This is the worst of the worst. Of course it is, I bought it. For some reason I'm having a lot of trouble finding at least a usable camcorder for $200 or less. Please, any suggestions is welcomed. Yes, I know I can't expect the quality of a $400 camera for half the price, but I just want video that I can actually see! I first bought a flip ultra, but took that back because I saw it had no zoom function (I do need at least a digital zoom). Then, I was conned into buying this piece of crap. The specs boast of a led light so u can use it in low light situations, ha, yeah right! The LED light works up to 6 inches, that's IT, I'm not kidding. And, also, white balance is auto, well that would be fine if it was actually capable of adjusting to the point u could see. Every video I took indoors was almost completely black. Yes, I had all of my lights on too! U cannot make out any subjects u film at all, u can only see them as a shadow outline (yes, I brightened the lcd screen, which wouldn't reflect in the recording anyhow). There is no way at all to adjust the brightness. This is a pile of crap. You cannot even adjust the exposure to compensate either.
Here's the "features" u actually have to chose from: Scene selection-has sports (completely black screen.) low light - barely visible from 6 inches, using the led light. Blacklight-LOL, what I put it on. Maybe 1/2 of 1% brighter than low light, cannot make out any object, including people that are more than 6 inches away. Auto-the auto choses the next to the darkest option.
-you can zoom, but if you can't see the object to begin with, then what's the point of zooming in on a shadow?
-u can take 5mp still photos with no flash
-cannot adjust iso
-one "option" u do have is to move pictures to a different folder.
In summary, my digital camera that takes 640x480 shoots better quality video than the sony webbie hd-mhs cm1 "1080p" camcorder. The video is completely unusable.
I know they have a newer version of the webbie in an ultra compact version, and I would rather snort tylenol than ever give that a chance.
Beware-this camera is not for indoor use, even if you have multiple lights on. The led light only works 6 inches away, don't be fooled. This is the worst camcorder I could ever buy.
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