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

[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
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.


Rob

[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.

[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
Rob

[dave robinson]

So that's why it sounded so good? You really need to show the sound from the camera Rob.

[geronimo7476]

Brilliant playing, sound and the camera looks like a bargain as the pic is pretty clear
Cheers CC

[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

[sausage fingers]

Thanks all for your thoughts and comments, better get down to making some more appropriate to this forum style recordings .
Thanks
Rob

[wstagner]

You got sum good pickin goin on there.
Looks like the action is low and strings are .009 gauge?

[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

[Mikey]

Great picking and a lovely tone. Would like to hear more!