The Video device reviewed, is a copy of the well established MD80, and is known as a D001, it was purchased via e-bay for the princely sum of £9.99, and I think you'll agree is a terriffic little device.
It is small inconspicuous and light, and produces quite respectable videos in AVI format, that may be played on a PC.
Good Points:
In 1952, the BBC built and trialed equipment known as the Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus,this high speed multi-track machine used a thin steel tape on a 21 inch (53.5 cm) reel travelling at over 200 inches (510 cm) per second.
This soon became obsolete when Ampex started to sell the Ampex VRX-1000, this was originally developed in 1951, and by 1956, had a price tag of $50,000
Over the years there have been many models that have come and gone, such as the U-Matic, The Philips VCR, Video 2000, and finally, Betamax and VHS.
These later systems had great success in the home market, and offered the home user a reasonably priced equipment (sub £400) that facilitated time shift recording. Although the resolution of these devices was not great, with an equivalent resolution of approximately 333 x 480
More recently, we have seen the introduction of DVD, HDD, and Solid state recording devices, that greatly exceed the performance of these early standards with DVD resolution being approximately 852 x 480
As with all electronic equipment, there is a trend to produce smaller and smaller items, this enables such devices to be used for surveilance, or other obscure purposes such as aerial photography. (As John G4XTS demonstrated on his Sky-Eye presentation 10th Mar' 11)
Description:
Looking for a super compact video camera that’s idea to capture such as extreme sports and outdoor pursuits without bulking you down and generally getting in the way? This MiNi DV MD80 Micro Video Camera which captures VGA resolution video directly to microSD memory cards could fit the bill perfectly.
Measuring in at an impressively compact 55 x 28 x 20mm and weighing in at just 50g, meaning it can be clipped to clothing, worn around the neck thanks to a supplied cord or even mounted onto helmets, the MiNi DV MD80 Micro Video Camera records at 720x480resolution at 30 frames per second in MotionJPG file format and is billed as being capable of recording up to two hours of continuous video – 40 minutes of video recording requiring around 1GB of storage capacity – based on a full two hour charge of its integrated battery.
Features:
- Thumb size alloy housing
- Manually and sound activated recording
- Web camera for online video chat
- Support AVI video format
- Low illumination, high resolution image with 2000K pixels
- High speed recording and quick light response
- 30 frames per second for 720*480 video output
- Built-in Li rechargeable battery lasting for 2 hours
- Support 8G memory card (max) NO MICRO SD INCLUDED
- Easy operation with LED indicator
- Support USB 2.0
- Flexible installation with clip and bracket
- Support JPEG picture format
Package including:
- 1 X Mini DV
- 2 X Brackets
- 1 X USB Connection / Charger cable
- 1 X Driver CD
- 1 X Free Clear Silicon Case
