dadob

This video/still camera blows me away!!! It does everything I've ever wanted a video camera to do and most what I want a still camera to do. Traveler HD 10x video camera from Aldi Groceries they have a web site. I'm not allowed to post the link but the camera is on the first page.

720 p h.264 compression, component output, great menu quick turn on user friendly and a whopping 10 friggin' x optical lens. All for 199 buckuroos!!!!!

It has digital zoom too but who needs it.

The only things it doesn't have that I might care about is a flash and only goes to 400 iso.

I was thinking of buying a flip type camera or aitpek with no digital zoom and cheap construction. I couldn't find an affordable hd camera with any optical zoom. I woulda' been happy with 3x.

I was shopping at Aldi's 'cause they had a good price on Pistachio Nuts, I generally don't like their groceries but the pistachio's, they're good. I suddenly see this display of electronics items. An over priced no name gps and then my jaw drops this cute little video cam with sdhc 4g memory an a 10x optical zoom It took me about 2 minutes to decide. I asked the manager if it was returnable if I wasn't happy. Affirmative.

while I am running it home to play with it I'm thinking all sorts of negative--- of all the possible disappointments and how it's too good to be true. But, it's all true I absolutely love it. It seems well engineered, I mean it's junk but it's great junk. Sometime you get what you pay for and sometimes you get less than pay for. This is the find of the decade for me. I have always been disappointed with video cams and digital cams especially when viewed on my 65" mitz. Not this; the first films I took of my back yard looked broadcast quality and the stills did too. Praise God for his blessings.

This is how easy it is. You turn it on it's so fast that the splash screen can't be seen. It blips out of sight in a microsecond and within 2 seconds you are ready to shoot. You push one button for video and another button for snaps. There are tons of menu options which are easy to navigate. It has a real joy stick selector not the cheap rocker switches, a motorized zoom -- a little fast but it works.

This camera seems so well designed and thought out I expect to find more cool things. If this camera last a couple years I will have more than gotten my moneys worth. Except now I'm gonna have to pay to go back to Hawaii and redo the lousy pictures my vhs-c took. I can handle it.

Aldi's manager said he'd give me 90 days to get a refund if I didn't like it. I already like it. Check it out make sure they will cover returns and see if I am not right.

One tip. I Couldn't get component output to work. I tried pushing the plug in the camera and thought it was in but after a while I looked closer and it had another 1/8 inch to go in so I had to push it real hard, that did it 7 beautiful 20p ahhh!

(it comes with all the cables you need, a remote and a extra battery adapter for the charger). The battery (li-on) looks like a standard cell phone battery, you should be able to pick extra's up on ebay cheap.

that's all for now dadob