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If I wanted to get a HD video camera which one should I be looking at?
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They're usually palm-sized, grey or black, with a round circly-bit on the front.
Most stores have them behind locked glass, so head over to those cabinets first.  | |
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what's the most important features you want Charlotte? | |
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JerseyKRS said: what's the most important features you want Charlotte?
excellent picture quality when played back on our HD tv | |
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mcmeekle said: They're usually palm-sized, grey or black, with a round circly-bit on the front.
Most stores have them behind locked glass, so head over to those cabinets first. 
so I was mistakenly looking at this then 
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ZombieKitten said: JerseyKRS said: what's the most important features you want Charlotte?
excellent picture quality when played back on our HD tv is that it? There are tons that do that, it's the extras that start to add the money. Excellent picture quality is something that a regular camcorder will have more of than the currently poplular Flip and associated "handcams". Look for one that records directly to flash memory, 1080p. | |
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A friend of mine just recently got one, not HD, but that has the in-built memory (60 GB?). It's a Sony and I love how small it is. One thing though, the picture quality is worse than that of an old second-hand Panasonic another friend and I used to mess around with in the mid-90s.  MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Fauxie said: A friend of mine just recently got one, not HD, but that has the in-built memory (60 GB?). It's a Sony and I love how small it is. One thing though, the picture quality is worse than that of an old second-hand Panasonic another friend and I used to mess around with in the mid-90s.
we've had 2 standard def digital camcorders, both Panasonic, the earlier one that we got in 1997 had better picture quality than the next one we got about 4 years ago 
but both look crap on our telly 
so, it HAS to be HD I HAVE to have a good picture | |
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JerseyKRS said: ZombieKitten said: excellent picture quality when played back on our HD tv is that it? There are tons that do that, it's the extras that start to add the money. Excellent picture quality is something that a regular camcorder will have more of than the currently poplular Flip and associated "handcams". Look for one that records directly to flash memory, 1080p. what sort of extras? | |
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ZombieKitten said: JerseyKRS said: is that it? There are tons that do that, it's the extras that start to add the money. Excellent picture quality is something that a regular camcorder will have more of than the currently poplular Flip and associated "handcams". Look for one that records directly to flash memory, 1080p. what sort of extras? image stabilization, low light lux, bells and whistles....how much do you want to spend? That's usually the most important factor. | |
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ZombieKitten said: Fauxie said: A friend of mine just recently got one, not HD, but that has the in-built memory (60 GB?). It's a Sony and I love how small it is. One thing though, the picture quality is worse than that of an old second-hand Panasonic another friend and I used to mess around with in the mid-90s.
we've had 2 standard def digital camcorders, both Panasonic, the earlier one that we got in 1997 had better picture quality than the next one we got about 4 years ago
but both look crap on our telly
so, it HAS to be HD I HAVE to have a good picture Weird.  I'm talking tape with the old 90s one though. Seriously, that was a cheap camcorder (before that word, really. Think 'video camera'). May even have been early 90s come to think of it. My friend's new one, on his 40 something inch screen, looked awful. MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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JerseyKRS said: ZombieKitten said: what sort of extras? image stabilization, low light lux, bells and whistles....how much do you want to spend? That's usually the most important factor. dunno, maybe a AUS$1K? CANON HFS200 what about this one? I'd have to get a wide angle conversion kit though sounds like | |
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Fauxie said: ZombieKitten said: we've had 2 standard def digital camcorders, both Panasonic, the earlier one that we got in 1997 had better picture quality than the next one we got about 4 years ago
but both look crap on our telly
so, it HAS to be HD I HAVE to have a good picture Weird. I'm talking tape with the old 90s one though. Seriously, that was a cheap camcorder (before that word, really. Think 'video camera'). May even have been early 90s come to think of it. My friend's new one, on his 40 something inch screen, looked awful.oh, ours were both digital - we've had DV tapes until now | |
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the SIZE of the sensor plays a huge part in quality also. Generally, the more expensive cameras have larger CMOS sensors, which in turn produce much nicer video. | |
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JerseyKRS said: the SIZE of the sensor plays a huge part in quality also. Generally, the more expensive cameras have larger CMOS sensors, which in turn produce much nicer video.
I'm all for that | |
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http://www.sonystyle.com/...6#features
This is in your price range, however for a few dollars more you get better low light performance and a bunch of other cool shit. http://www.sonystyle.com/...7#features | |
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JerseyKRS said: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665736696#features
This is in your price range, however for a few dollars more you get better low light performance and a bunch of other cool shit. http://www.sonystyle.com/...7#features do you work for sony?  | |
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ZombieKitten said: JerseyKRS said: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665736696#features
This is in your price range, however for a few dollars more you get better low light performance and a bunch of other cool shit. http://www.sonystyle.com/...7#features do you work for sony? lol, it's just that's what I'm familiar with.
Pay attention to the sensors and lenses, they're the most important factors in video quality. And digital zoom sucks ass, don't even bother looking at those numbers...optical zoom is more useable. | |
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JerseyKRS said: ZombieKitten said: do you work for sony? lol, it's just that's what I'm familiar with.
Pay attention to the sensors and lenses, they're the most important factors in video quality. And digital zoom sucks ass, don't even bother looking at those numbers...optical zoom is more useable. I know, I'm a photographer too | |
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ZombieKitten said: JerseyKRS said: lol, it's just that's what I'm familiar with.
Pay attention to the sensors and lenses, they're the most important factors in video quality. And digital zoom sucks ass, don't even bother looking at those numbers...optical zoom is more useable. I know, I'm a photographer too  | |
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JerseyKRS said: ZombieKitten said: I know, I'm a photographer too
I want good picture damnit  | |
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JerseyKRS said: ZombieKitten said: excellent picture quality when played back on our HD tv is that it? There are tons that do that, it's the extras that start to add the money. Excellent picture quality is something that a regular camcorder will have more of than the currently poplular Flip and associated "handcams". Look for one that records directly to flash memory, 1080p. I was TOTALLY looking for a SONY reference here...  A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon |
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JerseyKRS said: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665736696#features
This is in your price range, however for a few dollars more you get better low light performance and a bunch of other cool shit. http://www.sonystyle.com/...7#features ah there it is...  A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon |
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RenHoek said: JerseyKRS said: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665736696#features
This is in your price range, however for a few dollars more you get better low light performance and a bunch of other cool shit. http://www.sonystyle.com/...7#features ah there it is...  | |
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ZombieKitten said: JerseyKRS said: lol, it's just that's what I'm familiar with.
Pay attention to the sensors and lenses, they're the most important factors in video quality. And digital zoom sucks ass, don't even bother looking at those numbers...optical zoom is more useable. I know, I'm a photographer too
A damn good one too. | |
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PanthaGirl said: ZombieKitten said: I know, I'm a photographer too
A damn good one too. 
Chris, we're looking at the sony at the moment
can you tell my why a flash memory one would be better than HD recording? | |
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ZombieKitten said: PanthaGirl said:
A damn good one too.
Chris, we're looking at the sony at the moment
can you tell my why a flash memory one would be better than HD recording? not sure what you mean....it will record HD content directly to flash memory...either installed on the camera or a flash based card. I mean use flash memory cameras instead of outdated consumer tape based cameras.  | |
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I have a KODAK HD VIDEO thingy and it kinda sucks. You might want to stay away from it. It doesn't have that steady function. Everything I record is shaky.
This is what I have. http://www.google.com/pro...BMQ8gIwAw# [Edited 11/6/09 9:28am] MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: I have a KODAK HD VIDEO thingy and it kinda sucks. You might want to stay away from it. It doesn't have that steady function. Everything I record is shaky.
This is what I have. http://www.google.com/pro...BMQ8gIwAw# [Edited 11/6/09 9:28am] Dude, you're supposed to hold still while filming, NOT bump & grind...  A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon |
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RenHoek said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: I have a KODAK HD VIDEO thingy and it kinda sucks. You might want to stay away from it. It doesn't have that steady function. Everything I record is shaky.
This is what I have. http://www.google.com/pro...BMQ8gIwAw# [Edited 11/6/09 9:28am] Dude, you're supposed to hold still while filming, NOT bump & grind... 
It's hard to film while.....well....you know..... MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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