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| Thread ID: 63898 | 2005-11-26 02:59:00 | Camcorders around $1000 | frossy13 (4462) | PC World Chat |
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| 407760 | 2005-11-26 02:59:00 | Want to buy one for my son who is in Australia. Want to see the young un so thought this would be a good idea. He has a digital camera so thats not necessary. What do u reckon??? around maybe $1000 | frossy13 (4462) | ||
| 407761 | 2005-11-26 03:11:00 | Well, depends on whether you want USB 2, which isnt that great if u decide to xfer the video to a PC . Or firewire, which would be better for xferring than USB 2 . Or one which takes DVD, but then if you wanted to edit it, you can't . Unless u copy what it burns to a hdd, then re-redit it then burn it back to a DVD . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 407762 | 2005-11-26 09:01:00 | Well, depends on whether you want USB 2, which isnt that great if u decide to xfer the video to a PC. Or firewire, which would be better for xferring than USB 2. DVD. How do you arrive at that conclusion? USB2 is faster than firewire, isn't it? |
Standing_Amazed (7841) | ||
| 407763 | 2005-11-26 09:16:00 | Not for video editing, it isnt . USB 2 is too jerky . Theyre actually around the same speed, (480/400 or so), but firewire is definitely faster, if you're into video editing . And it'll be even faster if u have 1394b (800) . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 407764 | 2005-11-26 09:37:00 | Firewire is the industry-standard for DV transfer to computers. For your budget, I would recommend any of the cheap Panasonic ones. Having personally used several different models, I have been thoroughly impressed - firstly they're very small, and secondly the quality is very good. They're very easy to use, and with a long-life battery they can shoot fairly close to 4hrs of video on a single charge. They are available from $700 upward. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 407765 | 2005-11-26 09:47:00 | Yup, I brought a Panasonic a few years ago . Its good as . It uses firewire . . Easy to use, small, even has infra red . Only thing is it can't be used with Windows 2000, since there's no driver for 2000 . BUT it works prefectly in XP . XP detects it straight away, as soon as I turn it on . And away u go . It appears in My computer as a DV cam . And you can use it from My computer, and also use it as a webcam in MSN Messenger . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 407766 | 2005-11-26 10:07:00 | How do you arrive at that conclusion? USB2 is faster than firewire, isn't it? USB2 and firewire are both variations of the USB format, The difference is that USB2 is controllerless while firewire monitors and controls the data transfer, The result is that whether your capturing video or transferring large files the Firewire spanks USB2. In my tinkering I have also found that capturing video using USB2 was always forced into the mpeg format which is just rubbish quality compared to DV, I have asked numerous times if anyone else managed to capture full quality DVD via usb and have never had a reply.....Which makes me think its a negative. Becuase the data flow through Firewire is a sustained high speed tranfer you have the ability to encode into a higher detailed format, If the data flow is sparodic then your captured DV file would look like a poo pie.You need to keep in mind that when capturing Video thats exactly what its doing, taking an image of every frame, encoding it and re-asembling the video file on the computer, its not just transfering data like you would copy/paste off a disc. Futher advantages of using Firewire is that you can control your DVD cam from within your capturing application, fast foward, rewind, start, stop, pause...... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 407767 | 2005-11-28 11:40:00 | What do you guys recommend up to say $1500 for a good camcorder. I have been doing heaps of research and it is really hard to choose one. I have learned that sony is easy to use but they are not very good at low light leavels and do not have much manual options. Panasonic has the most manual options but not the easiest to use. Cannon are not so good at low light leavels either. I have also learned that minidv is the the best media to use as it records at the highest quality video in the consumer market,because there is virtually no compression. And we all know how easy it is to scratch dvds and they are a more expensive media to use and as it is a recent media in camcorders they do not have all the features as the minidv has and not many of them have firewire as well,which is the best way to transfer from your camcorder to your pc for editing. What do you guys think of the panasonic NV-GS35GN-S,it has 30 x optical zoom lens and 1000 x digital zoom lens and has some good manual options and ok automatic options as well and to be ok at low light as well?It has firewire as well.It sells for about $900 at DSE and Nole Leemings.So it might be good for Frossy13 as well. Or would you recommend something other then that such as .....? Thank you for your input/info. :) |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 407768 | 2005-11-28 19:45:00 | Looks a good camera That has a awesome zoom on it but a zoom of that size would really only be any good mounted on a tri pod/mono pod. Unless you have a really steady hand. |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 407769 | 2005-11-28 20:06:00 | Yup - looks good. Bear in mind that Digital Zoom is pointless, so the only zoom which is relevant is the optical zoom - in this case, 30x, which is very good for a camera at that price. A nice compact camera too: www.panasonic.co.nz |
somebody (208) | ||
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