Basic JVC camcorder £37.49 at Boots.

rizla01

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JVC GR-FX16EK Compact VHS Analogue Camcorder - JVC
- Dispatched from: mikrolive-ltd
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£114.99

pointsofview

Nothing at my local boots...

yorkshirepud_2

These are the details of said camcorder, the one in the original post at under forty squid. One has just sold on ebay for £98. Seems like a bargain to me, good to practice with for a first timer like me.

Jvc Camcorder

Top Features

* Easy VHS DECK Playback
* 16x Optical Zoom/700x Digital Hyper Zoom
* Digital Picture Improvement Technology
(Picture Stabiliser/TBC/CNR)
* 108 Combinations of Digital Special Effects (x11) and Scene Transitions (x10)

Other Features

* High Quality Creativity
* Manual Exposure Control
* Manual White Balance
* Manual Focus
* Flying Erase Head
* 320,000 pixel CCD

Overall Convenience

* LP (Long Play) Mode
* Built-in Battery Charger
* 1000mAh Battery Provided
* Battery Remaining Indication
* Battery Refresh
* 5-Sec. Rec.
* Instant Titles

haveagoade

Yes Yes YEs.................but you'll regret it!............and as I said you'll develope a squint, save up and buy a proper camcorder.

Jimbo333_2

What typr of media do these use?

haveagoade

They use small versions of vhs tapes. You put them in an adaptor and can then use them in a vcr.

speedyjoe

haveagoade wrote:

They use small versions of vhs tapes. You put them in an adaptor and can then use them in a vcr.

What are these "VHS" and "VCR" of which you speak? ;-)

Moneyfornothing_2

It is not as bad as 'Haveagoade' is making out. :rolleyes:

There are plenty of people out there who have used cameras similar to this over the years without developing a squint BEFORE camcorders with LCD screens were introduced. :rolleyes:

It's very basic but also very inexpensive, you pay for what you get with camcorders.

The 'Morgancomputers' one is bit better but not £60 worth better.

haveagoade

This jvc is the oldest example of camcorder technology still in production.

Its analogue, not digital.

It has no firewire for digital transfer.

It has very poor resolution.

No lcd flip viewfinder.

If you are NEW to camcorders it may seem that what I'm saying is not important.But Do not be overwhelmed by its low price.

These are being off loaded so they can be sent to the Betamax section of tecnological history.

There are far better recording medium's, and the jvc vhs compact is or should be about to disappear.

Mini Dv tape
Dvd+/-RW
HDD (hard disc drive)

How many experienced camcorder user's reading this are thinking of buying this item? I'd be interested to know?

I did not give the Samsung as an example as a particularly good camera, it was just an example based on price.

I would pay the diference for the flip out lcd viewfinder and the better resolution and the firewire connection.

speedyjoe

haveagoade wrote:

How many experienced camcorder user's reading this are thinking of buying this item? I'd be interested to know?

I'm certainly not. I did briefly think though that it might be fun for the money for an enthusiastic child. But then I thought the modern crop of solid state minicamcorders are not much more expensive and provide connectivity to a computer which an enthusiastic child is likely to have access to.