$379 is not a lot of money to spend on a camcorder. Especially one that has optical image stabilisation, a 12x optical zoom and takes 10MP stills and 1080p video. But that’s what Millennius are asking for their Memmoir Gold camcorder.
Mind you, with that kind of pricing, you have to wonder if there have been any corners cut to offer that price. Considering camcorder quality generally comes through the lens and the sensor, there’s a good chance those particular parts of the camera aren’t as high a quality as something from Canon or Sony, but then you have to factor in the cost of those devices. The camera also comes with an 8GB SDHC card, which is a nice little inclusion on the value for money front.
Other than the obvious, the camera also includes a three inch colour (960 x 240 pixel) touchscreen, records in H.264 AVI and can simultaneously record in 1080p and WQVGA at 240fps, according to the specifications.
Ultimately, it sounds like a bargain, but one that will probably come with the question mark over video quality. But considering it’s priced just a little bit more than a Flip Mino HD, that could be a risk worth taking.
Troy MacDonald
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 5:44 PMFar out, I want one! Give me a release date!
David Anderton
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:36 PMlooks pretty good, especially if that is a manual control knob on the front. For Sony cams they start at like $2000
Als
Monday, June 14, 2010 at 10:18 AMHas anyone bought it yet? I asked them and it takes pics while in video mode +point
barsa01
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 9:42 PMI was seduced by the reviews saying what great features the Millenius Memmoir had for the money. If only it worked without crashing, freezing, locking up and having buttons inactive buttons. During the rare moments the unit actually worked, my video clips were corrupted when the unit froze during taking another clip. All stored files were destroyed. The camcorder suffered various fits of unreliability non of which were repeatable from following any known sequence of steps. Basically this camcorder is not fit for purpose and is a piece of junk. The vendor was quite unsympathetic to my plight stating that “thats never happened before” and “we test all units before shipping”. Well, use the camcorder in a real world environment for more than 5 minutes, and you will experience a world of pain. This camcorder shows that you get what you pay for. Go to a real store with a credible reputation and pay the extra for a name brand that can be backed up. Millenius has basically stolen my money. Stay away.