No you can’t. Well, not a stored video, but you can have it showing your current state, which can be amusing, I suppose.
Hard to believe these are refubs already, as we just bought one new when they came out a few months ago!
Here’s my personal review: bought this as a replacement camera for my shutter-happy 15 yr old. She loves this more than breathing. Like most of her friends, she loves to include herself in the picture, and being able to see what the image is going to be before she flips the camera around is something she loves. The short clown video (about 7 seconds long, loops) is amusing for small children with limited attention span, or also teens with the same limited attention span. Pictures are very good, settings are very simple, and it’s easy to use.
The major weakness of this camera is night shots. Despite a setting specifically for fireworks, it takes rotten night pictures. If those are important to you, steer away from this camera. The shutter just does not know how to handle night shots correctly.
If one of these cameras is used to photograph another one of these cameras and they are both focused on each of the other’s front-facing screens then both parties will go back in time.
It’s giving the pixel rating. It’s very small, but good enough. It’s there for really the purpose of seeing yourself in a picture before you snap it - plus the silly clown loop video to distract small children.
My friends similar Samsung with 2 LCD screens cannot zoom in while taking video. His may have been a different model but I bet they are similar in features.
You’re assuming they’re not? Well, i’m not assuming they are, either. I just took the worst-case (most expensive, in this instance, camera), for the list price of the newest DSLR made by Canon/Nikon/etc.
And to avoid creating a seperate post, let me elaborate on the “animation” that the description has.
When you push the front LCD button, it goes between 3 modes: off, animation, and LCD (showing what you’re about to shoot). The animation is of a little clown that is trying to juggle and fails. It’s good for getting attention, as it’s largish and big on the primary colors. The little children in our family love it, and it makes them laugh when he drops the balls, which is a good time to take the picture!
First Woot comment ever! Bought this camera at Best Buy for close to 300 dollars. I love this camera. The pictures are amazing and it does do HD video. This price is an absolute steal.