Aiptek HD-1 720P High Definition Camcorder with Built-in 1GB Storage

After some research, I purchased this to have something with me at all times to capture pictures/video of my five year old. I had it about a week before I returned it, though. The pictures it took in daytime and outside were not bad quality-forget poor lighting conditions. Video was the same. What was really the deal breaker was how long it took to snap a picture. I missed too many shots waiting for it to snap the picture I thought I took seconds before. I returned this and purchased a Kodak zi8. Took instant pictures-quality not as good as Aiptek’s. Same thing in low lighting situations except this one didn’t even have a flash-this one went back too after a couple of days. My last purchase was a Nikon Coolpix S570 that takes 12MP pictures and video. I think this is what I should’ve bought in the first place. I think it just depends on what you want the equipment to do and what your purpose is. My digital camera didn’t work anymore so I wanted something to take decent pictures along with the video capability. The mini/pocket camcorders, although a slick concept, just didn’t give me the picture quality I needed. As a secondary item, not my primary source, they may have been okay.
Rating: 3 / 5