Just one note though if you're planning to video some music groups this cameras has some problems with it's Automatic Gain Control as audio from a group at a farmer's market the other day was clipping. This is weird because I also tested with my surround system playing back a concert on MTV-HD loud and it didn't break up.
curtisdeltablues wrote: > Amazing resolution! And the price! Thanks for posting this I am going > to have to get one. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> For the HDTV fans here this is a clip I took yesterday at a local park >> with the inexpensive Aiptek A-HD camcorder which shoots 1280x720p >> > hi-def > >> video. It sells for $170 MSRP and ~$150 street. The purpose of the >> clip was to test panning with the camera. Their previous model >> > produced > >> wavy video when panning. >> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D5BXZL47 >> >> Camera: >> www.aiptek.com and look for the A-HD (they use a database server so >> there is no direct link). >> >> The file is a Quicktime MOV file which is how the camera saves its >> clips. It will play with the Quicktime player but you may need to >> upgrade to the very latest version and I do mean very latest as the >> other day the Quicktime player on my Vista machine notified me of an >> update and once updated clips from the camera played okay where as they >> didn't before. Other players such as the Classic Media Player, MPlayer >> will also play the clips which use the AVC1 h.264 codec. >> >> > > > >