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I recently bought a Sony DCR-SR82 60GB camcorder, which has been returned to Best Buy. I read reviews on it, and Consumer Reports didn't have anything bad to say about it. When I was playing what I recorded back on my TV, the picture quality was horrible. The camera would lose focus every other minute. My question is what kind of camera should I buy??? I am looking for the best picture quality possible for about $500-$700.
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Try DCR-Sr300 40 gb or 100 gb camcorder. It's about 700 to 800 around sale. It's good picture quality for light but for dark like every other camcorder, its not that great.
Try DCR-Sr300 40 gb or 100 gb camcorder. It's about 700 to 800 around sale. It's good picture quality for light but for dark like every other camcorder, its not that great.
Best HD Camcorder for 700-1000 dollars?
Q. I am currently researching HD camcorders and have a few questions about brands. I have currently been looking at the Canon Vixia HF10, Sony HDR SR11, or this one Panasonic model. Or is there a better brand. I don't care about memory just video quality and motion capture accuracy.
1. Which camcorder has the best video recording quality during the day?
2. Which camcorder has the best framerate/ motion capturing quality?
3. Which camcorder has the best sound recording quality
4. Which has the best lighting which kind of fits into quality
5. Which seems like the best deal?
6. Which camera has the best features?
Also I would like to know with HD camcorders can you upload the videos on youtube and stuff and does it only record in HD or can you switch to SD? and if you upload the videos, how much quality do they loose? Thank you for your help.
1. Which
1. Which camcorder has the best video recording quality during the day?
2. Which camcorder has the best framerate/ motion capturing quality?
3. Which camcorder has the best sound recording quality
4. Which has the best lighting which kind of fits into quality
5. Which seems like the best deal?
6. Which camera has the best features?
Also I would like to know with HD camcorders can you upload the videos on youtube and stuff and does it only record in HD or can you switch to SD? and if you upload the videos, how much quality do they loose? Thank you for your help.
1. Which
Answer
In the range you seem to be in...
1. Canon HV30 - HDV and DV are WAY less compressed than the highly compressed MPEG2 and AVCHD high definition cams you listed.
2. Canon HV30 - 24p - if you wait for the HV40, then you get 24p and 30p. Progressive frame capture is great for motion. Interlaced frames can leave artifacts.
3. Canon HV30 - it and the Sony HDR-HC9 are the least expensive camcorders with manual audio control. Check the manuals of the two you are looking at to confirm whether they have manual audio control.
4. Does not make sense. But all high definition camcorders in the $700 to $1,300 range essentially have the same sized lenses and imaging chips. If you require good low-light behavior, you need larger lenses and imaging chips found in prosumer and pro camcorders (Sony HDR-FX1, HDR-FX1000, Sony HDR-FX7, Canon XHA1).
5. Canon HV30 - Because the HV40 has been announced, you might be able to find deals on the HV30. MiniDV tape IS the archive and at about $3 per tape is the least expensive storage - a regular 60 minute miniDV tape will hold 63 minutes of HDV format video.
6. HV30 - Already listed.
The HV30 can swtch between SD and HDV - but you do not want to have both formats on a single tape - the video editor will have issues.
When I export the finished HDV project back to the camcorder, it stores as HDV. When I connect the camcorder to a HDTV using component or HDMI, I watch in 1080i. There is no loss. How are you expecting to watch your high definition finished project on your HDTV when using a hard disc drive or flash memory camcorder?
When I export the finished HDV project to a computer-readable .mov or .avi file, I can connect my computer to the HDTV with the VGA cable (and audio cable). Looks great. Camcorder source video does not matter.
When I export the finished HDV project as a h.264 720p file (.mov), I can upload that to YouTube or Vimeo (or other sites) and the "Watch in HD" option is available - and the video looks great. Camcorder source video does not matter.
With the known issues hard disc drive camcorders have with high vibration and high altitude, they fall off my list.
MiniDV tape camcorders require your computer to have a firewire port because that is how the video will get into the computer. USB won't work. USB-firewire converter/cable adapters won't work. If your computer does not have a firewire port and you are unwilling or unable to add one, then you only logical choice is flash memory. Dealing with AVCHD encoded video can be a challenge.
In the range you seem to be in...
1. Canon HV30 - HDV and DV are WAY less compressed than the highly compressed MPEG2 and AVCHD high definition cams you listed.
2. Canon HV30 - 24p - if you wait for the HV40, then you get 24p and 30p. Progressive frame capture is great for motion. Interlaced frames can leave artifacts.
3. Canon HV30 - it and the Sony HDR-HC9 are the least expensive camcorders with manual audio control. Check the manuals of the two you are looking at to confirm whether they have manual audio control.
4. Does not make sense. But all high definition camcorders in the $700 to $1,300 range essentially have the same sized lenses and imaging chips. If you require good low-light behavior, you need larger lenses and imaging chips found in prosumer and pro camcorders (Sony HDR-FX1, HDR-FX1000, Sony HDR-FX7, Canon XHA1).
5. Canon HV30 - Because the HV40 has been announced, you might be able to find deals on the HV30. MiniDV tape IS the archive and at about $3 per tape is the least expensive storage - a regular 60 minute miniDV tape will hold 63 minutes of HDV format video.
6. HV30 - Already listed.
The HV30 can swtch between SD and HDV - but you do not want to have both formats on a single tape - the video editor will have issues.
When I export the finished HDV project back to the camcorder, it stores as HDV. When I connect the camcorder to a HDTV using component or HDMI, I watch in 1080i. There is no loss. How are you expecting to watch your high definition finished project on your HDTV when using a hard disc drive or flash memory camcorder?
When I export the finished HDV project to a computer-readable .mov or .avi file, I can connect my computer to the HDTV with the VGA cable (and audio cable). Looks great. Camcorder source video does not matter.
When I export the finished HDV project as a h.264 720p file (.mov), I can upload that to YouTube or Vimeo (or other sites) and the "Watch in HD" option is available - and the video looks great. Camcorder source video does not matter.
With the known issues hard disc drive camcorders have with high vibration and high altitude, they fall off my list.
MiniDV tape camcorders require your computer to have a firewire port because that is how the video will get into the computer. USB won't work. USB-firewire converter/cable adapters won't work. If your computer does not have a firewire port and you are unwilling or unable to add one, then you only logical choice is flash memory. Dealing with AVCHD encoded video can be a challenge.
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