Buying A Video Camera... But I Know Nothing About Them! |
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Jul 2 2008, 11:01 PM
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Vacation time is near, and I'm thinking of getting a video camera, both to shoot some silly vacation vids, but also to maybe record some guitar stuff and post some small vids on youtube and whatnot...
But... I know NOTHING about video cameras  I did some research and there seem to be three kinds: Mini DV (they record on a small digital tape), DVD (they record on a small size DVD), and HD (They record on... surprise!... HD). I don't want to spend much on a video camera, won't use it that often, and I'm unsure what to get. I guess HD cameras are the best, but they are quite pricey. The ones that use miniDV seem old, and the ones that use DVD might be good... but I have some doubts: What kind of file do these cameras record the movie in? normal .mpg? .avi? Other strange kind of file?  I'd like a file that is easy to transfer to the computer so I can upload/change it's format easily. Is that possible with any kind of camera? Can you take a movie from a mini DV camera and put it on your hard drive as an mpg? And from a DVD camera? Too many questions, I'll stop now  Long question short: what camera to get for a newbie who wants to upload some stuff on youtube and shoot some vacation clips? -------------------- Guitars:
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Fran Buying A Video Camera... But I Know Nothing About Them! Jul 2 2008, 11:01 PM
Hisham Al-Sanea panasonic is the best choice. you can connect the ... Jul 2 2008, 11:09 PM tonymiro You might find this helpful Fran.
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Tony Jul 2 2008, 11:22 PM MickeM I was also browsing for a cam and eas under the i... Jul 2 2008, 11:44 PM
Andrew Cockburn QUOTE (MickeM @ Jul 2 2008, 06:44 PM) I w... Jul 3 2008, 01:01 PM
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Bogdan Radovic I would suggest MiniDV cam , it records on tape an... Jul 2 2008, 11:55 PM Fran Thanks guys for the advice/links.
I'm doing l... Jul 2 2008, 11:59 PM blindwillie Avoid JVC if you can.
They have a history of being... Jul 3 2008, 12:31 AM MickeM QUOTE (blindwillie @ Jul 3 2008, 01:31 AM... Jul 3 2008, 05:43 AM blindwillie QUOTE (MickeM @ Jul 3 2008, 06:43 AM) I h... Jul 3 2008, 10:28 AM
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Bogdan Radovic Buying firewire psi card that you insert in your c... Jul 3 2008, 12:35 AM Fran QUOTE (blindwillie @ Jul 3 2008, 01:31 AM... Jul 3 2008, 12:42 AM Ivan Milenkovic Take the miniDV mate, it is far the best option. F... Jul 3 2008, 12:51 AM Bogdan Radovic Well its a set back having to wait for transfer fr... Jul 3 2008, 01:33 AM SinoMan Just say away from DVD camcorder. Bad quality vide... Jul 3 2008, 02:37 PM Fran Ok, taking everything you guys told me and loads o... Jul 3 2008, 03:19 PM Andrew Cockburn In my experience, Sony products are usually worth ... Jul 3 2008, 03:29 PM Nighthawk QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Jul 3 2008, 04:2... Jul 3 2008, 03:40 PM
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Fran I agree, I like Sony, I usually buy most my stuff ... Jul 3 2008, 03:45 PM Caelumamittendum So, I may as well go for it on this topic as well.... Jul 3 2008, 03:46 PM Andrew Cockburn QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Jul 3 2008, 10... Jul 3 2008, 04:41 PM
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Caelumamittendum Yeah, sure, that's what I've been trying t... Jul 3 2008, 04:48 PM Andrew Cockburn Yeah, pincacle is fine for this, sounds like you k... Jul 3 2008, 06:03 PM
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Caelumamittendum Alright. I have been working with a video camera a... Jul 3 2008, 07:02 PM Bogdan Radovic Well 320x240 is ok for youtube stuff etc.. Jul 4 2008, 04:50 PM Fran Well I ended up getting a Sony DCR-SR36E, with a h... Jul 4 2008, 05:59 PM DeepRoots Yes..I'm a villain bumping an old thread
Any... Aug 17 2008, 03:52 PM Andrew Cockburn If it is mini DV it should have a firewire interfa... Aug 17 2008, 04:11 PM DeepRoots QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Aug 17 2008, 04... Aug 17 2008, 04:26 PM
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Bogdan Radovic QUOTE (DeepRoots @ Aug 17 2008, 04:52 PM)... Aug 17 2008, 04:28 PM Andrew Cockburn Something like this should be fine:
http://www.da... Aug 17 2008, 04:36 PM DeepRoots QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Aug 17 2008, 04... Aug 17 2008, 04:40 PM
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Ivan Milenkovic Hey man, you can use miniDV camera for making vide... Aug 17 2008, 04:26 PM Ivan Milenkovic Yes it acts just like USB port (but with fatter pi... Aug 17 2008, 04:40 PM
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