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Digital Camcorder advice

  • 23-11-2003 1:54pm
    #1
    magpie
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    Can anyone recommend a good digital camcorder? Which is better, dv or memory stick?

    I know f**k all about camcorders, so some basic advice required please...


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  • #2
    SantaHoe
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    Check out this recent thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123777
    Answers a lot of questions.
    Which is better, dv or memory stick?
    Hmm, not sure how to answer that one really.
    Most digital camcorders will use Digital8 tapes, I think you'd be paying through the nose if you wanted a solid-state memory solution with large enough capacity to hold a decent length of full quality PAL video.
    :ninja:


  • #3
    innisfree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭innisfree


    Those camcorders that come with memory sticks still use dv tape. The memory stick is more of a gimicky extra for storing photos and mpeg video clips.
    The video size is so large that you have to either use tape, or some bulk storage and a lot of extras. The latter is out of reach of almost everyone except those in film.

    Most digi camcorders use mini-dv tapes over digi8 these days. There's still plenty of digi8's though.


  • #4
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    I'm looking for advice on getting theCanon ZR60 MiniDV Digital Camcorder. Also amazon is the cheapest place I could find for this spec digital camcorder. Does anyone know of any cheaper places?


  • #5
    herbie747
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    www.ebay.co.uk


  • #6
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    Ok, i've found a great camcorder JVC GRDV500 Mini DV Cybercam NIB. I can get it for €455. There are pics of it here . By the specs it is excellent and by the customer reviews it seems to be a great camcorder. Looks great, great price. What ye think?


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  • #7
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    This camera, the JVC GR-DV500 Camcorder, can be bought at ebay here . And they say it comes with $905 worth of extras. The price is only US $549.99 and i've seen it in most places for $800 at least. Do you think the company are credible?? They are called ShopSunshine.


  • #8
    magpie
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    JVC are meant to be kind of **** for support/technical problems, according to some of the other guys on boards.


  • #9
    herbie747
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    NEVER buy a JVC camera. They are all blurry and take ages to auto focus. Terrible, terrible cameras.

    We filmed a sports event before with 2 Sony cameras, and 1 JVC. We couldn't even USE the JVC footage afterwards at all because the shots looked so bad.

    I strongly advise you NOT to buy JVC.

    Buy a Sony DCR-TRV50E.

    They cost less than that camera you are looking at.

    Oh yeah, don't buy one from the US unless you are 100% sure it is PAL. An NTSC camera will be useless to you, unless you have NTSC tapes you want to import...

    http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?query=sony+trv&socurrencydisplay=2&maxrecordsreturned=300&salocatedincountry=3&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&from=R10&sorecordsperpage=50&BasicSearch=


  • #10
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    Surely ALL JVC's cant be bad. Maybe the one your were using wasnt a good make. If ALL JVC cameras are all blurry and take ages to auto focus then nobody would by them and they'd go out of business. Has the Sony DCR-TRV50E more or less the specs as the JVC i mentioned?

    Look at the reviews of the JVC GR-DV500. They are all positive responses.


  • #11
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Hmmmmm what are you doing using auto focus?! For an outdoor even with lots of light, there should be a rather large field of focus.... I'm assuming it was out doors. Get an eye sharp on a player at the far side of the pitch. Do this by zooming in, focusing, zooming out and everything should remain in focus..... Using a sign would probably be a better idea, less movement ;)

    Autofocus....... Auto anything stinks of píss.


    John


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