maybe you should get a camcorder
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Published 2023-06-01
but i'm also not saying you shouldn't...
Cameras I tested:
Sony Ax-33 (Similar to the FDR AX-43 & 53)
Sony CX240 (Similar to the CX405 & literally every other handycam that has the same body style š)
#camcorder
All Comments (21)
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casually stuffing my face 4:11 :face-fuchsia-tongue-out:
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It's the soft look and indescribable film grain and the old 2000s camera colors that make any clip from these camcorders feel nostalgic
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Cameras have honestly gotten too good, to the point of being boring. Nothing captures life better than the dinkiness of an older camera. The shots of you going around town with friends are so much more fun and life like than professional grade shots of the same thing. This makes me want to get a super 8.
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literally the only reason i love camcorders over everything is because of the zoom function. You could either snap that zoom or you could slowllllyyyyy zoom in and I just love having that control. its a technique i use in so many of my edits
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Vibes are real. Looking back at the past 2 decades of my camcorder/camera history, as the resolution, stability and low light performance increased, we lost something far more important. Ease of use, so easy that i can pass it to whomever im with and they intuitively know how to use it, autofocus that just works... I swear my digital hi8 camcorder had better autofocus then my Panasonic S5... We had it good.
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Vibes are a really underrated camera metric people should really give more weight too when buying gear. That being said the AX-33 has a lot better dynamic range than the CX240 but the CX240 has a ghosting and chromatic aberration wide open that does give it a certain 00s home movie aesthetic
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Best honest video I've seen so far about recording and understanding what it is about. Thanks for this video!! It's been so helpful! š
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thanks for making a video like this- this helped inspire me to settle with one of these cameras that are easier to handle and more fun to use instead of investing in a super high quality canon that might be difficult to learn on.
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I've been working on digital transfers of my 8mm camcorder tapes from my childhood for a couple upcoming youtube videos of my own, so that along with seeing this resurgence in camcorder videography is absolutely inspiring me to get one once my wife and I have kids. Even to burn some blu rays of the footage so they don't get lost in cloud storage or external hard drives. Thanks for inspiring me further!
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I'm going on a relatively long trip in 2 days and this has just opened my eyes because I have that exact 1080p camcorder and haven't used it for some years. Being in film school made me use other stuff and relegated that cam to a mistake on my part (it costed me many more hundred bucks because I bought it brand new) but seeing this has reminded me that I could still give it many uses.
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Yessss- thank you for the comparisons- brilliantšø
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Greattttt video! I like the 1080p cam. The aesthetic is realllyyyyy nostalgic, reminds me of home videos that you keep and show your family ā¤ļø I definitely need one
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I love the retro look for the cx40
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Great video! and great edits.. i currently own Sony-CX190 which is 1 model older! I love the nostalgic vibes it gives.
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Great video, love old camcorders as there so easy to use and build purely for what it is unlike cameras designed for shooting photos. Have many cameras like gh5 and dji action and so on but always go back to shooting video with camcorders that tends to be more pleasing to the eye rather than over sharpness and exposed of modern cameras. Great video mate
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Dudeā¦ you have a great style (and āvibeā). Long time ax53 owner and camcorder fan. New sub!
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i have two and theyāre just collecting dust atm. this feels like a sign to use them more
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Your editing skills are mint af and you're such a chill, positive dude. Just vibes. Appreciate the review and here's my abo!! Keep it up like that g
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I think you can see the difference in picture quality in the 4k VS 1080p because of the filter affect it has on the video, almost like water color painting on the sides of objects makes it look like a cheap Fiji film camera sometimes But for price and portability I do like the smaller form factor of the 1080p one š
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Iām proud of you Spencer. Keep your art alive! :)
