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camcorder suggetions? |
 Nov 11 2008, 07:54 AM
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quite hirsute, actually  Group: Supporter Moderator Posts: 4,397 Joined: 26-September 02 From: Tallahassee, FL Member No.: 3,374 1990 vert, powered by Ford  |
I'm supposed to be getting a new camcorder for christmas from the in-laws, and they want to know what kind to get. I like to do things right the first time, so what should i ask for? This would be used for family and recreational stuff by various tech savvy and non tech savvy individuals. Ease of use is a definite plus. I don't know if this is the standard or not, but I'd like to be able to upload to the computer and edit/add music, and also be able to play stuff on the tv (be able to burn to dvd I guess).
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Nov 15 2008, 08:19 AM
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All your video are belong to me  Group: +Administrator Posts: 17,740 Joined: 26-July 01 From: NJ Member No.: 110 |
get a NON-HD camera.... ten times less bullshit to deal with. unless you really want HD..
whats the price range ??? |
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Nov 17 2008, 10:08 AM
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quite hirsute, actually Group: Supporter Moderator Posts: 4,397 Joined: 26-September 02 From: Tallahassee, FL Member No.: 3,374 1990 vert, powered by Ford |
Dunno what the price range is, so I'm just shooting for "the awesome one" (within the realm of still being user-friendly for me).
What's all the bullshit that comes with an HD camera? |
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Nov 17 2008, 11:41 AM
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Master of the rotary universe  Group: Moderator Posts: 2,686 Joined: 10-March 02 From: Central FL Member No.: 626 88 vert |
QUOTE (vosko @ Nov 15 2008, 11:19 AM)  get a NON-HD camera.... ten times less bullshit to deal with. unless you really want HD.. whats the price range ??? whats good from sony? 300-500 range |
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Nov 17 2008, 12:24 PM
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All your video are belong to me Group: +Administrator Posts: 17,740 Joined: 26-July 01 From: NJ Member No.: 110 |
any minidv should be fine
all HD cameras use AVCHD format.... so that makes it much harder to edit. need NEW software ... |
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Nov 17 2008, 12:50 PM
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quite hirsute, actually Group: Supporter Moderator Posts: 4,397 Joined: 26-September 02 From: Tallahassee, FL Member No.: 3,374 1990 vert, powered by Ford |
Well I don't have any OLD software, so what difference does it make? (genuine question, not trying to be argumentative)
This post has been edited by Baldy: Nov 17 2008, 12:50 PM |
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Nov 18 2008, 07:04 PM
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quite hirsute, actually Group: Supporter Moderator Posts: 4,397 Joined: 26-September 02 From: Tallahassee, FL Member No.: 3,374 1990 vert, powered by Ford |
So the wife was shopping with her mom at CostCo, and they saw the Canon FS10 on sale, so they got that.
It's not bad, I'm liking it so far. It's small, very small. Flash drive, so no motor whine, and the battery lasts longer. The vids I've taken don't have the best quality, but then again we don't have very bright lights in our house at night. I'm sure it'll be much better in daylight. I haven't gone through any of the advanced features yet, but it's certain dummy-proof, being super easy to just turn on and go. I'm not even bothering with the software that came with it. Found a program online called sdcopy, that converts the .mod files to .mpg files. I'm currently trying to edit it a bit in windows movie maker, just to get familiar with the process. |
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Nov 25 2008, 04:55 PM
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fabricator Group: Supporter Moderator Posts: 4,820 Joined: 3-December 02 From: Wayne, NJ Member No.: 4,117 1989 Turbo2 |
ive always had good luck with panasonic. my current panasonic videocam has been great when i dont lose the batteries and charger.
kevin. |
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