Genius launches HD Camcorder at $150 price
updated 08:45 pm EDT, Mon April 27, 2009
Genius HD Cam Ships
Genius has announced its G-Shot HD520, a pocket-sized HD digital video camera it hopes will break price barriers for the class. The six-ounce camera features a 2.4-inch screen, records 11-megapixel stills and records in 5-megapixel MPEG 4/H.264 video that produces a 720p picture. The HD520 has some features reserved for higher-end cameras, such as facial detection and image stabilization, and its LCD screen rotates through 270 degrees.
The new camcorder has a built-in 32MB of memory, obviously requiring use of an additional SD card for any video capture; it supports up to 8GB SDHC cards for the bulk of its footage. The 520 uses a 7.1mm lens and offers a 5x digital zoom. It has an HDMI output for a direct connection to a HDTV. The HD520 is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP/Vista. It retails for $150.
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low light?
I'm not expecting much from a $150 HD video camera, but I'll be looking to see if this can handle low (by which I mean "indoor incandescent") light. I discovered the hard way that Flip and Kodak's HD portables just can't deal with something like the arrival of a birthday cake in a semi-darkened room without getting unacceptably blurry, noisy and generally awful.