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HD Camcorder

Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
edited April 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
Suggestions ?

Anyone have one they like ?

I'm looking for one...I checked out the Sony Bloggie type one's but I think I want a full camcorder
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Posts: 4,957
    Budget?
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Good question..

    I'd say $500-1,000
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Posts: 4,957
    What are you thinking you'll shoot with it?
  • cowboypjfancowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    I would go with a Canon dslr if it were me. The videographers that did my wedding used these and it produced an unbelievable HD video.

    http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras ... 93918.html
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    It's mainly going to be home videos...baby,vacations,birthdays
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    crazypjfan wrote:
    I would go with a Canon dslr if it were me. The videographers that did my wedding used these and it produced an unbelievable HD video.

    http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras ... 93918.html

    I'm looking mainly for just a video camera

    That is a sweet camera though
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Posts: 4,957
    As someone who does this professionally. I would recommend staying away from DSLR cameras If you are simply looking for something with which to shoot everyday stuff like you listed. You will run into all kinds of headaches that you won't want to deal with when shooting home movies, etc. I don't typically work with consumer cameras but my advice would be to stick with companies that actually manufacture professional grade cameras (meaning stay away from some like flipcams, gopro, etc) and go with something from Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Sony, etc. (although Sony is typically more expensive simply for the name). I would look into something like this...

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/674251-REG/Panasonic_HDC_HS700K_HDC_HS700K_High_Definition_Camcorder.html

    or maybe this

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/671648-REG/Canon_4357B001_VIXIA_HF_M300_Flash.html
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Heisenberg wrote:
    As someone who does this professionally. I would recommend staying away from DSLR cameras If you are simply looking for something with which to shoot everyday stuff like you listed. You will run into all kinds of headaches that you won't want to deal with when shooting home movies, etc. I don't typically work with consumer cameras but my advice would be to stick with companies that actually manufacture professional grade cameras (meaning stay away from some like flipcams, gopro, etc) and go with something from Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Sony, etc. (although Sony is typically more expensive simply for the name). I would look into something like this...

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/674251-REG/Panasonic_HDC_HS700K_HDC_HS700K_High_Definition_Camcorder.html

    or maybe this

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/671648-REG/Canon_4357B001_VIXIA_HF_M300_Flash.html

    Sweet..thanks a lot

    Yeah..I almost pulled the trigger on one of those flipcams but thought better of it

    I'm so out of the loop with these camcorders I guess they did away with ones that recorded directly to the disc ? All I see now is Hard Drive or SD Card.
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Posts: 4,957
    Phantom Pain wrote:

    I guess they did away with ones that recorded directly to the disc ? All I see now is Hard Drive or SD Card.

    For the most part yes. Invest in an external storage drive to save all your footage to and you'll be fine. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. I'll help as much as I can. Happy shopping.
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Heisenberg wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:

    I guess they did away with ones that recorded directly to the disc ? All I see now is Hard Drive or SD Card.

    For the most part yes. Invest in an external storage drive to save all your footage to and you'll be fine. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. I'll help as much as I can. Happy shopping.

    Wll do..I guess I better double check the budget with the wife before I go and buy one

    :? :lol:
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
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