Isonic Snapbox HD665 Multifunctional High Definition Camcorder (Black)
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Great camcorder, but the compatibility with editing software leaves a lot to be desired.
Compared to other camcorders available at prices around $100-$150, this one takes the cake. In my opinion, it's the best camcorder you can buy for under $200. However, as one might expect, it still has its flaws.
VIDEO
Even when not filming in HD mode, the picture you get is incredible. Needless to say, HD mode is even more amazing. The picture loses a little bit of quality when played back on a computer, but it looks great if you hook it up to a TV.
AUDIO
The sound quality is top notch. Usually with a cheap camcorder you really lose out on the quality of the audio, but the sound this camcorder picks up is even clearer than the picture. My only complaint with the audio is that anyone speaking from over 15 feet away doesn't get picked up very well, but that is to be expected from camcorders of this size.
PICTURES
In short, if you take pictures with this camcorder they won't look quite as good as pictures taken with a digital camera, but they're still high enough in quality to satisfy most people. If you just need something to snap some pictures on vacation, or while you're out and about, this camcorder will get the job done.
FEATURES
There are 4 modes on this camcorder: video, picture/camera, voice recording, and it's an MP3 player. I've only used the video and picture modes, so I can't say much about the other two modes right now, though if the audio quality is anything to judge by then I imagine the voice recorder is high in quality.
The features on this camera include a 3" flip out LCD that can be turned to face in 3 directions (but not upwards, which sucks), a light on the front for night (it's not that strong, though), flash-mode for pictures, and various effects such as stabilization and black and white mode. As I've found with other cheap camcorders, utilizing the effects while filming takes away from the video quality and sometimes even ruins the picture altogether (sometimes the picture will lag). Fortunately, I haven't needed to use the effects often.
FLAWS
Aside from what I've already mentioned, there's only one major flaw with this camcorder, and that's its compatibility with your computer and/or video editing software.
Initially, the videos uploaded to my computer without trouble, but there were a few that it wouldn't play back for lack of a certain codec. My computer is about 5 years old, so the good news is that buyers with newer computers likely won't have the same problem as me.
The real bummer about this camcorder, and the reason I only rated it 4 stars overall, is that Windows Movie Maker (the default video editing software just about everyone has on their computer) can't handle the video clips if you edit them in any way. Windows Movie Maker 2.1 is the recommended version for this camcorder, but it simply does not work. Any video that is imported to WMM and edited will turn into a black or green screen and just play the audio. The only way around the problem is to convert your video files first, which isn't only a pain but unfortunately causes your videos to lose a lot of picture quality as well. I'm still working on a simpler solution to this problem, but as far as I know this is the only way around the problem.
Nice light weight camera
Haven't really had a chance to use the camcorder but what we were able to do went well. I would not recommend this for someone looking for professional videos but for home videos it works GREAT!
A Disappointment.
I'm a loyal Amazon customer, and I have to say this is the first thing I've bought from here that's disappointed me.
I didn't expect it to be an amazing video camera for only $150, but the quality I got with mine isn't anywhere near good enough to spend money on. It's webcam quality at best.
Maybe it was just the particular camera I received, I'm not sure, but the video came out blurry and so did the pictures.
I will say one good thing about it was the sound. The sound it picked up was great, if the video and picture modes worked as well as the sound does, it'd be a perfect little camera.
I'm returning mine and looking for something else.
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