Best Hi Def Camcorders
camcorders?
ok whats the diff about these camcorders and which ones are the best my budget goes up to 500 nothing more help
dvd, mini dv, hi 8 mm, high def, tapeless, hard drive whats their difference help!
DO NOT GET A DVD based camcorder.
DO NOT GET A DVD based camcorder.
Did I mention… DO NOT GET A DVD based camcorder.
Get a hard drive based camcorder if you want. Some of the higher-end flash memory camcorders are good. Best quality video continues to come from miniDV tape based camcorder, so you can get one of those.
DO NOT GET A DVD based camcorder. Poor video quality, difficulties transferring to computer for editing, unstable optical discs… Do yourself and your husband a HUGE favor and please don’t do it.
If you tell us your budgets, we can make actual recommendations. Canon, Sony and Panasonic are the usual manufacturer suspects.
Digital formats are best for editing: MiniDV tape, hard drive, flash memory (also known as “tapeless”).
The analog formats are just going away slowly. This included Hi8, VHS-c.
My recommendation: Canon ZR800 or Sony DCR-HC28 (or HC96). You may need to add a firewire port to your computer. Easy to do if there is an available PCI slot inside – or PCMCIA slot if a laptop. Don’t spend all your money on the camcorder – you will also want a tripod and an extra high capacity rechargeable battery… and a sturdy case.
NYTimes.com – World’s Smallest HD Camcorder
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Panasonic TC-L42U22 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV $799.95 Offering advanced LCD technology for the highest possible picture quality, Panasonic’s 42-inch VIERA TC-L42U22 LCD HDTV features an improved panel with In Plane Switching (IPS) for an ultra-wide viewing angle and higher moving picture resolution that results in clear, bright images. This U22 series model provides 1080p resolution, 24P Playback function for superb imagery from 24-frame movies on DV… |
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Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P50G10 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV $1,599.95 Panasonic TCP50G10 provides the incredible clarity and the best viewing experience, you can now enjoy a complete web entertainment even without your pc. Panasonic has been dedicated to bringing new picture with improved technologies, by addition of Amazon’s VOD streaming video service. The VIERA G10 Plasma series include many features like the Viera cast web menu, Viera image viewer and THX certif… |
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SanDisk Extreme HD Video / Camera Memory Card SD SDHC 16GB 16G 16 GB 30MB/s Class 10 With Bonus Memory Card Wallet and High Speed Reader $26.69 Get the perfect balance of speed and reliability for HD video and faster shot-to-shot performance with New SanDisk Extreme HD Video 30MB/s SDHC cards. Delivering Class 10 video performance with up to 30MB/sec read/write speeds, you’ll be ready to capture HD video on the latest digital point & shoot cameras and DSLRs that have high-definition video recording capabilities…. |
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SanDisk Extreme HD Video – Flash memory card – 16 GB – Class 10 – 133x – SDHC $19.99 Get the perfect balance of speed and reliability for HD video and faster shot-to-shot performance with SanDisk Extreme HD Video SDHC cards. Delivering Class 6 video performance with up to 20MB/sec read/write speeds, you’ll be ready to capture HD video on the latest digital point & shoot cameras and DSLRs that have high-definition video recording capabilities…. |