Ultra HD Camcorder Did I Get Right One?

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So here is what I'm trying to achieve. The highest quality that I've done in past is 1080p HD on a mobile phone camcorder which is just high definition quality. This upcoming Christmas the family will be having a get together and I've bought a camcorder on Amazon which I think but I'm unsure will be able to do my first ever film in UHD (ultra high definition) quality. By this I'm on about a camcorder that is able to do videos that are the equivalent of 2160p (4K) with YouTube quality. The guide to what the camcorder says is in MP which is Mega Pixels I think but unsure and had the following information. 8K and 64MP. 8K videos are at 4320p in my knowledge and there are a very few devices at the moment will play 8K as it's future technology. However 64MP isn't the highest they do where the MP part of this is concerned as some camcorders do 80MP quality. I'm just wondering if the one I bought will do videos in 2160p saying 8K, 64MP quality. It takes someone that is very technically minded to know this.
 

8K 64MP Video Camera 18X Digital Camcorder Video Camera for YouTube 3.0 inch Flip Screen Camcorder Vlogging Camera with 32GB SD Card, 2.4G Remote Control, Two Batteries: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Shop 8K 64MP Video Camera 18X Digital Camcorder Video Camera for YouTube 3.0 inch Flip Screen Camcorder Vlogging Camera with 32GB SD Card, 2.4G Remote Control, Two Batteries. Free delivery and returns on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk

That's the one. I don't know what the difference between p and MP is. How many minutes in 4K would 32GB do?
 
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8K 64MP Video Camera 18X Digital Camcorder Video Camera for YouTube 3.0 inch Flip Screen Camcorder Vlogging Camera with 32GB SD Card, 2.4G Remote Control, Two Batteries: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Shop 8K 64MP Video Camera 18X Digital Camcorder Video Camera for YouTube 3.0 inch Flip Screen Camcorder Vlogging Camera with 32GB SD Card, 2.4G Remote Control, Two Batteries. Free delivery and returns on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk

That's the one. I don't know what the difference between p and MP is. How many minutes in 4K would 32GB do?
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A general thought or two......

When I see the words "18x digital zoom" I see digital cropping, so loss of detail IMO

IMO a camcorder should have a useable & useful optical zoom range .

Also, if I read the spec correctly it's 8k recording is at 15fps that is of what use?

Again, my opinion the most commonly usable frame rates would be 30 & 60 FPS...120fps would be nice to do 'slo-mo' videos.

FWIW it has been a long time since I last used a camcorder and that was with IIRC Hi 8 digital recording to tape cassettes and Sony brand.

Were I looking now I would not be considering the one you linked to. Caveat Emptor as always applies.
 
It's important to remember that 1080P and 4K are simply the number of pixels recorded and same with still images, it's no indicator of quality. I would much rather a high quality 1080p video over the poor quality 4K video a cheap device like this will produce. Since they're unbranded it's difficult to find any reviews of them and the user reviews on this item look fake to me, I've occasionally seen reviews of these types of cameras and the quality was poor, well behind what a mobile phone can do. I suspect many of the specifications are not genuine either because I know with my camera, 8K is too much for an SD card and needs to use the much faster CFExpress card.

I would start a thread in the video forum sub section here with your requirements and get some suggestions, with these devices not being that popular these days there may be some good second hand choices to look into. I'm not really familiar with the dedicated camcorder market so I can't offer any suggestions.
 
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It appears to be an £45 Ali express special, send it back your phone will do a much better job
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The cheapest mirrorless camera that records in
8K video is typically a prosumer or professional-grade model, with current entry prices around £2,100 - £3,000 for body only. There are some very inexpensive, generic "8K digital cameras" available for under £200, but these are generally simple point-and-shoot models with misleading marketing that do not offer true, professional-quality 8K recording.

The most affordable models from major brands with legitimate 8K video capabilities include:
 
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Like Ian above says it's a cheapy Chinese special.

Although if you try it & like it it may be good enough for you.

Just ensure you can return it if unhappy. You should be ok being from Amazon.
 
According to information that I've just researched videos have to be at (3840x 2160p) 60FPS 4K to be classified as Ultra High Definition which it says the camcorder is capable of. Although I can't see it doing proper 8K the Amazon ask a question part states it does do the standard 4K quality which is enough to achieve a UHD video.
 
Jonathan1990 said:
According to information that I've just researched videos have to be at (3840x 2160p) 60FPS 4K to be classified as Ultra High Definition which it says the camcorder is capable of. Although I can't see it doing proper 8K the Amazon ask a question part states it does do the standard 4K quality which is enough to achieve a UHD video.
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As I said above, just because it can record the number of pixels to produce a 4K video is meaningless - these devices are likely using cheap, small sensors which are going to produce poor quality video no matter the number of pixels. There's many other factors which are much more significant in determining video quality particularly the sensor itself, processing hardware and the lens plus there's a good chance this video camera is just internally upscaling lower quality footage to 4K as many of them do.

These companies are preying on people getting drawn in by the various buzzwords and features.
 
Not worth buying.
Many of these cheap cameras are 640X480 (or similar) cropped and scaled up. Makes the file size bigger and the picture worse.

As mentioned, a good phone would do better, and probably have acceptable stabilisation, and as Christmas get together would probably include low light, a good phone would better by miles.
 
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