Review: DXG 581V HD

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 at 6:41 am

The newest trend shows that youngsters use camcorders more than any other age group. These are the ones who are most likely to record and capture the fun and nice moments and then share it with friends and colleagues. So these small, easy to use mini camcorders, which are quite cheap, are getting very popular these days.

DXG 581V HD mini camcorder is another of such products which is targeted towards the young consumers. DXG are fastest growing camera manufacturers in USA. Their camcorders are compact, portable and very low priced. They are setting new benchmarks in terms of utility and price. They come in a range of colors, styles and sizes to lure the generation next video enthusiasts.

It offers 1920x 1080 resolution videos and 8 mega pixels of still images. This is one part of HD quality videos which even high end camcorders offer. But where DXG cuts cost is that they use low bit rates. Hence, the quality of the videos is not so good even though it offers 1080 p resolution.

Keeping the young users in mind, the design of DXG 581V is stylish. It has an easy to use, vertical design and you can easily slip it in your pocket. DXG 581V HD is 4 inches high and is highly portable with easy to use buttons and menu. It's swiveling, less than 3 inch, LCD screen looks cool. It offers video editing software, SD card slot, digital zoom, 8 mp of still images; the camcorder is designed for the youth to capture good moments easily in high definition.

It has a built in flash memory, this mini camcorder also has an SD HC card slot. It can record to SD HC cards and thus gives more storage space of up to 8GB. It provides ArcSoft Total Media software package free for its users. Users can edit, watch, and create standard and high definition (HD) videos for sharing.

The price tag of DXG HD mini camcorders is lower than known names like Panasonic and Canon which are usually above 700$. This camcorder will be available in 150 $ - 180 $ range.

For those looking for top class quality videos at affordable prices, DXG 581V is not the product as its quality is not up to the mark. But if you are a video enthusiast, who is looking for good style, affordable price and a portable camcorder, then you can buy it.