CAMWORLD AC12 5K 56MP Camcorder Review
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I have tested quite a few budget priced camcorders - and at £169 before discounts - that is what this is, and frankly, most of them are not good. Usually, the best you can say is that they are OK for the price. Not so here. This is the first budget camcorder I have tried that can deliver decent quality 4K video, although it does require thought and effort to get the best from it. Also, the camera comes with the most comprehensive set of add-ons and accessories I have yet encountered.
In the box you get the camera itself, two Lens Hoods, a top grip handle, remote control, USB cable, HDMI cable, x2 batteries, external microphone, camera case, mini-tripod, ball and socket tripod mount, 64GB SD card, and a well written and easy to read user guide. Build quality throughout is lightweight but acceptable. It is clear that economies have been made, how else could they achieve the price, but everything works as it should.
Let's look at the camera itself. On the front below the lens are the infrared remote receiver, LED light and microphone. The camera has a side panel door with a 3" IPS screen which can fully rotate to face forward. On the outside of the door is the Infrared LED panel for low light use. Opening the door reveals the control panel on the camera body with buttons for power, up, down, menu selection and OK. Below this are the USB-C charging port, mini HDMI and microphone ports. On top of the camera are the cold shoe mount, speaker grill, digital zoom lever and photo shot button and on the underside is the tripod mount, full size SD card slot and battery release button for the rear mounted battery. Just above the battery are status LEDs for charging and operation and a mode selection button. Next to it is the large video start/stop button.
The camera has three operating modes, selectable using the mode button or with the touch screen. These are Video, Stills and Replay plus a Setup mode. In any mode touch the on screen icon to enter setup mode where several screens of options are available.
The main selling point for the camera is the 5K video. I had my doubts about this but checking with Handbrake reveals that the video files are indeed 5120x2560, 25 FPS and do not appear to me to be interpolations from lower resolutions. Several lower video resolutions are available including 4K@60fps, 4K@30fps, and 1080p and 720p at 60 or 30 fps. A slow motion option is available at just 60fps, which is better than nothing.
Still images are excellent, and more consistently good than the video with a maximum resolution of 9920 x 5580 . Once again they are colour accurate and free from distortions with a sharp,
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