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Newbie after camcorder advise

Author
7 Jul 2005 1:59 PM
Rich N
Hey,

I'm living in the UK, and am trying to get hold of an entry level (sub
£350) camcorder that can cope with videoing sport, preferably able to
cope with it indoors too. It doesn't need to be ridiculously good
quality, but having seen a few reviews that complain about the quality
of low-light condition video, I'm a little hesitant about committing to
a camera if I don't know how well it'll perform.

Cheers,

Rich N

Author
7 Jul 2005 9:39 PM
Malcolm Stewart
"Rich N" <as***@here.org> wrote in message
news:42cd3559$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> I'm living in the UK, and am trying to get hold of an entry level (sub
> £350) camcorder that can cope with videoing sport, preferably able to
> cope with it indoors too.
snip
> Cheers,
> Rich N

Suggestions
1 See if there's a camcorder / video club in your area (public library may
hold contact info).  Someone there may have some examples.
2 Try hiring - but difficult to hire low cost gear.
I use a 2 year old Sony TRV22, and in good light (including bright
continuous spectrum tungsten halogen) the colour's fine.  In dim light it's
clearly not as good, but more significant is that the colour temperature
makes quite a difference.  I'd be surprised if your indoor sport takes place
in lighting which any low cost camera can handle with ease.
hence
3 Hire lights.   A number of 500W builders' lights will improve the colour
rendering, you just need permission.