Product Description1080p30/720p60 HD DV/5MP camera - Rechargable Battery
What Others Say
Very Impressed
I like the fact that it's small and mobile and you can take it anywhere. I put a 4gb memory card in and so far I've had no issues. I think it's a pretty good investment.
low quality
The aiptek camcorder I purchased has several flaws of which two are fatal: for starters the ccd has very low sensitivity so unless you are outside on a bright sunny day and tape slow motion events the picture is dark, reddish and in general of very low quality. The second serious problem is that the size of the files produced do not get even close to what the advertisements describe. There is no way to fit more than a few minutes into the internal memory and the external card is of limited help. Finally when I contacted aiptek about the second problem they did not even bother to respond.
Not bad for the price, but the MOV format is a pain
This is highly portable and well-designed. It has pretty nice features for the price, and shoots some pretty high-quality video if it is held still (as on a tripod.)
My biggest complaint is that it (like many other video cameras) inexplicably uses the QuickTime .MOV format native to Macintosh. This means difficult, lengthy and error-prone conversions (especially audio sync) in order to edit with Windows PCs.
The included software is perry weak.
Great Camcorder! Not Perfect, But Great.
Ok. Just so you know I'm not just your average person playing with this camcorder. I am a video editor and install a good bit of HDTVs. I look for things that most people do not look for in video. I have to say, for me, I like this model better than the Action HD, which is technically a step up from the A-HD+. I had the Action HD, but could not get over the noise of the the auto focus and zoom on every video I recorded. It drove me to return it. The Action HD does have a slightly better video quality, a lot better 3x optical zoom, and a very nice marco mode (for close ups from 6-2inches away), but the auto focus clicking on the audio of every video kills it for me. The A-HD+ has great video. The fixed focus takes a little getting used to. Once ... Read More
Very good for the price
As a HD camera, it's a great inexpensive choice. (I found it for $119.99 online elsewhere.) It's very easy to learn to use. Battery life is excellent and the 32GB SD card capacity means plenty of HD record time.
I do have some critiques for Aiptek though. The mic is not good quality. The bad placement of it only makes it worthwhile to capture the operator's speech. Forget it for trying to capture your subject's sound. (There's a mod on You Tube for it but it will void your warranty.) Next is the "distance/close up" switch on the right upper side. It constantly gets changed by simply handling the camera. So you must make sure it's set properly before filming or you'll wind up with blurred useless footage. The zoom is a 4 step 4x operation ... Read More
