CAMCORDER SUGGESTION?
Moderator: Ken Berry
CAMCORDER SUGGESTION?
I'M LOOKING FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS ON A MID-PRICED CAMCORDER COMPATIBLE WITH VIDEO STUDIO...THX FOR ANY ADVICE!
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thecoalman
Any digital 8 or mini DV cam works well. There's mini DVD which record direct to DVD too but I'm not a big fan of them. Try here, it's a great site for comparing. Lot of reviews and user comments.
www.camcorderinfo.com
www.camcorderinfo.com
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joetg
What do you consider mid-priced? There's a nice Sony one for $1,848
at http://www2.butterflyphoto.com/shop/pro ... u=DSRPDX10.
at http://www2.butterflyphoto.com/shop/pro ... u=DSRPDX10.
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Terry Stetler
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IMO you should look for some critical features in your new camera;
1. a true 16:9 mode (not a letterboxed 4:3 frame but an anamorphic one, meaning horizontally squeezed)
2. 3 CCD's for better color fildelity
3. OPTICAL image stabilization instead of an electronic one.
4. as large a CCD as possible; 1/3" is better than 1/4".
5. the largest OPTICAL zoom you can find. 3x is OK but 6-10x is better.
6. check the published reviews with particular attention to low-light performance. This will largely go hand-in-hand with #4, but not always. A night-shooting mode is a plus and sometimes a good indicator, but not always.
Dr. Mordrid
1. a true 16:9 mode (not a letterboxed 4:3 frame but an anamorphic one, meaning horizontally squeezed)
2. 3 CCD's for better color fildelity
3. OPTICAL image stabilization instead of an electronic one.
4. as large a CCD as possible; 1/3" is better than 1/4".
5. the largest OPTICAL zoom you can find. 3x is OK but 6-10x is better.
6. check the published reviews with particular attention to low-light performance. This will largely go hand-in-hand with #4, but not always. A night-shooting mode is a plus and sometimes a good indicator, but not always.
Dr. Mordrid
Terry Stetler