03-16-2012, 12:53 AM
video of the cheap $35 cam
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some observations.
definitely doesnt look like 720p, is not sharp at all. still useful for its purpose IMO and well worth it for $35.
this particular video is ideal conditions. late in the day overcast. with a bright sky the auto exposure is screwed up and video is washed out, and at night the video is essentially worthless.
audio is awful, but you probably should turn that off anyway.
275 MB per 5 minutes of video.
you want to point the camera down to minimize the sky (and how it screws up the exposure)
I think I will still buy the other one to try it out. it seems like a more useful form factor and hopefully quality will be better.
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some observations.
definitely doesnt look like 720p, is not sharp at all. still useful for its purpose IMO and well worth it for $35.
this particular video is ideal conditions. late in the day overcast. with a bright sky the auto exposure is screwed up and video is washed out, and at night the video is essentially worthless.
audio is awful, but you probably should turn that off anyway.
275 MB per 5 minutes of video.
you want to point the camera down to minimize the sky (and how it screws up the exposure)
I think I will still buy the other one to try it out. it seems like a more useful form factor and hopefully quality will be better.