need opinion on HD cam
 

I have someone locally here who is selling his HD camera and wanted to know if anyone had any had any experience using this camera:


Insignia NS-DV111080F 10.0MP HD Camcorder with 3in LCD Monitor

Capture special moments with family and friends with this camcorder that features a 3" touch-screen display for easy operation and a clear recording view. The 128MB internal memory provides plenty of storage space for still images and video.

Features
br> 12x optical/10x digital zoom
Brings you up close to distant objects and scenes.
<3" touch-panel TFT-LCD display
Swivels out up to 270176 to give you a clear view of the action you're recording or reviewing.
10.0-megapixel CMOS image sensor
Offers stunning detail and clarity with both video and still images. Up to 1920 x 1080 video resolution.
Instant autofocus
Allows creative video shooting.
Electronic image stabilization

Prevents shake and vibration distortion to provide smooth, steady video.
Night recording mode
Along with an LED video light for full-color shooting up to 3' in low-light conditions.
Digital still photo mode
Captures images up to 3664 x 2748.
Built-in stereo audio (16-bit) and stereo microphone

I have no direct experience with this camera. BUT!!! Ahhh, there's always a but. Someone very recently sent me some footage that was shot on a step down camera from this one. His was a Insignia NS-DV720P 5MP Digital Camcorder. Not sure on the one you're asking about but on the one I mentioned, it records to mov or avi. But the avi is some weird avi that neither Vegas nor Pinnacle will properly recognize. There's video there and it'll play in any player that will play avi's but when you try to load it into an editing software, it either won't take it or screws it up. My initial solution was to convert the video into mp4 but in the conversion it moved the audio off by about 4 seconds from the video. Perhaps not that big of an issue when it's one long clip. But when it's 10, it's a pain.

That's all I know.

If you're going to buy it, I'd make sure I bought that Insignia thing from a company that doesn't charge a restocking fee. I believe they stopped making them but if I were buying a new camera in that range(sorta), I'd go with a Canon HV30/40. If you don't want to record to tape, then a Sony HDR-XR150.

Probably some other good ones out there but those are the ones with which I have direct experience.

Oh let's see.....hmmmm....what else......oh yeah.....see sig baby!!!! :-)

http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/G...st-catch28.jpg

toe da top!

Insignia is Best Buy's brand if I'm not mistaken.