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Hi,
just want a camcorder for capturing some family moments...the biggest requirement (other than being less than £300 [ideally]) is that it works well indoors / dim lighting. Oh and decent battery performance.
Would I get a better quality camera by finding an 'older' one that records to tapes ?
I'm happy to transfer / edit footage on a pc so does the storage format make much difference....Are there problems with writing to DVD - It sounds potentially troublesome i.e. writing to a disc whilst the camera could be moving ?
Any recommendations ?
thanks
Not sure if its relevant, but I've recently bought a camcorder. Had a budget of only £200 though.
From looking at whats available it seems there are 2 main types..."HD" at 1080 resolution & "MiniDV" at 720 resolution (Claimed DVD quality). There are then 3 types of recording system...hard drives, direct to DVD & on to memory cards.
"HD" camcorders seem to start around the £500 mark so out of my league. Given how cheap memory cards are nowadays I narrowed it down to a Mini DV type recording onto SDHC cards for about £200. I earmarked a few models, but then saw a JVC model on QVC (the shopping channel) for £136. Its been spot on. I also bought a 16gb card & it will record about 4hrs at its highest quality setting. Not had a chance to play around with the footage yet but it seems pretty good quality.
Hope it helps.
PT