... I am about to send it back under guarantee, so Ill let you know about Sharp customer service! Keep your eyes open!
Other than that, it is still going great!
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Advantages: good sound quality and picture, easy to use Disadvantages: LCD screen- so mucky fingerprints... beware!!
...white lines, and for that period, the sound is distorted. This little problem is rare. I am about to send it back under guarantee, so Ill let you know about Sharp customer service! Keep your eyes open!
Other than that, it is still going great!
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Last February was my 18th birthday. I was elated when my mother handed me this funky view-cam!
I had been studying media studies a-level, so I was used to using these humongous cameras that belonged to the college. Although they all worked very well, I found it difficult to keep the camera still when I was forced to use a view finder. I think that is what I like most about this view cam- it has NO view finder! All there is, is a large, clear and crisp LCD screen. This is perfect for me, providing my little nephew keeps his little sticky mits off it! You can also twist the screen around so you can film yourself. Not only is this good if you are recording a video for family who are far away, but also great for entertaining my 3 year old nephew who likes to watch himself doing stupid things! The only thing here, is that mine has had a red blob on it ever since I bought it. Call me stupid for not getting it changed, but as it doesnt affect the recorded picture, Im not fussed!
The case is an unusually attractive colour: a kind of metallic champagne colour, that you only really notice in sunlight. Whilst on the subject of sunlight, this view cam comes with a sunshade, which you clip over the lcd screen and flips open so you can still see what you are filming even in really bright light!
Of course it also comes with battery + charger, shoulder strap, tv connector leads, the sun shade, diddy remote control and an easy to follow manual.
You can add your own credits, super impose titles, fade in and out, connect to PC, TV and VCR and you can even record short "messages" of 30-60 seconds. Transfering the images onto video is simple. By simply plugging in the colour co-ordinated plugs into the back of your video (sometimes front of t.v), putting your tv onto aux out, and placing a blank tape in your VCR, you press play on the camcorder and record on the VCR and there you go. The sound quality is fantastical, although if you have the sound on the camcorder up too loudly when recording onto VCR, it can distort the picture! I recorded my little sisters violin recital, and it sounded just as good as did the original performance! Also, I recorded an orchestral rehearsal, but forgot my tripod. In replacement I used a carefully constructed music stand, but the vibrations from that distorted the picture, so make sure there are no vibrations to disturb the recording! You can also buy a card that plugs into your computer, so you can put movies onto it. Much easier, though, to buy a machine with a lead that does the trick! You can even find computer packages with digital camcorders!
The battery takes three hours to charge fully. It is impossible to say the life span of the battery because, if you use the playback feature it uses more battery than simply filming. I use both functions whenever I use the camcorder, and I would say that it lasts about 10 hours with serious amounts of playback having been used.
I do not have a bad word to say about this little machine! I love it!
***UPDATE***
OK, here comes the gripe! I have now had this machine just over one year. The battery life is now awful, and the machine turns itself off for no reason at all! The picture sometimes flickers, and you get black and white lines, and for that period, the sound is distorted. This little problem is rare. I am about to send it back under guarantee, so Ill let you know about Sharp customer service! Keep your eyes open!
Advantages: As simple and easy as you get, now very cheap too Disadvantages: Short Battery Life,
I bought this camera for my eighteenth birthday which was just over three years ago. I do wish I had saw the digital age coming and realised that despite the price having dropped by a whopping £60 I was not really getting a bargain by paying £300 for it. Since then, the digital camera market has boomed while analogue camera's such as these have depreciated in value like they caused the plague. I was a little peeved to see these on sale a year later ... ...a year after that and to be honest, I began to resent my little viewcam. I felt I had been burned. Every time I looked at it I wished I had saved for a while and invested my cash in an up to date digital thingy with loads of gadgets and bobbins and all that jazz. But I hadn't given my viewcam much of a chance and it was a while before I actually put it to good use. And when I did I began to realise this is actually a pretty nifty little number which ...
cokane 19.10.2005
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Advantages: Good screen, reasonable price. Disadvantages: Bad customer services, no essential leads provided.
...viewfinder.
I picked the Sharp Viewcam VLA10H from Index at £350 with an additional 10% off via a voucher. I had had a Sony before, but, hey, a hefty divorce from a nasty ex-husband had left me without furniture never mind a camcorder. So after two years of saving up, I could just about afford it. I hated 2 years of having no video footage of the kids - all the stuff you want to look back on in later life.
The camcorder was heavier and larger than ... ...a lead twice on the Sharp website, but the site is impossible to understand and seems more interested in flogging you more crap like you have already bought, and giving you FAQ's without offering any on-line help, or ordering facilities. I left a message and was guaranteed a reply by the following working day. Well, that was a couple of days ago, and I am still waiting.
I am angry that the camcorder is useless without this lead and I am expected ...
sdys15453 16.10.2001
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Advantages: instant playback, easy to use, Disadvantages: short battery life and cost of them, fingerprints on screen
...I eventually decided that this sharp view cam met my criteria. Now I had to buy it. Luckily for me I got a sale brochure from a well-known catalogue company through the post. Guess what? To my luck the view cam I wanted was included in the sale, and I could have it now and pay later! (After all we needed some cash to go to Disneyland). So I placed my order and waited for delivery – which as a matter of fact took about four weeks.
Before I ... ...know about this view cam:
· Built-in 7.5 cm (3") fingerprint-reduced LCD view screen · 16x power zoom · User-friendly on-screen display · Title writer (customisable/standard message set) · Fade mode
· Free angle recording and self recording · Infrared remote control · Quick review
The camera:
************ The actual camera is quite light and very easy to use-it’d have to be with my brain not quite up to anything technical! It has a little ...
dabmim 27.01.2002
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Advantages: Gets the job done with exemplary quality Disadvantages: LCD - fingerprints are going to be left on it unless handled with care
...Anyway this baby ( The Sharp Viewcam VLA10H) rocks! I have to confess that this camcorder is currently not in my possession - I borrowed one off an acquaintant and kept it for a few weeks. But I have to say those few weeks led me to believe that I had an exquisite item in my midst.
This baby is a fairly big mama - by that I mean that it is fairly heavy for something ever so small. However they do say good things come in small packages - and that ... ...and just want excellent quality camera footage, then I do recommend this camcorder as it delivers on that.
The LCD screen is a gem because I love to see what I am recording via a good screen - not a little viewfinder. The camcorder uses Hi8 tapes - these are pretty cheap to get (£3) so it is very accessible to everyone to use, so you can record what you have filmed on a 90 minute tape! How good is that? The rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery ...
siso 16.09.2004
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Advantages: affordable, easy to use, trusted brand Disadvantages: screen dirties easily, short battery life with standard battery
I bought this camera under no illusions and was impressed when I received it. Having shopped around, I found a website which dealt in mint condition shop returns - the only thing that has been done with them is that the box has been opened/damaged. Becase of this I paid £120 for this camcorder, which included a lot of accessories which you would be expected to pay for seperatley - I received a shoulder strap, a remote control, various leads, screen ... ...ready to go from the off and the camera made its debut at my wedding. I could not have been more pleased with the results - the stabiliser meant no shaky pictures from walking around with the camcorder, the zoom functions were smooth and as long as you don't zoom in too quickly, the camcorder keeps up well - not losing focus. Even a tipsy beginner at the reception was taught and able to use the camera successfully in minutes. My film came out near ...
lianne_dale 17.01.2005
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1 x composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 )
Manufacturer's product description
Sharp Viewcam camcorders offer instant playback in color with sound so there is no need to wait until you get home to see what you recorded. Never before has recording videos been this easy or this much fun! Enjoy video recording and playback with this easy-to-use ViewCam! The Digital Gamma Brightness Compensation circuit makes shooting easy under any lighting conditions. It has a built-in 7.5 cm (3") fingerprint-reduced LCD view screen with user-friendly on-screen display. It can write title as custom or standard messages. For fancy look of your movies it adds 4 effects and fading modes.
