I appreciate that Jon! I was thinking of making a lil vlog chatting about the fisheye lens for my next vid 😁

Yeah I really love the fish eye lens look as well. Are you using the samyang 8mm?

same! I LOVE 4:3

Ahhh thank you so much!!! I appreciate your kind words 😁

Lovely!! All the best, I hope you get some footage that works for you!

Thanks for the comment! I'm happy you still have your camera, the memories attached to them are just priceless!

Thank you Emmanuel!

Thank you so much!!

where are you from? (I'm normally really good at finding things that are hard to find)

Thank you Teo! It's a nice draw isn't it 😅 If you get the chance to use one of these cameras, give it a go! I know you would love it ☺️

You're right 😅 Thanks for the info, I honestly didn't know hahaha Super fun ☺

do you know, is there any other cameras that really similar to this one?

@@leeshery1850 Pretty much any HD camcorder(made by a proper brand like Sony, Panasonic, Canon etc) made in the last 10 years is likely to be similar, especially at the lower end of the market. You can still buy brand new camcorders that are very similar, though of course it's cheaper to buy 2nd hand.

Was gonna say, seems a lot more like the 2010+ camcorders that I remember from high school days.

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I definitely agree! Super fun stuff

Thanks so much! I kind of love how the old footage has to be seen on a smaller screen. Reminds us of how much tech has advanced 😅

But I think it was bigger and recorded onto tapes.

Ohhh thats exciting! Have fun 😁

Thank you this is such a kind comment 😌 I hope you find a camera that makes you happy!

Glad you enjoyed the video~! I'm starting to get the hang of making these videos so it makes me happy to hear someone enjoying the smaller details. Yes 4:3! It's a little different filming with this in mind because your in camera compositions change but with a little wiggle room for each side :) Thank you Lexi!

@@Havenotats wiggle room heh, I'd be saying "I'll fix it in post" all the time, the fish/wide lend would gove me away tho hah keep it going! 💜

Thank you 😊

That's exactly my thought! It's refreshing to not have the option for the highest quality hahah Appreciate the support Christopher!

& you make content too! Ill check your videos out 😄

@@Havenotats Sometimes, I think too many options can hold us back. By forcing someone to simply use a product the way it is, the less there is to consider and you can just create, unencumbered by choice and flexibility. It’s so sick hahaha

@@Havenotats Yeah, dude! Cheers man. You have great style and excellent content. Reminds me: I totally bought a Mamiya 645 a while back solely because of yours and another creators videos based on it 😂 I was initially leaning towards the RZ or RB, but you had me sold haha.

@@Christopher_Ray You can buy equivalent 4k camcorders now, people generally just don't, sticking with an awkward phone or DSLR instead. They may give a better image, but they're really not designed for usability with video.

Ahahaha agreed 😅

My favourite part!

Love it! I'm going to search for a bunch of cameras next time in Japan!

thanks!

always good memories 🥹

Thank you ❤

@@Havenotats accidentally binge watched all your videos in reverse, growth is actually huge from when you started out, I just bought a sony zv-1, mic, wide angle, etc, excited to start making my own little thrifting / vintage / shoe revolving videos, ppl like u inspire me so much frfr, keep making content, I'll always be watching

@@rjlarge Ahh man that's touching 🙏🏼 Thank you for the support! I actually looked at my first couple videos the other day and shocked myself 😅 Best of luck to you too! Repetition/practice + intention to improve will get you where you want to be!

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Ohh that's very interesting, never heard of that term before. Thank you ☺

​@@HavenotatsIt's also not "the first" touch display on a camcorder. Not even close. Sony was using resistive touch displays in their MiniDV and Hi8/Video8 handycams as far back as the mid-to-late 90's, and they're decently responsive for what they are. Obviously nowhere near smartphone level, but better than what you'd find on an ATM.

Ahh I guess that's how it will always be, tech will always develop & devices will be forgotten. I'm having lots of fun using this camera though!

@@Havenotats I remember my film teachers being super irritated that I was in to vhs camcorders because of the same generational difference. Now I’m doing the same thing. It happens to all of us I guess. Hahaha. Cheers, and again, amazing video!

There's nothing wrong with the codec itself. It's being fed an image from a small sensor combined with a massive zoom lens system, which almost certainly degrades the image. Slap a variable 38x optical zoom(with small lenses) on a phone and it's almost certainly going to suffer too, unless perhaps it's a very expensive lens.| They typically also used a low bitrate to reduce storage space, and stay within card speeds of the time. As card(and supporting electronics) speed increased, they possibly kept the limit to avoid competing with their professional cameras. Low bitrates have also been a common issue on many types of cameras. AVCHD is very similar to blu-ray, and uses the very common h.264 compression, which was also used by the 5D Mk II... The 5D hack just increased the bitrate, though other Canon DSLRs were electronically incapable of recording at that birate, even when hacked(such as my entry level 550D). The files are in a folder, I don't see how that's a big deal. Create a shortcut, and it's right there. A large proportion of video editors directly support avchd, as it was a common standard. As has already been pointed out, the camera is much newer than y2k, camcorders were vastly different in the early 2000s. Those were standard definition, recorded on tape - usually MiniDV if new or recent, and considerably larger. At the same time as the camcorder in the video was bought(2013 or later), 4k camcorders were also starting to be released, though to a higher end market. eg: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptubitGV0cqaaJ8.html You can also still buy similar HD camcorders brand new from Sony, Panasonic etc. Likewise there are similar(& other better/increasingly more expensive) modern camcorders that support 4k etc. People have shunned camcorders in part due to just assuming phones are best at everything. The optical zoom range alone means even these older/simpler/cheaper models are vastly superior to phones where considerable zoom is needed. Likewise never overheating, comfort, and easily swapping storage & batteries(which already last for hours of recording).

Are you talking about how I grade my footage? :O

@@Havenotats yesss! I just love how it looks ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 soo warm and nostalgic

@@imabrahamlimom Ahh thank you! Believe it or not the video on this was all taken with the internal film emulations that Fujifilm offers with their cameras. I think it was the "Astia" look, very versatile & I love the way some of the colours pop!

Omg, thanks for the data ❤️

Thanks guys!!!

Thank you Cesar! Pace is something I’m actively trying to work on so hearing this made my day 😌

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Glad you liked it!

Ooo could be a good purchase! I'm trying to find a fisheye attachment for it at the moment

I'll have a look into it! Thank you

I don't have any attachments for it :O I was interested in getting a fisheye lens but I cant seem to find anything that fits

Probably a JVC GZ-EX515 or very similar, it's much newer than "early 2000s" though.

Thank you. Ah that would be a bit of a hassle haha

I use the Rode NTG Mini! It's quite nice 😌

Haha I wish man 🤣 Oh nice! I want to grab myself another one Which model camera do you have?

@@Havenotats One day ^_^ The old cam is the Toshiba Camileo S20 Did me good back then when my ignorance was bliss ^_^ Before that, I had a fujifilm FinePix J10 But I never really made YT videos with it, only GIF's Now I use a Canon Rebel T7i, not the best of the best, but still enough to make do!

I'm loving it at the moment! Shooting lots of footage of my day to day life 😁

@@Havenotats I'm glad to hear that! I mean, my only camcorder is also my phone, so...

ahhh thank you for your honesty 😅 I just picked it up to make some reels so I thought I should try it out for a YT video too ahah

I love it sm

Thank you!

It can take pictures too!

JVC GZ-EX555

Im impressed how good the quality was on that camera too

It's very interesting isn't it. As I demonstrated in my video I think that these older cameras actually have a purpose that newer cameras just can't. I'm sure we will see a sky rocket in price for the working cameras online soon enough

@@dg8522 Thank you! I'm happily surprised as well!

@@Havenotats my favorite way to utilize the older cameras is to embody the era the camera was manufactured and you can create some interesting things. Can bring that period correctness and add that extra layer of emersion.

@@dg8522 yeah I think that’s what I try to do at least! Definitely gonna practice more with it 😊

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Thank you bro 👊🏼 That's ma new mic in action

@@Havenotats What is the name of your mic?

@@abraralmchsn I have the Rode NTG Mini!

​@@Havenotats Thanks to know that👍🏼

Lmao sorry 😂

may i please get the name of this camera he didnt mention it in the video. it would be a big help

@@vince0f331 i actually dont know but it has everio and JVC written and its model GZ-MS230BU but theres a slipknot sticker covering everything else

ok so i just learnt its "JVC GZ-MS230 Everio S Flash Memory Camera"

I hope you find something that suits what you need it for! There has to be something out there, If you search hard enough i'm sure you can find it 😅

I should mention my camera model is the: JVC Everio

@@Havenotats JVC Everio Z-EX515 (2013) more precisely ;) I like your vibes ! thx for your video !

@@mxmrb thank you! I didn’t realise it was so modern 😂

@@mxmrb thank you! I didn’t realise it was so modern 😂

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Thank you! Appreciate it so much :)

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More the idea/trend of 'retro' cameras, even though this isn't anyway, it's from 2013+. Apparently any camcorder rather than a phone is 'retro'. They're also not crappy when used as they're intended, at least no more than a phone is completely 'crappy' when trying to zoom in, let alone 38x.

They aren't as bad as you think they are. The only reason why I want a decent one is because I want to record concerts better.