SVP T500-Bk FULL HD 1440x1080p Digital Camcorder + Camera with 2.5" LCD, 20x Zoom, Leather Body, HDTV Output (2 Lithium batteries Included)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B001CPNY8M
• Item model number: T500Bk-Li
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,247 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 16, 2008

Product Description

"NEW in the Box" SVP T-500 Full HD (1440X1080p) Digital Video Camcorder. 8-In-1 digital device acts as a powerful 7.7 Mega Pixel Max. Output Digital Camera, a Full-Motion Digital Video Camcorder, a PC Camera, a MPEG4 Movie Player, a Digital Voice Recorder, a 32GB Max USB Mass Storage Device, and Memory Card Reader! Stunning, full high-definition movies on the SVP HD T-500 records HD videos at 1080p. Plus, with the H.264 Decorder, Your movie files are smaller and easier to work with, but offer image quality that will take your breath away when played back on widescreen HDTVs. The SVP HD T-500 incorporates a high-performance 5x optical zoom lens with a maximum aperture of F3.7, allowing distant subjects and people to be captured in beautiful quality. Augmented by the 4x digital zoom, the HD-T500 offers zooming capability up to 20x. T-500 original algorithm uses a pixel-interpolation filter to convert the 5 megapixels captured by the CMOS sensor to the recorded equivalent of 7.7 megapixels (3200 x 2400 pixels). This filter enables fine-grained A3-sized printouts of detailed images. You can even enlarge part of an image without sacrificing image fidelity. The SVP HD T-500 features new Auto ISO and High ISO 400 settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater flexibility for shooting.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SVP T-500bk camcorder, May 18, 2009

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JERRY SHI - See all my reviews

This review is from: SVP T500-Bk FULL HD 1440x1080p Digital Camcorder + Camera with 2.5" LCD, 20x Zoom, Leather Body, HDTV Output (2 Lithium batteries Included) (Electronics)

it's a bad experience for buying this product.
auto focus does not work, still picture does not work,zoom function doesnot work. Maybe I'm badluck.I returned it within 7 days after i bought it on april, 2009.

4.0 out of 5 stars Seriously, This Is Way Better Than Many Claim It To Be..., August 10, 2010

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Rusty Spoons (North Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SVP T500-Bk FULL HD 1440x1080p Digital Camcorder + Camera with 2.5" LCD, 20x Zoom, Leather Body, HDTV Output (2 Lithium batteries Included) (Electronics)

I purchased this camera as a cheap alternative to the more expensive HD camcorders on the market.
There has not been one second of regret in my mind since that day nearly a year ago...

It was purchased as a Christmas gift for my girlfriend, together we document abandoned locations (not ghost hunters, we are historians).
Therein lies the reason I went with a cheaper HD video camera, I expected it to die from abuse within the first year of use.
I am incredibly surprised by it's reliability, this thing has been through some AWFUL conditions, severe heat, humidity, dust, and even a few down-pours.
It has survived all these events with flying colors, and to this day provides us with great HD footage for our films.

We did make a few alterations to it though, but these are things you would do to any camcorder you buy.
First we added a wide-angle lens, the default viewing area is a bit too tight, even when zoomed-out all the way.
Second, we attached an external LED lamp, which can be found here on Amazon (with the mounting arm) for about $30.
An extra battery or two is also key, and very inexpensive to come by.

The only real complaints I have are:
First, that the microphone is in an awkward spot to pick up audio from in front of the camera.
It captures the speaking voice of the person manning the camera beautifully, but other subjects are a bit muted and with some static.
This is not an issue to us, because all of our audio is recorded via a digital recorder and later synced up in editing.
It can prove to be a problem for those using this camcorder for more "traditional" means...
Second, the colors could be a bit more vivid in in-direct lighting.
In outdoor sunlight things look beautiful, anything less, and they get a bit washed-out.

So, in the end this is a much better camcorder than it honestly has any right to be.
Amazing resolution and, extremely reliable, and very comfortable to handle.
Four stars.


~Rusty

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst experience with video camera ever, July 20, 2009

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Annette Gladney "TGLAD" (Sherman, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SVP T500-Bk FULL HD 1440x1080p Digital Camcorder + Camera with 2.5" LCD, 20x Zoom, Leather Body, HDTV Output (2 Lithium batteries Included) (Electronics)

I bought this camera about two months ago and for no reason it won't zoom or focus anymore. I will never buy anything from SVP again. STAY AWAY FROM SVP.