HD Camcorders - any suggestions?

HD Camcorders - any suggestions?

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jshell

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11,251 posts

211 months

Monday 23rd November 2009
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Looking for a Camcorder...

Must be true HD, minimum +7Mpix still pic capable, +10 optical zoom and be as small as possible without utterly breaking the bank.

Anyone know much about these and can advise?

Cheers!

cjs

10,886 posts

257 months

Monday 23rd November 2009
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You should look at the newer AVCHD format, mainly Panasonic but also some Sony and others now. Uses standard SDHC cards for storage, so no tapes, DVDs or HDD to worry about, and they're cheap!

If you're going to edit on a computer then you need to make sure the software will do AVCHD.


Mr Whippy

29,542 posts

247 months

Monday 23rd November 2009
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Not sure on your budget/needs, but assuming you want full HD that is worth being HD, then the Canon Hv30 is a good one.

Falls short on mpx stills, but not sure why you want that so high on this kinda thing!?

Very big semi pro following, some fantastic stuff out there done with them. Cult camera and holds value well vs most similar stuff.
Nice and small too, and good HD format encoding (decent bitrate on tape)

Worth a look anyway.

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Edited by Mr Whippy on Monday 23 November 23:13

jshell

Original Poster:

11,251 posts

211 months

Tuesday 24th November 2009
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Cheers guys, will look into both suggestions!

Anyone else got expereince of this kinda thing?

bobthemonkey

4,000 posts

222 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Red Epic 617 should do the job wink

28K resolution, 261 megapixels and a 186X56mm sensor!

Failing that the Panasonic line up is rather good.