http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/ Engadget Comments for Genius G-Shot HD520 camcorder does 720p for $149 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/
*Warranty excludes damage due to acts of orgasm. Fish-eye lens and tripod not included.]]>Apr 27th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Also in many instances they add a free 2GB sd card in the sale so that's covered then.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820326001

Cheapest 1GB SD card on Newegg is $4.35 to the consumer, and honestly, that's retail (and probably also extra money for the SD branding, I'm just talking about the memory). I know there's been deals where 1GB USB flash drives drop to around a dollar a piece. I can't imagine that any consumer would balk at an additional dollar for built-in 1GB.

Then again, that would force this company to adjust their profit margin ever so slightly to maintain that "under $150!" price point. The horror!

I'm honestly wondering who makes these decisions. Do they really think that 32MB is going to record more than a few minutes at 720P resolution? And yes, I know someone is going to say "Well, you can still use that storage for photos" and yes, I realize that, but minimum storage should still match the unit's maximum capabilities. A minimum of 1GB for anything that shoots HD/more than 10MP photos. Wouldn't it be great if all features on products were usable out of the box?]]>Apr 27th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/
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Maybe they meant 720p (.9mp) or 1080p (1.97MP) even an upscaled PAL at about .5 mp. Any way you slice it, this thing is a piece of useless upscaling junk.]]>Apr 27th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/
I really don't think the MP thing was supposed to refer to video resolution. Who does that?]]>Apr 27th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/
-Maximum image resolution up to 11 MP by interpolation

It's a 5MP sensor for taking photos. Upscaling FTL.]]>Apr 27th 2009 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/We trust Sony brand tho, this better specs.]]>Apr 27th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 28th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 27th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 28th 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 28th 2009 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/

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What's the use of HD video if the sound is going to be horrible?

It seems to me that the industry is purposefully trying to avoid introducing STEREO sound at this stage, so they can add it later - thereby forcing consumers to buy AGAIN...

It's simply not worth investing in HD cams, if the sound will not be up to par.

Let me use an example: How many of you have seen films with the video taken from R5 releases, and the sound taken from CAM sources? It sucks, doesn't it? Well, that's exactly what's going to happen here.

At the very least, any 2.0 sound can be adequately distributed to any x.1 set-up (whether 5.1 or 7.1, doesn't matter), and create a good sense of three-dimensional sound. But with MONO, there's going to be no such thing.]]>Apr 28th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Mind you movie studios also tape the sound separately I guess, so you'll have to go pro all the way immediately and buy a separate recorder for sound it seems.
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Engadget, make it happen!]]>Apr 28th 2009 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/genius-g-shot-hd520-camcorder-does-720p-for-149/Apr 29th 2009 8:16PM