Toshiba Camileo S20 is a life saver when it comes to even the worse lighting conditions. Its lens’ performance is near to perfection and users have liked it quite a lot. Power packed with amazing features and sleek stunning look, Toshiba has come out as a surprise in the camcorder market. This mini camcorder is available in eight various colours that are black, brown, off white, silver, red, pink, orange and blue.
Specifications of Toshiba Camileo S20
Weighing 4.4 ounces, the pocket video camcorder measures 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.8 inches. Its video resolution comes to 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 frames per second, 848 x 480 at 60 frames per second and 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second. It has an amazing optical zooming of up to 5x and digital zooming up to 4x. Its still image resolution comes out to a good 5 mega pixels. Image stabilisation function is given for videos recorded at less than 1080 pixels.
Camileo S20's CMOS image sensor is very efficient. The format in which it records videos is AVI and the still images in JPEG format. The built in memory of this mini camcorder is 128 MB and has S/SDHC memory card slot for expansion. The 3 inch swivelling TFT matrix LCD display screen performs superbly. It is large enough to give a good viewing experience to the user. For connected to PC for image and video transfer the minimum system requirements are Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows Vista. A USB cable, HDMI cable, cleaning cloth, tripod, Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, mini-USB charger and a pouch come handy with this pocket size camcorder.
Performance of Toshiba Camileo S20
The Toshiba Camileo S20 works smoothly even with an 8 GB memory card installed in it. The company itself offers the user an 8 GB memory card at the time of purchase. The body of the camcorder is sleek and quite lightweight to be carried easily in the pocket without any inconvenience. The aesthetic of this pocket video mini camcorder are worth appreciating. Its three inch swivelling LCD display screen is very comfortable to use.
The controls although in the mini camcorder are although not the simplest to be understood, the major drawback being that there are just too many of them. Many mini camcorders surviving in the market give ease in understanding the controls and button systems and operating them is a child’s play. This is not the case with this mini camcorder offered by Toshiba. The best part of this camcorder is its complete package.
A tripod too has been given along with this camcorder. Who can ask for more? With so many things offered in a single package the price is surprisingly low. The video quality is something which cannot be doubted upon. Vibrant colours can be noticed even in low lighting conditions. We can’t find the lack of sharpness too. They are indeed, crisp!
Over All , Toshiba has a winner in hands. Can we call it the Camileo S20? Yes, for sure!