Comments on: First Nikon camcorder: the HDV Coolvix

By: photnum

photnum — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:28:45 +0000

Nikon has laready launched camcorders … 15 years ago.
The Nikon VN-200 , VN-300 , VN-310 , VN-330 , VN-340, VN-350, VN-360 VN-400 … VN-9500.
Only the name was Nikon, all were manufactured by SONY.
Nikon stops before the video became digital.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:43:26 +0000

this whole video is a joke… I hope (published on April 1st)

By: minor

minor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:14:41 +0000

The name Coolvix must be joke: The pronounciation of “vix” (plural “coolvixen” !?!?) is very similar to the german word “wichsen”, which is a rude, informal word for “masturbation”…
If anyone in the Nikon Headquarter are aware of this…. ???

By: CArwilk

CArwilk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:29:51 +0000

Does anyone know of a video camera that accepts Nikkor lenses? Like Canon is doing with their lineup? I seem to remember one of the major players having one some years back..

By: Bruno

Bruno — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:23:12 +0000

you know what?

this would be sweet.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:21:27 +0000

I meant the pixel size is larger for camcorder not video.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:20:37 +0000

But isn’t the pixel size much larger for video? So it does much better at low light as it has to take 30 frames per second.

My old point and shoot has that problem, it cranks ISO super high when taking video at night, and the noise is unbearable. The minoHD does so much better.

By: PJS

PJS — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:11:17 +0000

quote “One day, the DSLR camera will be the ultimate camcorder!”

And Armageddon will not be far behind…

By: DSLRs do video

DSLRs do video — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:32:48 +0000

No need to sell camcorder when they can sell two tools in one by selling DSLR cameras that have video but with the big advantage of being able to use any lens available and high ISO and more!!
One day, the DSLR camera will be the ultimate camcorder!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:32:16 +0000

Ahhhh….buuuuttt….What time was the video posted?

I see the first comment was at 12.52pm…traditionally ‘April Fools’ ends at 12 noon, therefore, as my Granny would say ‘April fools is past, your (the poster) the fool at last’. If it was posted after 12noon..lol

By: CheekyChicky

CheekyChicky — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:12:06 +0000

lol right now when i looking for cool video cam!

By: bstrds

bstrds — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:19:13 +0000

April Fools lol

By: SmallWalrus

SmallWalrus — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:32:48 +0000

Wow, does anyone know the track the music is from?

By: Pablov

Pablov — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:06:19 +0000

Admin, no problem at all.
it was funny anyway….

(and I guess it wouldn’t be impossible to believe that Nikon could release a camcorder someday)

By: rollakid

rollakid — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:39:03 +0000

I woke up on 2nd April, 7.30am, and saw this, and think “for real? no way!” then I realized that most part of the world is still on April fool… D:

I want a Nikon camcorder! want want!

By: JC

JC — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:50:42 +0000

Fake or not, I do hope Nikon make a camcorder that can use the Lens from their DLR. That will make it really cheap right?
How come they just don’t get it?

By: Cyberimage

Cyberimage — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:49:49 +0000

Nice… well played

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:26:51 +0000

It would’ve been more believable if they had random video samples instead of still samples. Still nicely produced, however.

By: DNHJR

DNHJR — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:19:07 +0000

Ha-ha. Happy April fool’s day.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:49:43 +0000

OK, its a joke, but Nikon really did have a line of camcorders before. I still have a working VN-950 Hi-8 camcorder that was one of about 30 models that were rebadged Sony’s issued by Nikon.