Shopping CartDXG USA DXG-5B1V HD DXG Sportster 1080p HD Underwater Camcorder
date : January 9th, 2011DXG
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Tags : 1080p, Camcorder, DXG5B1V, Sportster, UNDERWATER
- Records 1080p 30fps High-Definition Video
- Waterproof up to 10 feet deep and up to 1 hour!
- Takes still pictures up to 12MP image resolution
- HDMI Output with HDMI cable included
- 3 inch LCD screen
Whether you’re in the South Pacific surfing the perfect wave, or looking for Nemo in the Great Barrier Reef or simply beating the heat of summer at your friend’s pool party, the DXG-5B1V HD is the perfect high-definition camcorder to capture those memories, both above and underwater. The DXG-5B1V HD 1080p High-Definition Underwater Camcorder records real 1080p HD video; takes fantasti still pictures up to 12MP image resolution; features 3″ TFT screen‘ and supports SDHC up to 16GB. Sporting a bru
Not worth it,
I bought this as a gift for my wife in hopes that it was a great little camcorder for the price. It’s supposed to be full 1080P camcorder with underwater capabilities. My wife opened up the camcorder and we instantly charged the battery to see how well it works. After the battery was charged I put it in the camera and wanted to see what we got for the price. I noticed that when I push the “Power” button it turned on and then shut down immediately, I then had to turn it back on. I thought that was kind of weird, but we kept on checking this out. Then I noticed that in 1080P you can’t zoom at all. So if I wanted to record my daughter’s soccer game I guess I would just have to run on the field and follow her around to get 1080P quality video. Then I put it in 720 mode and there you can zoom in and out. Not what I wanted, but maybe I could live with it.
I then did some recordings so I could do a playback and see the quality. It was horrible! The picture was grainy and terrible pictures the further I zoomed in. I tried to play with the settings and found that it didn’t help at all. White balance and low light picture quality is not good at all. I was actually embarrassed to have purchased this as a gift for my wife. On the playback the sound was muffled and I couldn’t pick up anything more than 2 feet away and was very hard to hear on the playback. It probably doesn’t help that the microphone is on the top where your fingers rest. I did make sure my finger wasn’t covering the microphone and that didn’t make a difference at all. What I did find with the sound,(during playback), is that if you zoom in and out or change or push any buttons it is picked up by the microphone quit well, much better than someone talking.
On to trying to take still pictures. That was horrible too. All the pictures were blurry and grainy. This camcorder is just bad all the way around. I since have returned it hoping it is just a defective one and not a product that was put out for people to buy. Just a disappointment of a camcorder.
Pros: Lightweight, buttons are easy to navigate, waterproof (Didn’t test it).
Cons: Complete waste of money, muffled sound, can’t hear anything over 2 feet away, can’t zoom in or out in 1080P. 720 is all you can record in with the zoom function. Playback of video is grainy and worse than a VCR used on a High Def TV with an old tape, “Still” pictures were blurry and not quality at all.
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|Waterproof?,
We bought this videorecorder for my daughter’s 16th birthday trip to Hawaii. The first day at the beach, she took it to see the beautiful underwater fish and coral. Despite following directions and in the modes needed, 15 minutes in the water and the videocamera was fried. Water was in every compartment, including the lens. The SD was also fried in the electrical meltdown. Despite the video being really good, if you are looking for a wateproof camera, pass this one by.
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|not good,
lens fogged up in water making video or pictures not good at all. Sound muffled. Video way over exposed in the sun, even with ev compensation or white balance adjustment, it was not good. I returned it.
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