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| Thread ID: 59502 | 2005-07-04 08:24:00 | Video cameras | JimboJones (1680) | PC World Chat |
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| 369298 | 2005-07-04 08:24:00 | I wan't to buy one. What kinda specs can I get for round $500-$1000? Whats roughtly the specs of the cameras the insurgents and US soldiers use in Iraq? Because the quality of those footages on the news are roughly the quality I want :thumbs: | JimboJones (1680) | ||
| 369299 | 2005-07-05 02:32:00 | Good question. I have a Sony – Mini DV Handycam – DCRHC30E which cost $1300 a year ago. About $1100 now. I can't fault it. Canon are a little cheaper. The better the CCDs, the more information they capture and thus a better picture. This topic has been discussed before - do a search of this site. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 369300 | 2005-07-05 02:44:00 | Id like one to, but maybe not this year...:( OT here but i see the latest ones out use a CD? Or DVD to record to and you can put them in dvd player and veiw straight away..... Wondering on quality and price ? anyone seen these? ive only seen them on telly / adds. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 369301 | 2005-07-05 02:54:00 | Personally I like the idea of recording to Mini DV tape (which gives me a backup) then transferring to computer where I can edit out the crap, mute unforunate comments made in the background, add titles,notes, sound effects,Sound tracks, cut out little bits for emailing,Take snapshots etc etc . Though I would presume the ones that record straight to DVD have that ability as well, The main issue would be double compression of the footage . I would suggest finding what is available on the local market then do some google research on them . I had a camera all picked out and ready to buy, a quick google put me right off it . I ended up buying a cheaper camera from a manufactur considered not quite so good that had steller reviews all over the net . I would say that if I was buying today then I would definitly be looking at one that writes to DVD, and if they fit my needs and budget then I would possibly get one, though I wouldn't race out and buy one without looking into it first . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 369302 | 2005-07-05 03:17:00 | I think you might find that running costs with tapes will be cheaper for the user than with DVDs . ;) The manufacturers can build a DVD drive much more cheaply than a tape transport (complex precision mechanical assemblies cost) . . So the camera should be cheaper . The DVDs are 80 mm, not full size, so they won't be cheap until people buy a lot of them . People won't buy a lot of them until they are cheap . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 369303 | 2005-07-05 03:29:00 | are you able to give $$ figure you mean? For vid camera or DVD disks? not sure what you mean by expensive or not? or will it be blow the budget idea? would the original device to save / write to, be a rewriter? so you could reuse it multiple times like a digital camera memory thing or a once off, new disk required idea? and then save to pc, and burn to real size disks? :confused: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 369304 | 2005-07-05 03:46:00 | A quick look at Dick Smith's tells me that a 80 mm DVD-RW costs $24 . 95 . That holds 30 minutes . DV tapes seem to be about $8, but they hold 60 or 80 minutes . You would need to match the camera specifications to compare prices properly . I wouldn't reject the DVD camera outright . . . it's a good technology . The recording time might be a deciding factor for some people . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 369305 | 2005-07-05 06:26:00 | I brought a Canon mv600i about 18 months ago, and most happy with it, paid abput $900 for it. Being a sony fan iwas a bit disappointed having to by a canon but the selling point was the canon did analogue to digital coversion on the fly, where as to get a sony one to do that i would have had to pay almost double. Dvd cameras great if you dont want the movie on your computer, records in a compressed format so every time you import you downgrading the video. As for the quality of the canon only time will tell.... Did my research at wellington photographic supplies, told them before i started that i wouldn't be buying it from them as they couldn't match the deal from bond and bond, but since then have brought all my tapes and bits of pieces from them..... My 2 cent worth.\Oh and don't rely on there software that they give you, it is crap. luckily I had imovie and idvd |
plod (107) | ||
| 369306 | 2005-07-05 10:04:00 | I was keen on a DVD camera except the price of the Sony was $1800. And then I read a review which said the quality of recording was disappointing. So I figured this technology needs to bed in yet. Tapes have a long history and are proven. There is no doubt that direct writing to DVD is the way to go in the longer term. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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