What is this camera?

[cyrax037]

I found this video camera on ebay the other day, while searching for a new still cam. There are a bunch of these, but I can't find any info on them other then whats in the description.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-7-TFT-12-MP-HD-Digital-camcorder-camera-HD-DV-4-GB-SD_W0QQitemZ250496963947QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamcord ers_Professional_Video_Cameras?hash=item3a52c8556b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Does anyone know anything about it? It claims to be a 12mp "HD" digital camcorder, but for that price, it makes me very weary.

[yugosaki]

It looks like one of those cheap chinese knockoff type cameras. By the looks of those photos it has a very poor lens, and probably no optical zoom. It has a CMOS sensor, by the looks of it probably one of the cheap ones, so low light performance is likely nonexistant. No mic jack, and it runs on AAA's, which either means it gets terrible battery life, or it doesn't need much power, which means it's probably a really cheap camera.

I wouldn't buy it.

Edit: remember, "HD" just means the video is 720 pixels tall. doesn't say anything about the quality. I bet you my standard def camcorders record superior video.

[countevil]

It looks like it's trying to imitate a sony handycam.
I'd save your money for a well-known, trusted brand.

[cyrax037]

oh yeah defiantly, I'm saving my cash up for the HV30. I was just curious about this, cuz I've never seen a camera like that, for that price. Its probably not any better then a still cam. It probably is a knock off of some sort, since there isn't any model or brand or anything.