RCA CC9370 AutoShot Compact Digital Camcorder
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Manufacturer: Thompson Consumer Electronics
Price at amazon.com: $799.99This item is not stocked or has been discontinued.
- MiniDV
Product Description:
Whether you're planning to shoot the next independent film hit or simply record your vacation, RCA's CC9370 AutoShot compact digital camcorder has the quality and features to make your movies look their best. A 680,000-pixel CCD delivers outstanding resolution, and with the swiveling 3-inch color LCD monitor, the camcorder can be operated from any angle. A 10x optical/250x digital zoom lens brings distant scenes closer, and the built-in image stabilization helps to keep the shakes out of your recording. In addition to the camcorder features, the RCA can also function as a digital still camera. The still images are stored on the digital videotape and can be downloaded onto your PC via the provided serial cable. The 640 x 480 image resolution, though low by current digital camera standards, is perfect for photos you'll be e-mailing or posting on the Web. To keep your videos lively, the camcorder offers a large selection of digital effects and scene transitions. Exercise your creativity with effects like classic film, strobe, slow shutter, black and white, and many more. A random-assemble editing feature provides an eight-scene memory for favorite scenes as well as the ability to add special effects. The camera also includes playback zoom for enhanced viewing. Like most digital camcorders, the RCA includes an IEEE 1394 port and cable for communication with computers and editing devices. In addition, the camera connects to TVs via standard analog AV connectors or S-video connectors.
Description from Manufacturer:Whether you're planning to shoot the next independent film hit or simply record your vacation, RCA's CC9370 AutoShot compact digital camcorder has the quality and features to make your movies look their best. A 680,000-pixel CCD delivers outstanding resolution, and with the swiveling 3-inch color LCD monitor, the camcorder can be operated from any angle. A 10x optical/250x digital zoom lens brings distant scenes closer, and the built-in image stabilization helps to keep the shakes out of your recording.In addition to the camcorder features, the RCA can also function as a digital still camera. The still images are stored on the digital videotape and can be downloaded onto your PC via the provided serial cable. The 640 x 480 image resolution, though low by current digital camera standards, is perfect for photos you'll be e-mailing or posting on the Web.
To keep your videos lively, the camcorder offers a large selection of digital effects and scene transitions. Exercise your creativity with effects like classic film, strobe, slow shutter, black and white, and many more. A random-assemble editing feature provides an eight-scene memory for favorite scenes as well as the ability to add special effects. The camera also includes playback zoom for enhanced viewing.
Like most digital camcorders, the RCA includes an IEEE 1394 port and cable for communication with computers and editing devices. In addition, the camera connects to TVs via standard analog AV connectors or S-video connectors.Average Customer Rating: 
Comment: Great camera for an excellent price Rating:
I have used this camera for a few weeks now and it works great. It is very easy to use and has all the features of other cameras that have a higher price. I had no problems at all downloading the video to my PC using a Western Digital firewire board. The quality of the video and sound are great. I do plan on getting a 2 hour battery that was recommended in another review.
Comment: Fun Toy Rating:
Haven't had the camera too long but electronics change so fast that if I delay I run the risk of writing an review on an obsolete item. I've probably only run the camera for an hour or so but I haven't had a problem. The camera is easy to use and works great.
I've been able to download and upload video to a windows computer using the "actiontec" firewire card (which I don't think is sold here). The card works fine with this camera. When using the video editing/capture software you can completely control the camera from software and don't have to touch the camera. Its easy to get the impression from reading online comments that its rare to get a digital camera to play nicely with a computer. Well, here is one case where everything worked without a hitch. With an [$] piece of hardware and software and a huge hard drive (well, a few free GB is enough to get you started) you can get introduced to the world of digital video editing.
One strange thing I did notice about this camera was that in the manual it mentions that if the LCD screen is swiveled 180 degrees (pointing towards the subject) the viewfinder becomes active. This doesn't seem to be the case for my camera.
So far I have been unable to figure out how to extract the still images from the camera. Its easy to use this feature and I believe that it captures slightly higher resolution images in this mode but my DV software doesn't seem to support this feature. I would really like to use this to send quick snapshots over email (videos are still not very practical over email).
Overall, great sharp picture, decent microphone (no support for external microphone however), good exposure, auto-focus seems a little slow sometimes and in extreme cases (too close) fails.
Comment: Make sure there is a battery Rating:
I just got one of these camcorders off of this same site. When I got the camera there was no battery pack and or charger. its been about six months and I still cant find one anywhere not even on this site. Ive wasted about a hundred dollers on differnt chargers that dont even work. now the camera sits in my room with no use to it because I cant find a battery. also its to late to return it so now im stuck...... ...............THANKS TO WHO EVER I BOUGHT THIS FROM
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