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RED "camcorder" surfaces - Engadget

Son - "Dad, this RED camcorder is weird... where does the MiniDV tape go?"

Father - "I'm not sure why the hole in the front is round, the tape doesn't fit. Honey, do you think it's for a MemoryStick?"

Mother - "Just take it back to Best Buy. Maybe you can trade it in and get an iPod instead."
 
acehole said:
"Where does the wedge-in go"
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You beat me to it.

The responses by the JQ Publics are great... and sad-- mostly not a clue.

Acehole, really like the avatar. I miss the honey though...
 
Wife: It doesn't have a strap? Listen, if you don't take it back to Best Buy this minute, the couch will be your bedroom, sic! :D
 
acehole said:
I've never liked the word "camcorder"
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But I like the concept!
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Huuuff!...
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I thought the same thing when I saw that.

Camcorder = Camera + Recorder

Since it's not one of those old cameras with the VHS recorder over your shoulder, it's both a camera and recorder in one.

So how about the RED ONE and RED-DRIVE? Would having an external drive be like having a camera and a recorder? Would it be like this for a FireStore too?

Still, I don't think that the RED ONE is a camcorder.
 
some the remarks are halarious.. some guy wrote..

"who would honestly pay 17,000 dollars for a camcorder"

and then another.. "vaporware! until we see some footage this is vaporware"

who would go around shouting things like that when they have no idea what they are talking about.
 
I wonder if he has the balls to post his pictures for criticism. Funny that they think RED needs a "real marketing person". I'd say we doing fine as we are. A traditional approach would lead to a traditional product, which is exactly what none of us want.

Graeme
 
Man, Einstein didn't know how right he was with that "two things are infinite.." comment. I think most of the uninformed, completely misguided opinions of RED are the result of it simply being unlike anything that's ever graced the camera world before. People don't get it and, since most people are too lazy to know what they're talking about, immediately assume it's an overkill consumer gadget from some eccentric billionaire bent on extorting thousands of people. At least thats what I gather from the horde of forum minions on those sites.
 
LOL,

Did you read this: "I expect the final version to contain a webcam CMOS sensor or something."

If that's the case good job on the algorithms Graeme. Maybe the "...or something." he's thinking about is the wedge in picture.
 
penfever said:
Well, if there's one thing the RED journey has taught me, it's that people ALWAYS think things through before posting on the Interweb - right?
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The interweb... That's the one with email right?
 
Since it's not recording to the camera itself (records to RedDrive, RedFlash, or something else), I don't think you can call it a CamCorder. It's almost just a camera head, but not really even that. Obviously a new term will have be developed.

But ignoring the techincal reasons, I just can't call it a camcorder, video camera or anything like it. It's just so much more. It feels like the difference between a Yugo and a Ferrari.
 
What about the built in titler with the happy birthday and seasons greetings? It even plays polyphonic midi songs.

And the auto focus & auto iris, Oops! Sore subject... My bad... (no bashing)
 
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