"centall***@yahoo.com" <centall***@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm looking for a camcorder with good quality video, ease to transfer
> to DVD, user friendly with a few bells on it though, stills are a plus
> but not a necessary and future format that I won't feel like I'm using
> obsolete technology in a few years.
>
> I have it down to:
>
> 1.  Canon Elura 100 $449 Canadian
> 2.  Panasonic PV-GS300 $540 Canadian
> 3.  Sony DCR-SR40 $620 Canadian
>
> Prices are advertised internet sale prices which a competitor will beat
> by 10% to get these final prices.
>
> Thanks for your opinions,
> Brian

:)

> In article <1165634205.829973.308***@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,
>  "centall***@yahoo.com" <centall***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a camcorder with good quality video, ease to transfer
> > to DVD, user friendly with a few bells on it though, stills are a plus
> > but not a necessary and future format that I won't feel like I'm using
> > obsolete technology in a few years.
> >
> > I have it down to:
> >
> > 1.  Canon Elura 100 $449 Canadian
> > 2.  Panasonic PV-GS300 $540 Canadian
> > 3.  Sony DCR-SR40 $620 Canadian
> >
> > Prices are advertised internet sale prices which a competitor will beat
> > by 10% to get these final prices.
> >
> > Thanks for your opinions,
> > Brian
>
> Hello!
>
> Although I am loath to suggest a Sony product after all the problems
> that they seem to always have, you should seriously consider the Sony if
> this model supports the analog to digital conversion like the older ones
> do.  What this is good for is the following scenario...say you have an
> older analog format, such as a video tape, that you would like to
> transfer to a digital format, such as a dvd.  Now you need a way to get
> the analog format into a digital format and then into your computer for
> transfer to dvd and normally you have to either hook your camcorder up
> to your vcr and record the tape into your camcorder and then play the
> camcorder tape out again into your computer, or buy a seperate analog to
> digital converter box which is going to cost you more money.  The cool
> thing about the older Sony digital camcorders is that they would do
> analog to digital conversion internally on the fly, and let you pass the
> video through the camcorder to your computer without having to 1st tape
> to the camcorder, saving you a step!  I don't know %100 if the Sony
> model you listed does this, and I also don't know if the other two
> models you listed don't do this, but you should keep it in mind if you
> are buying a new camcorder, this was one of the deciding factors for me
> when I bought my Sony camcorder and I have used the feature a number of
> times in the past. Even if you don't think that you will need this
> feature, it never hurts to buy a product with extra options because you
> never know what you'll need in the future.
>
> Hope this helps some!!!
>
> Douglas
>
> :)

"Macintosh Dragon" <sc***@you.net> wrote in message
news:screw-73F5C5.16382909122006@cnews.newsguy.com...
> In article <1165634205.829973.308***@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,
> "centall***@yahoo.com" <centall***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a camcorder with good quality video, ease to transfer
>> to DVD, user friendly with a few bells on it though, stills are a plus
>> but not a necessary and future format that I won't feel like I'm using
>> obsolete technology in a few years.
>>
>> I have it down to:
>>
>> 1.  Canon Elura 100 $449 Canadian
>> 2.  Panasonic PV-GS300 $540 Canadian
>> 3.  Sony DCR-SR40 $620 Canadian
>>
>> Prices are advertised internet sale prices which a competitor will beat
>> by 10% to get these final prices.
>>
>> Thanks for your opinions,
>> Brian
>
> Hello!
>
> Although I am loath to suggest a Sony product after all the problems
> that they seem to always have, you should seriously consider the Sony if
> this model supports the analog to digital conversion like the older ones
> do.  What this is good for is the following scenario...say you have an
> older analog format, such as a video tape, that you would like to
> transfer to a digital format, such as a dvd.  Now you need a way to get
> the analog format into a digital format and then into your computer for
> transfer to dvd and normally you have to either hook your camcorder up
> to your vcr and record the tape into your camcorder and then play the
> camcorder tape out again into your computer, or buy a seperate analog to
> digital converter box which is going to cost you more money.  The cool
> thing about the older Sony digital camcorders is that they would do
> analog to digital conversion internally on the fly, and let you pass the
> video through the camcorder to your computer without having to 1st tape
> to the camcorder, saving you a step!  I don't know %100 if the Sony
> model you listed does this, and I also don't know if the other two
> models you listed don't do this, but you should keep it in mind if you
> are buying a new camcorder, this was one of the deciding factors for me
> when I bought my Sony camcorder and I have used the feature a number of
> times in the past. Even if you don't think that you will need this
> feature, it never hurts to buy a product with extra options because you
> never know what you'll need in the future.
>
> Hope this helps some!!!
>
> Douglas
>
> :)

> Hi There,
> I have a Panasonic GS400 and that has pass through.
>
> I have used it lots of times and it works really well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Martin
>
>
> "Macintosh Dragon" <sc***@you.net> wrote in message
> news:screw-73F5C5.16382909122006@cnews.newsguy.com...
> > In article <1165634205.829973.308***@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,
> > "centall***@yahoo.com" <centall***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm looking for a camcorder with good quality video, ease to transfer
> >> to DVD, user friendly with a few bells on it though, stills are a plus
> >> but not a necessary and future format that I won't feel like I'm using
> >> obsolete technology in a few years.
> >>
> >> I have it down to:
> >>
> >> 1.  Canon Elura 100 $449 Canadian
> >> 2.  Panasonic PV-GS300 $540 Canadian
> >> 3.  Sony DCR-SR40 $620 Canadian
> >>
> >> Prices are advertised internet sale prices which a competitor will beat
> >> by 10% to get these final prices.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your opinions,
> >> Brian
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > Although I am loath to suggest a Sony product after all the problems
> > that they seem to always have, you should seriously consider the Sony if
> > this model supports the analog to digital conversion like the older ones
> > do.  What this is good for is the following scenario...say you have an
> > older analog format, such as a video tape, that you would like to
> > transfer to a digital format, such as a dvd.  Now you need a way to get
> > the analog format into a digital format and then into your computer for
> > transfer to dvd and normally you have to either hook your camcorder up
> > to your vcr and record the tape into your camcorder and then play the
> > camcorder tape out again into your computer, or buy a seperate analog to
> > digital converter box which is going to cost you more money.  The cool
> > thing about the older Sony digital camcorders is that they would do
> > analog to digital conversion internally on the fly, and let you pass the
> > video through the camcorder to your computer without having to 1st tape
> > to the camcorder, saving you a step!  I don't know %100 if the Sony
> > model you listed does this, and I also don't know if the other two
> > models you listed don't do this, but you should keep it in mind if you
> > are buying a new camcorder, this was one of the deciding factors for me
> > when I bought my Sony camcorder and I have used the feature a number of
> > times in the past. Even if you don't think that you will need this
> > feature, it never hurts to buy a product with extra options because you
> > never know what you'll need in the future.
> >
> > Hope this helps some!!!
> >
> > Douglas
> >
> > :)