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Indeed, the only major disappointment is the lack of support for platforms other than Windows.
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There are also CD-ROMs containing Arcsoft software and a trial version of Magix Movie Edit Pro 15. As well as the usual battery, charger, AV and USB cables, you also get an HDMI cable, mini tripod, UK and Euro plug adapters, cleaning cloth and pouch.
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There are also four white balance settings for photo and video modes, plus two selectable ISO speeds (8) for still photo shooting.Ĭonsidering the price, the Camileo S20 comes with a superb set of accessories.
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The video mode also has several effects: time lapse, slow motion, digital stabilisation and motion detection. In both the video and photo modes, you can select from seven scene options. Round the back is another plastic cover conceals AV, HDMI and mini USB ports. The unit is powered by a lithium-ion battery and has an internal charger. You also get a 3-inch flip-out LCD screen (230,400 dots resolution) and 96MB of internal memory for recording – it takes SD/SDHC cards too, inserted from a slot hidden behind a plastic cover on the top of the S20. Video is shot in the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format, and stills are in JPEG format. For all its back-pocket scale, it feels a little unwieldy in the. It also offers still photo shooting at a standard 5Mp, with a '16Mp' high quality option, which uses interpolation. It may look like an elegant cigarette case, but the Toshiba Camileo S10 packs in a lot of HD capability.
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Within its compact body is a 5Mp 1/2.5in CMOS chip, f/3.2 fixed focus lens, 4x digital zoom, video light and the ability to record Full HD (1920 x 1080/30p) video, as well as 720/30p HD, WVGA and VGA video. It’s a super-slim model measuring 59 x 106 x 17mm and weighing around 120g with battery and card. The Camileo S20 looks stylish and comes in a choice of four colours – pink, red, silver and black. The H20 should be approached with caution, but if you intend to shoot slow-moving subjects in bright conditions, it's a good alternative to the standard-definition cameras.Light in the hand and on the wallet: Toshiba's Camileo S20 It's a problem that was slightly visible on all the HD cameras except Samsung's VP-HMX20C, but here it was particularly bad. As a result, the bottom of the frame is captured a fraction of a second later than the top, distorting the shape of moving subjects. This is a side effect of the way CMOS sensors capture each frame one line at a time (unlike CCDs, which capture the whole image simultaneously). Our biggest concern is that moving subjects and camera angles resulted in a skewed image. Indoors, video was grainy, and in very low light the camera failed to record anything at all.
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Colours weren't great, though, with overblown contrast sometimes obliterating highlights and shadows. It fell short of the best HD cameras but showed significant improvements over the SD models and even outperformed Panasonic's HDC-SD20 and Sony's HDR-TG3E at times. This lower resolution wasn't a huge loss, though, and in bright light we were impressed by the amount of detail the H20 captured. Video is recorded in H.264 format at 1,440x1,080 pixels per frame, but non-square pixels give it the same widescreen aspect ratio as the other HD cameras. The charger plugs into the USB socket, which is awkwardly located if you want to use the camera on mains power.
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Battery life is reasonable, but charging took around five hours. Toshiba also includes an HDMI cable in the box. There's no lens cover and just a glass window covering the lens, but a soft case is supplied to protect the whole camera. However, we found the buttons and menus a little confusing, even for basic functions. The design is in line with the low price, but it's comfortable to hold. This is a remarkably low price for an HD camcorder, making it cheaper than two of the standard-definition cameras here.