DXG DXG-595V 5.0 Megapixel High-Definition Ultra Digital Video Camera Review

I had resigned myself to having to spend $600 or so to get a camera to record HD video with my son.When I saw the DXG for about $200 (I got it for $199 at B&H) I thought I'd give it a try (the reviews elsewhere are better than here).

If you go in expecting flawless 3CCD quality 1080p video from this camera, then move along, the key is value for the dollar.My one criticism is that the anti-shake feature is not available in 1080p mode, effectively making 1080p a tripod-only affair.However, in 780p mode the camera shoots very good video, even in low light (it gets grainy in near-darkness, but that seems typical).The video is Mac-compatible and is stored in h.264 mpeg-4 files which play right off the SD card in quicktime and are importable into iMovie HD.Each clip you shoot is stored as a separate file, which makes editing easier, as some clips can get thrown out before the editor is fired up and the clips are imported.

I found this camcorder really fun to shoot with.it is very light, and about the size of three iPods taped together.The camera I got did not come with an SD card, fortunately I had extra cards from my digital camera.I found that you can tape over an hour of video on a 2GB card in 720p mode.I have thrown the camera in my laptop bag and hauled it with me to all sorts of places and it is still going strong.

If you want a simple HD camcorder that shoots good 720p video at an incredible price, this is the unit for you.



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