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Camcorders: First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash?
First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash?
by buildy - 1/16/09 6:03 AMHi everyone,
Looking to buy my first camcorder and want the best possible image quality for the price, and the ability to edit the work.
Doing some research it seems that the older miniDV has better image quality than many of the newer formats. Looking for something under $500 so I guess a quality HD is out.
Ideas?
Thanks
miniDV
by Kiddpeat - 1/16/09 8:50 AM In reply to: First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash? by buildyprovides the highest quality.
refurbished canon hv20
by chickenorfish - 1/16/09 2:04 PM In reply to: First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash? by buildytiger direct has refurbished canon hv20 which is arguably the best minidv highdef cam of last year. you can shoot in either high def or standard def. price is $499
there really arnt any standard def minidv cams that are top rate anymore
editing and the miniDV
by buildy - 1/16/09 4:06 PM In reply to: refurbished canon hv20 by chickenorfishI will need to do much editing on the final video. What about miniDV transfer to computer, format, etc?
Thanks for the tip on the hv20, looks nice.
hv20
by chickenorfish - 1/16/09 4:22 PM In reply to: editing and the miniDV by buildyyou will need a firewire/iLink/1394 port on your computer, and will need to purchase the cord (ebay for $5)
i use windv to transfer my video http://windv.mourek.cz/
i use virtualdubmob for basic cropping and encoding, but any software that has hdv capabilities will work.
heres a forum with A LOT of info from owners of the cam. it has quite a following http://www.hv20.com/
hv20
by pharmdoc - 1/16/09 11:39 PM In reply to: hv20 by chickenorfishI like the Canon Canon VIXIA HF100 2.7" LCD 12X Optical Zoom High Definition Camcorder. All flash memory. It has an external 3.5 mic jack, thus eliminating internal noise and great sound with a boom mic. HDMI & USB, 24Ffp or 30fp.
Check out video about camera @
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1416062100/bctid1502862100
$545 Free + S/H @
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120239&Tpk=Canon%20VIXIA%20HF100%20High%20Definition%20Camcorder
If it's a Windows machine, Sony Vegas is the best
by Kiddpeat - 1/16/09 6:48 PM In reply to: editing and the miniDV by buildyeditor. Vegas Pro is the most powerful version.
PS: Vegas can also perform the capture via Firewire
by Kiddpeat - 1/16/09 6:49 PM In reply to: If it's a Windows machine, Sony Vegas is the best by Kiddpeatfrom the camera.
Just be careful dealing with Tiger Direct...
by Pepe7 - 1/16/09 6:52 PM In reply to: editing and the miniDV by buildy...use Google to find out more about them. Let's just say there are some 'interesting' customer experiences.
-Pedro
Best Camcorder
by dminott - 1/16/09 8:38 PM In reply to: First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash? by buildySince you mentioned quality, a Hi Def camcorder with 3 CCDs will give you the best quality. I am using a Panasonic HDC-SD9P which also has 5.1 audio and a Leica lens. It is totally solid state, which is a big plus because there are no moving parts, which means no whirring noises picked up from the internal mics.
It is small and compact, which makes it easy to transport and set up.
It has dozens of excellent features and long battery life.
If you are lucky, you may find one on eBay for under $500, as I did!
I currently have two 8 GB SDHC cards, which are relatively cheap now, especially when compared to tape! I can get a full hour of 1080 video on one card. I am using Nero 9 for my AVCHD editing and find that for the money, it is a great choice.
You will be amazed at the quality, especially if you feed it to a plasma TV! - Some of the newer sets have a front slot for the SDHC cards, which makes it a snap to view your "footage."
Dave
incorrect
by chickenorfish - 1/16/09 9:23 PM In reply to: Best Camcorder by dminottmaybe a cam with 3 1/3" ccds, but not a cam with 3 1/6" ccds which youre recommending. cmos sensors are so advanced now, the only reason to stick with ccd is the rolling shutter issues
Panasonic-HDC-SD9
by bradac - 1/17/09 12:34 AM In reply to: First Camcorder, Want best image quality. What type to buy? miniDV, DVD, HD, flash? by buildyI recently purchased this HD camcorder and I have been very impressed by the ease of use and the high quality of the results of both video and stills when viewed on our HD TV. I also like the fact it uses SD cards to record onto.
After market research on the internet of users opinions it came down to a choice between the Canon or the Panasonic HD camcorders but at £388 at Amazon UK there was no competition. Not sure what the price will be in the USA but if you can get it I don't think you will be disappointed.
Tony B.
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