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Title: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 05, 2009, 11:13:39 AM I'm considering buying a camcorder. I don't need anything fancy or professional. Anyone have any recommendations for something inexpensive but not a piece of junk?
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Trippy on February 05, 2009, 11:16:53 AM Do you have an HDTV?
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 05, 2009, 12:03:27 PM Yes.
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Miguel on February 05, 2009, 12:14:05 PM Define inexpensive.
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 05, 2009, 01:20:14 PM Define inexpensive. Under 200 though the cheaper the better. I just need average sound and picture quality so it doesn't look retarded if I post it on the net. Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Nebu on February 05, 2009, 02:05:37 PM Can't you accomplish the same thing with a digital camera and a decent size memory card?
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Trippy on February 05, 2009, 06:24:23 PM Define inexpensive. Under 200 though the cheaper the better. I just need average sound and picture quality so it doesn't look retarded if I post it on the net. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/541122-REG/Samsung_SC_DX103_SC_DX103_DVD_Camcorder.html It's a DVD recorder which I like better than tape for casual usage even though DV/MiniDV is better quality. With the DVDs you get random access, easier on-camera basic editing, and you can just pop them into your DVD player to watch on your TV (may need to finalize the disc first). Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 06, 2009, 08:09:51 AM Thanks for the tips.
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Oban on February 06, 2009, 08:38:59 AM Do you need to use it during the day for infrared filming?
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 06, 2009, 08:46:35 AM It's all for porn.
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Sauced on February 06, 2009, 09:25:53 AM Look into Flip HD?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=product&A=getSiblingItemDetail&Q=prev&Csku=594885&Cis=REG#accessories Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: naum on February 06, 2009, 12:17:14 PM Look into Flip HD? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=product&A=getSiblingItemDetail&Q=prev&Csku=594885&Cis=REG#accessories I've got the Flip pre-HD edition, and it's awesome. Hit button to start record, hit button to stop record. Slide out USB hookamigjigger and pop into laptop. Press button to encode video. Done. Comes with cable so you can plug into TV to view from device too. Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Tale on February 07, 2009, 12:45:16 PM I wanted to make YouTube movies. So I bought Canon's cheapest miniDV (digital tape) camcorder, which films in 16:9 widescreen (not HD), has good battery life, is very compact, and has survived a bicycle crash with me. It is feature-packed, gave me access to the world of digital video editing without spending too much to find out whether I liked it, and I just plug it in via firewire to get the content onto my PC.
Technology is moving too fast to spend a lot of money on a camcorder. Unless you need amazing high-end features, I think it's better to aim low but stick with a decent brand. Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Righ on February 07, 2009, 02:43:08 PM Circuit Shitty just moved all its cameras and camcorders to 30% off today, lenses to 40% off.
Title: Re: Camcorder Recommendations Needed Post by: Draegan on February 09, 2009, 07:33:18 AM I mentioned my desire to buy a cheap camcorder to my gf and she went out and bought me one from bestbuy for 100 bucks. Used it this weekend at the comic con.
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