5 camcorder features you can safely ignore

Martin — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:11:32 +0000

Here’s some camcorder marketing talk you can ignore:

100x digital zoom — digital zoom enlarges your digital image, resulting in lower quality.
Software included — chose the software that suits you, not some feature-limited, outdated software that comes bundled with your camera.
Filming at 0 lux — no camera can film without light. The result is a grainy, colorless, low quality picture.
Electronic stabilizer — while promising sturdy pictures without a tripod, this really degrades your picture quality. Optical stabilization is what you want. Or – for best quality – a tripod.
Digital effects — this is really something you want to do in editing, not in-camera. Keep your options open!

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