I was wondering if anyone could recommend a camcorder (preferrably HD) to record an indoor graduation with low lighting. I had my eyes on a canon model that had a hard drive, but some reviews said the low light performance wasn't that good. Does anyone have first hand experience with these camcorders that could help me out? Thanks.
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Re: Looking for a digital camcorder, preferrably HD
You're going to be playing well over $1,000 for HD. FYI -
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I bought my wife a JVC with a HD for Christmas, and only payed $599 or so at BestBuy. The picture quality in low light is pretty nice, but the battery life sucks. I would reccomend buying a back-up battery no matter what brand you go with.Comment
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Re: Looking for a digital camcorder, preferrably HD
Im going to ask a stupid question but considering the responses I see in here I think it warrants me asking, are you looking for a camcorder with High Definition capabilities or a camcorder with a built in hard drive? Im pretty sure the camcorder that madscientist was talking about was a camcorder with a built in hard drive not necessarily one with high definition and I was under the impression you were looking for one with HD quality video, so which is it?
On a side note, Sony isnt bad but they tend to rely greatly on their night vision through infrared (sp?) which leaves a green tint to everything you shoot, so if going Sony I would recommend getting one with a hot shoe so you can attach your own external light instead of using the built in night vision. If you want to go Canon for a regular camcorder then its a must that you get something with a 3 CCD chip built in, it will provide much better clarity and color. In terms of HDD camcorders, they are good for people who want to take lots of video without having to change out media, ie. tapes and discs, but they provide lower video quality because of the high compression rate. For the best quality from a standard camcorder, meaning not HD, you would be better off with Mini DV, it will give you better quality then the others but will force you to carry additional tapes with you and will take slightly longer to burn to your computer if you want to do that. Let me know if you have any other questions that I might be able to answer.
EDIT- On a side note, if you are looking at High Definition camcorders you can get them for less then 1000 from Best Buy which leads me to believe that you can get them even cheaper if you can find a good online retailer that doesnt markup things as high as Best Buy does. In fact here is a good jumping off point in case you are looking for high definition, Amazon has a bunch for under 1000.
Amazon.com: high definition camcordersLast edited by The Chef; 03-17-2008, 06:56 PM.Comment
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Re: Looking for a digital camcorder, preferrably HD
I don't even think they make these in HD, but do not get a camcorder that takes those little DVDs. Tapes or memorycard/hard drive is what to get.Comment
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Re: Looking for a digital camcorder, preferrably HD
Im a little confused by what you mean. They dont make what in HD? They make all 3 formats in HD, Mini DV, Mini DVD and HDD. Ive never been sold on camcorders that take the SD cards, Canon has made a few of them and in the end I wasnt anymore impressed and knowing me I was more likely to lose the card.
The upside to buying one that takes Mini DVD is the ability to throw it into a player that can process the format and be done, no burning if you dont want to, and to some thats a huge advantage.Comment
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