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No because the kit can limit you.

If you tried to film this advert on a VGA webcam and edit it on an Amiga I don't think you'd get results this good no matter how skilled the person was.

It may take someone skilled to get the best out of the kit, but they're showing that they kit doesn't limit you.

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Though, you could get some awesome results from VGA webcam and edits on an Amiga, I'm sure. :-D

If the film maker was good, the output would be good regardless of the terrible camera. It would just be a different ad. Not focused on flawless lighting and gliding smooth lines etc.

An interesting example of this is an episode of DigitalRev's Cheap Camera Challenge, whereby the filmmaker Phillip Bloom was tasked with producing a short film using a Barbie with an integrated 240p camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VS3C183G8g.

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