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I ended up with a really cheap video camera from Amazon from a no-name company called Aiptek. That camera only cost $130 and records directly to an SD card. No moving parts. It recharges using a USB cable, and the files are accessible on the Mac without needing any special software or conversion process. I liked the $130 one so much, I bought the more expensive 1080p version. By more expensive, I mean $200. It doesn't have very good sound though, so I wish it had an external mic connection like the Everio. Still for $130, the thing is practically disposable.

Mike
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I hope you will give the camera to someone else to do a more thorough review.

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So what is it, are they bland or "sharp and detailed"?]]>Jul 8th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/Jul 8th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/The Samsung SC-HMX20C shots looked pretty over-exposed and soft on the whole.
I haven't seen a lot of great footage from this generation of camcorders--maybe it's the AVCHD, but the best prosumer stuff I've seen is from the older Canon HV20 HDV stuff (and I guess the HV30 is identical). Even the newer HF10 from Canon seems to have motion problems. Again, AVCHD is involved.
So, if this camera can record Mpeg-2 at 26 Mbps, why can't anybody make a camera that records HDV to a hard drive? Or is AVCHD better than I think it is?]]>Jul 8th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/
What players are people using to play them with?]]>Jul 8th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/Jul 8th 2008 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/Jul 8th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/Jul 8th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/jvc-everio-hd40-hd-camcorder-review/Jul 8th 2008 10:07PM