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Aldi/Medion £39.99p Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 00:46
by sausage fingers
I think i finally figured out how to record a clip on the little Aldi £39.99p camcorder and do a basic upload to 4 Shared. This is just a test to see what the picture looks like and to judge if i should buy a more expensive camera. I didn't have any backing tracks set up so i just noodled around in the key of G on my telecaster with the mini neck humbucker which i just installed.
You notice i was totally prepared for this with unscrubbed hands, dirty jeans after putting a new alternator belt on the car, and i'll fasten my fly next time around :oops:
So take it all on face value and let me know what you think of the picture quality, is it a hit or a miss for utubey type of recording, it did seem to loose something when i transfered the file from my other computer.
Edit here's the Utube link.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODh9_ab8pc
Link 4 shared.... Click on picture.
Image

Rob :shock: :mrgreen:

Re: Aldi/Medion Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 03:39
by dave robinson
Tell you what Rob, that's a good picture and a good sound , regardless whether or nor you thought it lost something - I'd say that the camera is a bargain. :thumbup:

Re: Aldi/Medion Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 10:29
by sausage fingers
Thanks Dave
Just to say the sound was recorded into my audio recorder at the same time as I used the camera, so the sound you hear is not coming from the camera. The sound off the camera is as you would expect with something at this price point :roll:
Rob :D

Re: Aldi/Medion Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 10:43
by dave robinson
So that's why it sounded so good? You really need to show the sound from the camera Rob. :idea:

Re: Aldi/Medion Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 10:52
by geronimo7476
Brilliant playing, sound and the camera looks like a bargain as the pic is pretty clear
Cheers CC

Re: Aldi/Medion Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 05 Feb 2010, 11:06
by asimmd
My camcorder cost £200+ and the sound is awful.

For the price and for the picture/not the sound, this has got to be worth it.

Well done

Alan

Re: Aldi/Medion £39.99p Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 06 Feb 2010, 13:13
by sausage fingers
Thanks all for your thoughts and comments, better get down to making some more appropriate to this forum style recordings :D .
Thanks
Rob :mrgreen:

Re: Aldi/Medion £39.99p Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 09 Feb 2010, 19:18
by wstagner
You got sum good pickin goin on there.
Looks like the action is low and strings are .009 gauge?

Re: Aldi/Medion £39.99p Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 09 Feb 2010, 20:45
by sausage fingers
Walt i was using 11 gauge strings with a medium action in that clip, i find i can get a better clean jazzy type tone with that set up,. I use 9 and 10 gauge when i really want to let loose and chicken pick or get things moving a bit , i also drop the action some, i find playing with 9's feels almost like playing on rubber bands though, must admit i prefer an higher action.....probably with playing a lot of acoustic with 12's.
Just opened a Utube account seems to play and load a bit faster there, i'll record something a bit more adventurous before long.
utube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODh9_ab8pc
Thanks for the comments...
Rob :)

Re: Aldi/Medion £39.99p Camcorder Test....

PostPosted: 09 Feb 2010, 21:48
by Mikey
Great picking and a lovely tone. Would like to hear more!