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kingjoser
I'm looking for the best video camera under 200 dollars. Not a camera that uses tapes and stuff. One that uses either a memory card or saves the video inside the camera and can connect to a computer to upload to Youtube. Doesn't have to be HD. I'm mostly going to use it to make short videos and for youtube. Personal use, not anything big. Any suggestion? Thanks
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I like my Toshiba Camileo H30 walmart.com has it for $135.00 it is 1080p hd. I will say that low light performance is not top notch, but it is not bad for this price range a little grain can be seen at low light levels. The step up is the X100 Toshiba for $159.00 at walmart.com as well. My H30 shoots pretty good stills as well as long as you use 10 mpix and not the 16 mpix setting. The h30 has a 10 mpix sensor and uses a digital process to produce 16, this adds artifacts to the picture so stick to 10 mpix for the best stills. Both camcorders will upload to you tube with the push of a button on the camera. I will say that I don't like the software that came with it to convert the AVI files to DVD so I went to cnet and downloaded a free high rated AVI file to DVD burner and it works great. I think you will be hard pressed to find a better camcorder for 135 bucks.
I like my Toshiba Camileo H30 walmart.com has it for $135.00 it is 1080p hd. I will say that low light performance is not top notch, but it is not bad for this price range a little grain can be seen at low light levels. The step up is the X100 Toshiba for $159.00 at walmart.com as well. My H30 shoots pretty good stills as well as long as you use 10 mpix and not the 16 mpix setting. The h30 has a 10 mpix sensor and uses a digital process to produce 16, this adds artifacts to the picture so stick to 10 mpix for the best stills. Both camcorders will upload to you tube with the push of a button on the camera. I will say that I don't like the software that came with it to convert the AVI files to DVD so I went to cnet and downloaded a free high rated AVI file to DVD burner and it works great. I think you will be hard pressed to find a better camcorder for 135 bucks.
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irulebabey
I'm looking for one under $200 any suggestions?
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Even at your price point, there are many to choose from. The top three out there are Sony, Panasonic and Canon; I tend to gravitate towards Panasonic and Canon since they tend to have more manual controls for a "prosumer". But, you can't really go wrong with any of the three. My suggestion to you is to determine your top 3 uses for the camcorder, then look for the camera that will best suits these three needs. If quality is high on your list of attributes in a camcorder, then you should stick with MiniDV. I have found that the folks at www.camcorderinfo.com do a good thorough job at reviewing camcorders. Sometimes a little too good if you want to just get some quick answers. What you can do is use their site to help you make a choice among your top choices once you have narrowed it down. I also like using CNET reviews (www.reviews.cnet.com). Good luck.
Even at your price point, there are many to choose from. The top three out there are Sony, Panasonic and Canon; I tend to gravitate towards Panasonic and Canon since they tend to have more manual controls for a "prosumer". But, you can't really go wrong with any of the three. My suggestion to you is to determine your top 3 uses for the camcorder, then look for the camera that will best suits these three needs. If quality is high on your list of attributes in a camcorder, then you should stick with MiniDV. I have found that the folks at www.camcorderinfo.com do a good thorough job at reviewing camcorders. Sometimes a little too good if you want to just get some quick answers. What you can do is use their site to help you make a choice among your top choices once you have narrowed it down. I also like using CNET reviews (www.reviews.cnet.com). Good luck.
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