Typical price: £150
What is it: Budget high-definition camcorder
What we think: Image quality comes second to simplicity and affordability
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 26 February 2008
Tags: Aiptek, Aiptek AHD200, recording, noise, exposure compensation
We like:
Affordable HD; simple design
We don't like:
Barebones feature set; some fussy controls; no HDMI
Also known as:
Aiptek A-HD
You might also need:
SD, or better yet SDHC cards
CNET UK judgement:
The Aiptek AHD200 merits its HD sticker by shooting 720p footage, but it won't be winning any filmmaking prizes. The stripped-down feature set at least makes operation easy with this no-frills shooter, for which image quality comes second to supreme affordability
Full review:
The Aiptek AHD200 has to be one of the best deals on high definition camcorders going, at a meagre £150. While Sony, Canon and other manufacturers compete on image quality and features, Aiptek has nipped in with models like this. We gave this affordable camcorder a thorough going-over to see if it's cheap at twice the price or a false economy. Continue Reading...
Aiptek AHD200 History
26 Feb 2008 in Crave
Aiptek AHD200: Pay peanuts, get hi-def monkey
The Aiptek AHD200 is a lightweight 720p camcorder for less than £150. It's light on bells and whistles, but at this price it's perfect for video monkeys who want HD at a knockdown price
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