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mrphotoman · Dec 15, 2006, 9:03 PM

I was just wondering if it was okay or not. You can pick them up for under $100 on ebay.

sgspirit · Dec 15, 2006, 11:03 PM

I may be wrong, but this seems equivalent to the latest Digilife hybrids, for far less $$. It may actually be a Digilife clone, but I can't tell. This should be a very good hybrid at any price. Unless it's a junker disguised as the latest models, at this price it's a steal.

mrphotoman · Dec 16, 2006, 7:39 AM

The seller on ebay gives you a 7 day return policy so I may get one just for the heck of it and give it a try.

sgspirit wrote:

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I may be wrong, but this seems equivalent to the latest Digilife hybrids, for far less $$. It may actually be a Digilife clone, but I can't tell. This should be a very good hybrid at any price. Unless it's a junker disguised as the latest models, at this price it's a steal.

fishycomics · Dec 16, 2006, 9:02 AM

What I find asa bargain, I would get it, butwhat I find is left out info. and not a great way of bussiness.

refurbished, left out supplies orparts, and unknown reason why so low.?

below aaare just a few links of a model below scale.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/PAY-UNDER-BUY-NO...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/SVP-Snap-8MP-DIG...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DIGITAL-VIDE...QQcmdZViewItem

mrphotoman · Dec 17, 2006, 11:05 AM

I went with a sanyo xacti c6 instead. I couldn't get past the limitations of the digital zoom.

Picked one up new for $256

fishycomics · Dec 17, 2006, 11:18 AM

excellent choice. you'll be 10x optical zoom happier?

mrphotoman · Dec 17, 2006, 3:26 PM

I bought it for my daughter. I have a S3 and a 10D but I think I may get me one of these too. It would be great for my stickypod for when I drag race/auto-x.

I look forward to playing with the camera when it arrives.

fishycomics wrote:

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excellent choice. you'll be 10x optical zoom happier?

Old HACer · Dec 17, 2006, 5:00 PM

I bought the 8600 model before seeing the 8800.

If you can get it for under $100, thats a great price. Recent auctions have it going for $150 +

mrphotoman · Dec 18, 2006, 7:25 PM

how is the picture and video quality, post up some samples.

try not to use youtube since they compress the hell out of the video and it looks like crap afterwards.

Old HACer wrote:

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I bought the 8600 model before seeing the 8800.

If you can get it for under $100, thats a great price. Recent auctions have it going for $150 +

Old HACer · Dec 18, 2006, 9:01 PM

Stills are good, in good light. I tried to put a 6MP pic on imageshack, but must have exceeded their size limit as it was stored at 800X600.:evil:

Will try to find a host that will take 6MP stills andvideo without re-compression.

BTW, auction prices on both the HDDV-8600 and HDDV-8800 are coming down.Maybe reaching saturation with rapid sales of both.:-)

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Dec 15, 2006, 9:03 PM	#1
mrphotoman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 15	I was just wondering if it was okay or not. You can pick them up for under $100 on ebay.

Dec 15, 2006, 11:03 PM	#2
sgspirit Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 887	I may be wrong, but this seems equivalent to the latest Digilife hybrids, for far less $$. It may actually be a Digilife clone, but I can't tell. This should be a very good hybrid at any price. Unless it's a junker disguised as the latest models, at this price it's a steal.

Dec 16, 2006, 9:02 AM	#4
fishycomics Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC NY Posts: 9,683	What I find asa bargain, I would get it, butwhat I find is left out info. and not a great way of bussiness. refurbished, left out supplies orparts, and unknown reason why so low.? below aaare just a few links of a model below scale. [line] http://cgi.ebay.com/PAY-UNDER-BUY-NO...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/SVP-Snap-8MP-DIG...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DIGITAL-VIDE...QQcmdZViewItem

Dec 17, 2006, 11:05 AM	#5
mrphotoman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 15	I went with a sanyo xacti c6 instead. I couldn't get past the limitations of the digital zoom. Picked one up new for $256

Dec 17, 2006, 11:18 AM	#6
fishycomics Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC NY Posts: 9,683	excellent choice. you'll be 10x optical zoom happier?

Dec 17, 2006, 5:00 PM	#8
Old HACer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 415	I bought the 8600 model before seeing the 8800. If you can get it for under $100, thats a great price. Recent auctions have it going for $150 +

Dec 18, 2006, 9:01 PM	#10
Old HACer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 415	Stills are good, in good light. I tried to put a 6MP pic on imageshack, but must have exceeded their size limit as it was stored at 800X600.:evil: Will try to find a host that will take 6MP stills andvideo without re-compression. BTW, auction prices on both the HDDV-8600 and HDDV-8800 are coming down.Maybe reaching saturation with rapid sales of both.:-)