Hey David, I use an Xacti C6 and every video I have past May '06 was shot with it in 640x480. I bought it in the interest of stealth. Even though I loved my mini DV camera, It was impossible to just whip out at a moment's notice. It has been collecting dust ever since. I have guilt about that.
I avoid low light situations entirely because it just comes out lousy. My only real beef with it is that the internal mic picks up sound off the motor (is it a motor? I don't know. Something moving inside the thing that clicks and whirs). It drove me bats for awhile, but now it's something I've just accepted as the trade for such a teeny camera. Another thing I've accepted is that because of the placement of the mic, when I'm pointing the camera at something other than myself and I'm speaking, I have to either adjust my voice (something I rarely remember to do) or fix the audio later because it's considerably louder than my subject (assuming that my subject has the gift of speech. This has not been a problem with plants). Also, taking stills can be a bit of a pain (life's not all video, you know!) because the darn thing's so small that it's hard not to move the camera while pressing the button. Or I just have unnaturally strong thumbs. It fits in my jeans pocket on days off and it fits in my shirt pocket at work. That's all I could ask for. I would very much like a newfangled waterproof one, but can't justify the purchase. I would certainly buy another Xacti without reservation. I've been happy with it. Bekah -- http://missbhavens.blogspot.com --- In [email protected], "David Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been thinking about the Xacti cameras lately (or others of similar > design), and have been trying to read up on them online. Unfortunately all > the user reviews usually have the same problems: > > 1) EXTREME (polar opposite) opinions on video quality in the same forum > 2) No actual video to back up either opinion :-P > > I know a lot of folks here use Xacti or similar form factor cameras ... but > we don't often know the camera being used by someone when we watch their > vlog ... > > So, I was wondering if some folks with various models of xacti (or similar > form factor) cameras could reply here with which model you use, and a link > to an example video. > > I'm basically trying to see the actual end result video from the various > models. Indoor lighting vs outdoor, color quality, etc etc etc But if you > want to include other information such as battery life / gripes /etc that > would be most welcome as well. :-) > > I've read on this list that some people are disappointed with the sound > these cameras capture ... I'm wondering how it compares to using internal > mics on other cameras though ... worse than normal or just the standard > "internal mics suck"? > > > Thanks in advance, > - Dave > > -- > http://www.DavidMeade.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
