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DXG-595V. Life is full of surprises, so be ready to capture them. WitH THE DXG-595V, rest assured that you can take vibrant, clear and high-definition video. The key is in the details the DXG-595V features a 5MP CMOS sensor, 5X Optical Zoom, and video capture resolution of up to 1920 x 1080 at 30fps - that's real 1080P - and a bright 3" TFT screen to frame your subject or to review your video. What's more, you can take digital pictures, up to 8M image resolution. In addition, the DXG-595V comes with the ArcSoft TotalMedia Extreme software, a $99 retail value, that lets you create, edit and watch videos in a whole new level. Compact, portable and easy to use, the DXG-595V is perfect for vacations, road trips and just about any occasion you want to remember.

Capture in High-Definition HD Video up to 1920 x 1080, 30fps (1080P) H.264, MOV file format Take vibrant still images, up to 8M resolution Digital Voice Recorder Large 3e TFT screen 5X Optical Zoom Watch in High-Definition Vibrant, crisp and colorful video,always! Perfect for enjoying video on your Plasma or HDTV Widescreen format (16:9 ratio) available Share in High-Definition Connect to your PC via USB2.0 interface Upload video to the internet Store and record more memories SDHC compatible Includes ArcSoft TotalMedia Extreme software, $99 retail value!

Good find !! Has good reviews too....

kmurr317 said:If this had a 4 GB internal hard drive instead of a memory card drive, I'd buy this in a heartbeat. I might still buy it, its half the price of what I want, but its only half the camera I want also. Might be a good starter camera instead of dropping $400-500 for an HD with a 30 GB hard drive with usb connection

Why would you want a hard drive over SD memory? Hard drives are prone to failure, take lots of energy, and might make noise. Beyond that, SD is dirt cheap and getting cheaper.

My last camera was MiniDV and I just got rid of it...I got tired of the mechanical tape noise being captured when filming in a quiet environment.

I am in for one. FYI: There is some audio noise in recording shown here: http://www.vimeo.com/1495104

Snyder81 said:kmurr317 said:If this had a 4 GB internal hard drive instead of a memory card drive, I'd buy this in a heartbeat. I might still buy it, its half the price of what I want, but its only half the camera I want also. Might be a good starter camera instead of dropping $400-500 for an HD with a 30 GB hard drive with usb connection

Why would you want a hard drive over SD memory? Hard drives are prone to failure, take lots of energy, and might make noise. Beyond that, SD is dirt cheap and getting cheaper.

My last camera was MiniDV and I just got rid of it...I got tired of the mechanical tape noise being captured when filming in a quiet environment.

I don't know anyone who's bought a 30-40 gb harddrive HD camera that doesn't think its a thousand times better than anything they've ever used before. They've never had any failures with it, have no noise complaint and can shoot for hours and store tons of video on their camera.

kmurr317 said:

I don't know anyone who's bought a 30-40 gb harddrive HD camera that doesn't think its a thousand times better than anything they've ever used before. They've never had any failures with it, have no noise complaint and can shoot for hours and store tons of video on their camera.

Heh, well a 4GB HD would be quite limiting, they are selling an 8 GB SDHC card for $10 at Newegg... I'm sure a 4GB HD would be much larger than a SD card, consume more power, etc

My first hard drive based camcorder, dead out of the box.

So I'm on my second.
I like that I can store tons of video, but the battery never last that long so its almost pointless to have all that space. Though it is handy on vacations when I can't transfer data as frequently, but the battery again... I suppose I could spend half the value of the camera or so to get a bigger battery, but it still wouldn't improve battery life that much. With the way that SD card prices are going, I think I would prefer to use SDHC because I don't need to carry an additional cable to transfer the data (my computers/laptops have SD card readers), I can swap out memory easily (good if equipment is ever confiscated....), plus the aforementioned size and battery consumption.

I would pick this up if I didn't already have a camcorder I hardly use...

how big of an SD card can we put in this thing???

EDIT: just pulled trigger on 6 of them!!....family ALL wanted one of their own ...

Just bought a $1K Canon HD one...but still in for this to kick around or just to have one in the car.....

Wow, have I been living under a rock? I didn't even know that you could buy ANY HD Camcorder for under $600.

Ship to store option says it will arrive between October 21 - October 28, does it really take that long? I may have to blow the $7.50 on shipping!