I boutght my Sharp on a bit of a whim. Out browing Dixons one Saturday, caught my eye, then I went for it.
My 1st Digital camcorder. I also got Pinnacle Studio 7 & Firewire card for my PC at the same time.
I've used this for allsorts. The usual family parties, sports events, and filming friends;' ... Read review
Camcorder - Optical Zoom: 10 - Digital Zoom: 700x - Weight: 0.5 kg - Flash memory: SD Memory Card - Supported Media Type: Mini DV - Viewfinder: without Viewfinder
Advantages: Easy to use Disadvantages: Probably a bit on the heavy side.
I boutght my Sharp on a bit of a whim. Out browing Dixons one Saturday, caught my eye, then I went for it.
My 1st Digital camcorder. I also got Pinnacle Studio 7 & Firewire card for my PC at the same time.
I've used this for allsorts. The usual family parties, sports events, and filming friends;' bands in the local pubs. Id didn't take long to get used to handling it, picture quality great, sound quality great. Videoed my hols in Greece ... ...DVD the picture quality is excellent. Sharp vibrant colours, nice sound quality. and the ability to take still shots onto media card.
Has been superceeded in last couple of years, but if you're starting out, and can get one second hand, It will be well worth the money. ... more
I boutght my Sharp on a bit of a whim. Out browing Dixons one Saturday, caught my eye, then I went for it. My 1st Digital camcorder. I also got Pinnacle Studio 7 & Firewire card for my PC at the same time. I've used this for allsorts. The usual family parties, sports events, and filming friends;' bands in the local pubs. Id didn't take long to get used to handling it, picture quality great, sound quality great. Videoed my hols in Greece a couple of years ago, and when edited & put onto DVD the picture quality is excellent. Sharp vibrant colours, nice sound quality. and the ability to take still shots onto media card. Has been superceeded in last couple of years, but if you're starting out, and can get one second hand, It will be well worth the money.
Product Information for "Sharp Viewcam VL-WD450H" »
Connections
Connector Type
1 x microphone
1 x serial
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK)
1 x composite video/audio output
1 x DC power input
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x SmartMedia Card
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! Sharp's miniDV Viewcams offer better resolution than standard Hi8 camcorders giving you an amazingly vivid picture. Sharp offers you VL-WD450H Digital ViewCam with color LCD screen and viewfinder. The powerful 26x optical zoom captures distant objects in fine detail. There is a SmartMedia card slot for digital still images. The zoom lens is leading its class. Optional zoom microphone picks up audio according to the magnification of the lens of the zoom lens. This solution features digital gamma brightness compensation circuit and i.LINK digital audio and video terminal.
