiptek A-HD 720P’s Review

by reviewstream.com

Aiptek A-HD 720P Flash Media Camcorder is a decent camcorder and the picture isn’t t bad although it doesn’t look amazing on an HD TV for anything of that sort. But if you like taking video and putting stuff on Youtube then this isn’t a bad idea what so ever and so hit the spot just perfect because it’s quite easy t use with your computer and I wouldn’t pass it up for anything really. Now this isn’t the best camera to catch home family moments that you know are going to be coming up. But to catch those moments that you just don’t know about then this is great. Because it fits in your pocket so you can pretty much have it handy any time you think that you may need it!

I’m also not too worried about walking around with this in my pocket because with the price tag right around $150 I didn’t drop the bank on it. Granted had I done that I would have been pretty upset. I also think that this camera makes a good one for your child if they really want a camcorder for some reason. Another nice thing is that his camera actually does shoot at 720P while it isn’t true high def. It is better than the standard 480P that some others shoot in.

Just with like a lot of the digital cameras that I have review recently the first thing you are going t want to do with this camera is buy a memory card because otherwise you aren’t going to be shooting very much footage with this camera. In the high def made without a memory card you’ll fill up the space in less than a minute! And well you can’t really catch anything in that short amount of time now can you!

Now you can take pictures with this camera but you aren’t going to get anything great out of it, and you shouldn’t expect that out of a camcorder but the option is still available to you which are a pretty cool thing.

Shooting video went pretty well but I did have trouble keeping the camera steady with one hand so I always had t use two hands even without how small this camcorder is. Although if you don’t have steady hands then this will probably be hard for you regardless of if you use one hand or two hands!

The battery isn’t bad and it last about 90 minutes of recording and I guess you can’t ask more than that form such a small camera. But at least to me that seems very short, and I have to charge it all the time and I honestly forget to a lot. So make sure you stay on top of that if you get one of these otherwise you are going to pull it out and realize that you have nothing left on it, and miss something. But I don’t think this is a bad deal at all since it’s pretty cheap.

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AipTek AHD-720p

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Summary

For those who are on a budget looking for an HD camcorder, how does $110 sound? It obviously does not compare to any of the high-end HD camcorders, nor should it at its price point, but it still offers pretty good quality in 720p high definition.

The Aiptek A-HD camcorder records on digital with 1280 x 720 resolution at 30 frames per second and it can store 8GB of data. It records in ".mov" Quicktime format, using H.264 codec which is what most of the trailers on Apple's Website currently uses.

You can see exactly what you are filming on the 2.4" LCD screen, which folds out away from the body for easy viewing.

Other features on the unit include a 3x optical zoom and a LED video light. Still pictures can be shot with a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 2-inch macro zoom and auto-focus technology. This provides the user with more tools for capturing the right still image.

The body of the device itself is incredibly light as it is made of plastic – it seems the only metal on the camcorder is around the lens, which provides some additional protection for it. The back of the camera holds the controls buttons. The record button is on the front of the unit, directly under the flash.

A real useful feature of the Aiptek A-HD 720p camcorder is that it can be recharged using the supplied AC power adapter or by bus, which means plugging it into a USB port on a laptop or desktop.

Another cool feature about the device is that is will pose as a personal media player, allowing users to record from their TV/VCR/DVD player.

Quick Take: Talk about affordable, the Aiptek A-HD 720P is not just a camcorder, it also functions as a 5Mp digital camera with a CMOS sensor for capturing true-to-life images. The battery isn’t bad either, about 90 minutes of recording on a single charge.
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