If you were buying a new video camera today what would it be?

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Old 07-30-2006, 11:24 AM
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Default If you were buying a new video camera today what would it be?

The wife has been on me to get one before our daughter starts walking soon. I think it would be nice to have for the track and such too. The problem is I don't know crap about them. I have also heard some can hold the screen still even is the person holding it can't. I would like that feature because my camera operator made me see sick trying to watch the video from when we borrowed someone elses camera.

Cost is a factor but so is quality. I don't mind paying a little more for a better piece.
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look into canon. I just bought a digital camera that is a canon and had one before; great quality and the video on them is pretty good too. I have had good experiences with that brand so I would recommend looking into their line of video cameras.
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sony has a good line too
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I just bought a sony HC-36... pretty good camera. Nice quality vids, good sound pick up, pretty steady even when you wiggle, and price wasnt bad. Only real complaint is the editing software sucks *****.
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I was looking at this one, but a bit pricey

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1067389649137
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I work at wolf camera by the parks mall and I'd have to say the canon dc10 for the win
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Sony.....
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probably one of These

no tapes/dvd's/etc. to fool around with, all recording goes onto an internal hard drive

most likely the one at the bottom with the 16:9 ratio screen/recording
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any of the new consumer panasonics with the 3ccd feature.
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Only prob w/ the HD ones... is when the HD goes out then what, you lost ur vids that were on there that you havent transfered yet... peeps that have had comps for awhile know they can and DO go out which is why I didnt get one.
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I'd go with a Canon GL-2.




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