ALSONE FHD Vlogging Camcorder with Microphone

This camera is a perfect starting camera for beginners. It is easy to use even for someone with little tech experience. I got it for my dad and he is able to use it no problem. The picture are clear. Good product overall.

NOTE: I have not had this video camera for even a month and the one battery does not work. It is fully charged, but when I attach it to the camera it seems like it is not connecting. It will show it is fully charged and then it goes off. I attached the other battery and that works fine. I am very disappointed. I thought it was a good camera for the price and for a beginner. I still think it’s not a bad camera, but I’m upset about the battery not working properly. Thought I would put this out there for anyone else.

I just started doing videos and wasn’t sure about buying a video camera. Wasn’t sure what to look for in a camera so I thought I’d start with a cheaper one. Of course this camera doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that more expensive cameras have. It won’t take distant videos very well. It does have a zoom feature, but it’s not like you get on more expensive cameras. I will be using it for sitting at my desk or maybe in the yard when I want to do outdoor videos. I did do a test walking around our gardens and the color was good as well as the picture. It does have an external mic, but I used it without it and it was fine. For a beginner like myself I’d say it’s a good starter. It does not come with a SD card and although there are two batteries they charge only when on the camera, so it’s advisable to charge both so you can switch if need be without worrying about charging. One additional note: if you are a lefty like me it takes a practice getting used to holding the camera with your right hand, but I imagine all cameras are like that. Sigh . . . One more obstacle for us lefties to overcome.

I just started making YouTube videos for my firearm training company and this camera works great. It is easy to use, and the picture and sound quality is excellent. Just need to play around with mic settings to make sure you aren’t picking up too much background noise depending on where you are videoing. Great price and great quality. No issues so far !

It’s an “okay” camera overall, but not what I expected and not useful for the purpose I bought it.

The camera itself seems to be of decent quality. It doesn’t feel “cheap” like many electronics today. I feel like it would stand up to regular use.

The LCD screen is not very sharp, but this really isn’t an issue and I think it is just fine the way it is. The reason I wanted the rotating LCD is I wanted to use it for amateur webcasting, to be able to see myself and the composition of the shot while still looking at the camera. The LCD works perfectly for that and really does not need any more resolution.

The tripod mount on the bottom of the camera conveniently screws right onto the standard mounting screw on my LED ring light, so that’s a “plus.” However, because the mounting socket is so far forward on the camera, the LCD screen won’t open when I have it mounted this way. If you are mounting it on a tripod, you’ll be just fine, but if you intend to use it with a ring light, you won’t be able to do it.

Because this camera is promoted as a “YouTube Vlogging camera,” this is an important limitation since so many webcasters are using ring lights to simplify foreground lighting for their videos.

As a camera (apart from a webcam), the picture quality is mediocre — not as good as my 20-year-old HD camcorder (unfortunately, my old, camcorder doesn’t support webcasting). The image is flat and disappointingly soft even at the best settings (1920×1080 resolution with maximum sharpness).

It’s a little better than the video from the built-in webcam on my laptop cover, but not as good as video from my phone camera.

The biggest selling point, for me, was that this camera could also be used as a webcam, so I would be able to use it for live casting. I currently have my phone set up for live casting, with a separate microphone running to my laptop for audio. It works, but obviously I can’t use my phone for anything while recording this way.

With this camera, the biggest disappointment was with its webcam feature. When set up as a Webcam, this camera only produces video at 1280×720 instead of 1920×1080. There is no setting to change that, so you’re stuck with low-res video if you’re hooked to a computer. For me, this one limitation makes it useless as a webcam or for live casting.

The included microphone is nice. I expected very mediocre results after my other experiences with the camera, but the external mic actually produces decent audio for what I need. If the camera had turned out to be suitable for my webcasting, I would have just gone with the included mic for my audio.

The included remote is handy. It’s easy to start and stop recording with it. Strangely, though, the power button on the remote will shut the camera off but will not turn the camera on. I don’t think that makes the remote less useful — it’s just odd. Overall, the remote works fine and functions just as one would expect.

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