Complaining: it's good for the soul
Mar. 12th, 2009 07:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katiefooleryThere are two main problems with the Samsung MX-20. Firstly, it claims to film in genuine 16:9 widescreen; secondly, it declares itself to be YouTube friendly. It is neither. It is so, so neither. It's so neither that it almost makes me laugh out of slightly-crazed frustration.
It does film in 16:9 widescreen. Unfortunately, it doesn't export in said aspect ratio. In fact, this is a common problem with the camera, as I found out much later.
I wasn't even game to introduce it to YouTube.
Actually, there are three problems with the Samsung MX-20 and the third would be the TYPO ON THE BOX. Hassle is not spelt "hassel". No, really it's not.
I was going to purchase the Canon mini-DV cam, but the Samsung was sitting there, all red and shiny and designed to record on memory cards, rather than mini-DV tape... And then I got around $50 off, due to its being on special and being the display stock (and the last one in red). So even though I had intended to buy the Canon - on my dad's expert advice, no less - I went ahead and followed the shiny.
And tonight, it's going back to the store, to be replaced for the Canon.
So while I thought I was going to shoot this week's vlog on my shiny new camera, I ended up with my webcam again. And all of the footage I took over the weekend? In useless, squished-up 4:3 instead of widescreen. GAH. I wanted my writing week video to be extra special, dammit.
Anyway, here it is for you all. Writing week: Why do we write? Watch the video to find out!
Incidentally, why do you write?
It does film in 16:9 widescreen. Unfortunately, it doesn't export in said aspect ratio. In fact, this is a common problem with the camera, as I found out much later.
I wasn't even game to introduce it to YouTube.
Actually, there are three problems with the Samsung MX-20 and the third would be the TYPO ON THE BOX. Hassle is not spelt "hassel". No, really it's not.
I was going to purchase the Canon mini-DV cam, but the Samsung was sitting there, all red and shiny and designed to record on memory cards, rather than mini-DV tape... And then I got around $50 off, due to its being on special and being the display stock (and the last one in red). So even though I had intended to buy the Canon - on my dad's expert advice, no less - I went ahead and followed the shiny.
And tonight, it's going back to the store, to be replaced for the Canon.
So while I thought I was going to shoot this week's vlog on my shiny new camera, I ended up with my webcam again. And all of the footage I took over the weekend? In useless, squished-up 4:3 instead of widescreen. GAH. I wanted my writing week video to be extra special, dammit.
Anyway, here it is for you all. Writing week: Why do we write? Watch the video to find out!
Incidentally, why do you write?