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Home Video Camera Recommendations Neededcamera in a long time (the only video camera I ever owned was a VHS camera purchased in the late 80's). I know little to nothing about the current state of home video cameras regarding technical features. However this is what I am and am not looking for. First of all I don't want one using the mini-DVD's because even though supposedly most DVD players are able to play them, I've had issues in the past just getting them to load properly (getting them in the tray centered). I am considering a HD model with a firewire or USB cable to download to my computer for editing and/or direct burning to DVD. Also I am looking at a price range of no more than $500 (U.S.) and am willing and able to shop on ebay where there's more bang for the buck. I definitely want the best video and color quality possible for the price but am not really interested in the "bells and whistles." I am familiar with brand names like Sony, Canon, Hitachi, JVC and others but don't count on me recognizing some brands. If there any brands to absolutely avoid I want to know. Feel free to email me at sai***@nettally.com with any advice, recommendations, personal home camera experiences, etc. that you may have. Carl website -- http://www.nettally.com/saints/ blog -- http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ An addendum: I'm also interested to know if Mini-DV might be
recommendable and what sort of setup would I need for transferring to my Sony Vaio computer (standard RCA cables?)? Carl website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ <sai***@nettally.com> wrote in message
news:1178732524.171172.198990@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... For what you described as your requirements, I think Mini-DV is the way to > An addendum: I'm also interested to know if Mini-DV might be > recommendable and what sort of setup would I need for transferring to > my Sony Vaio computer (standard RCA cables?)? > > Carl > website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ > blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ > go. You "capture" the video to your PC via a Firewire connection. Tapes are fairly cheap and reuseable and you can edit on your PC prior to compression to MPEG. Be aware that based on your $500 price target, low light performance of whatever camcorder you buy may be disappointing. One thing critical to your choice is how the camcorder "feels" and whether you like its controls. So you need to get to a store and actually play with different models. Show quote
On May 9, 4:31 pm, "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: What would be a reasonable price for one with good low light> <sai***@nettally.com> wrote in message > > news:1178732524.171172.198990@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...> An addendum: I'm also interested to know if Mini-DV might be > > recommendable and what sort of setup would I need for transferring to > > my Sony Vaio computer (standard RCA cables?)? > > > Carl > > website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ > > blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ > > For what you described as your requirements, I think Mini-DV is the way to > go. You "capture" the video to your PC via a Firewire connection. Tapes are > fairly cheap and reuseable and you can edit on your PC prior to compression > to MPEG. Be aware that based on your $500 price target, low light > performance of whatever camcorder you buy may be disappointing. One thing > critical to your choice is how the camcorder "feels" and whether you like > its controls. So you need to get to a store and actually play with different > models. performance? And what brands should I consider first? Carl website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ <sai***@nettally.com> wrote in message
Show quote news:1178763092.936039.270000@e51g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... Generally, you need a large CCD for good low light performance and for that > On May 9, 4:31 pm, "iws" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >> <sai***@nettally.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1178732524.171172.198990@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...> An >> addendum: I'm also interested to know if Mini-DV might be >> > recommendable and what sort of setup would I need for transferring to >> > my Sony Vaio computer (standard RCA cables?)? >> >> > Carl >> > website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ >> > blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ >> >> For what you described as your requirements, I think Mini-DV is the way >> to >> go. You "capture" the video to your PC via a Firewire connection. Tapes >> are >> fairly cheap and reuseable and you can edit on your PC prior to >> compression >> to MPEG. Be aware that based on your $500 price target, low light >> performance of whatever camcorder you buy may be disappointing. One thing >> critical to your choice is how the camcorder "feels" and whether you like >> its controls. So you need to get to a store and actually play with >> different >> models. > > What would be a reasonable price for one with good low light > performance? And what brands should I consider first? > you're up in the $1K range. This site has a lot of comparative reviews http://www.camcorderinfo.com/ratings.php Sony, Canon and Panasonic all are top brands. The big push now is toward high-def models but that's not of much interest to me. I have a Canon Elura 100 which I'm quite happy with but low light performace could be better. Again, I would emphasize the importance of comfort, feel, and ease of control. You will almost certainly want to edit your movies. I use VideoStudio which works quite well and is reasonably proced. Show quote > Carl > website --http://www.nettally.com/saints/ > blog --http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/ >  |
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