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crazyguy13
I am looking for a camcorder that has real good image quality but also is reasonably priced. The HD ones are real nice but are expensive. Anybody have an suggestions? I am looking for good quality and sound and preferably a mic input also. Thanks.
10,000 dollars aint bad, I'll go with that one
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Greetings,
Assuming that you are shooting in a well lit area, the HV20 would be a great choice if you really need to save money. It has a Microphone input. Uses a true 1920x1080 image, does 24p or 24f and the price is pretty amazing for what you get. (It's $1,100 at B&H - see link.)
If you need a step up regarding lower light and XLR inputs, go with the Canon XH A1 HDV. See link also.
My favarite non-HDV camcorder is the Panasonic DVX-100b. But, at this point, I would really think good and hard about forking out that much money when the A1 is available in the same price range. (Panasonic, when are going going to go head-to-head with the A1?? When?)
Hope that helps...
Jeff
Greetings,
Assuming that you are shooting in a well lit area, the HV20 would be a great choice if you really need to save money. It has a Microphone input. Uses a true 1920x1080 image, does 24p or 24f and the price is pretty amazing for what you get. (It's $1,100 at B&H - see link.)
If you need a step up regarding lower light and XLR inputs, go with the Canon XH A1 HDV. See link also.
My favarite non-HDV camcorder is the Panasonic DVX-100b. But, at this point, I would really think good and hard about forking out that much money when the A1 is available in the same price range. (Panasonic, when are going going to go head-to-head with the A1?? When?)
Hope that helps...
Jeff
What is the best Video Camcorder I could use for my film?
Timothy
My friends and I are making a Blair Witch Project-Esque "handheld cam" kind of film. It's being made on a tight budget. I need a COMPLETELY digital HD Camcorder. Something with great image quality. Any ideas?
Answer
Consumer level HD camcorders have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer level HD camcorders all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
With a MiniDV tape camcorder, record 60 or 90 minutes ( camcorder settings), 90 seconds or less to change a tape and record for 60 or 90 more and repeat till you run out of tapes.
You can get a Canon ZR960 for $250. It is a MiniDV tape camcorder, has a Mic jack. You will need a firewire (IEEE1394) card ($25 to 30) for the computer and a firewire cable (less than 10) to be able to transfer video to your computer. To say this is not HD, think about this. It would cost in excess of $3500 to get a HD camcorder that could equal the video Quality of a $250 Canon MiniDV tape camcorder.
Consumer level HD camcorders have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer level HD camcorders all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
With a MiniDV tape camcorder, record 60 or 90 minutes ( camcorder settings), 90 seconds or less to change a tape and record for 60 or 90 more and repeat till you run out of tapes.
You can get a Canon ZR960 for $250. It is a MiniDV tape camcorder, has a Mic jack. You will need a firewire (IEEE1394) card ($25 to 30) for the computer and a firewire cable (less than 10) to be able to transfer video to your computer. To say this is not HD, think about this. It would cost in excess of $3500 to get a HD camcorder that could equal the video Quality of a $250 Canon MiniDV tape camcorder.
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