Which Camcorder?

[sam.r]

Looking for a cheap HD camcorder to capture everyday laughs on the odd roadtrip - nothing special really.

Any reccomendations before I buy one that looks nice ;-) - there are so many different models out there and my knowledge on camcorders is nil.

Would like it to work with a mac...

[sam.r]

To narrow it down a bit looking for one of the Flip HD or similar?

Would 720 be good enough or does full 1080 make a big difference?

[oobster]

Seen one in Maplins today - go onto Maplins.co.uk and search for N75GJ.

Says it's a full HD 1080p camcorder. It's £149.99.

No idea how good/bad it is though.

[Stickers]

I bought one of these for doing the exact same job & it's spot on!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hd-camcorder-medion-life-e47...

[sam.r]

Stickers said:

I bought one of these for doing the exact same job & it's spot on!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hd-camcorder-medion-life-e47...

Do you know if that works with a Mac? I think it may just be windows?

[Stickers]

sam.r said:

Stickers said:

I bought one of these for doing the exact same job & it's spot on!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hd-camcorder-medion-life-e47...

Do you know if that works with a Mac? I think it may just be windows?

The files are .avi
I don't use a Mac but I'm sure there shouldn't be a problem as windows uses Quicktime & that's an Apple programme.

This is pasted directly from Quicktime:
QuickTime is Apple's award-winning, industry-leading software architecture for creating, playing and streaming digital media for Mac OS and Windows.

[sam.r]

Ok Thanks.

[Stickers]

Just to clarify, the one listed on eBay is EXACTLY the same as mine. You can pick up spare batteries for it on eBay too (often with an extra charger) & they're not at all expensive.

The OEM disc that came with the recorder is for windows XP or Vista, however the disc only contains software to edit the video's & this software is generalisised a & available for Mac, in fact you probably already have a .avi player & editing suite on your mac ie; QuickTime.

Simply use the memory card in a card reader and plug it into your Mac!

Just a tip on eBay - if you havn't already done so, bid on the item with just 10 seconds left to end of auction. That way you will only pay the maximum amount without getting into a drawn out bidding war & often it won't give anyone else time to react & outbid you.

I paid £70 for mine & IMHO it was money very well spent.