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I wanna know what retailer offers the best deals on camcorders like amazon ebay bestbuy or what?
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HI Daniel:
You've asked about cheap camcorders a half-dozen times over the past week.
You've posted over 50 Y!A Questions, and Answered another hundred or more. So you obviously know how to use the Internet. Do a simple Yahoo!Search or Google with a camcorder model and the keyword "prices" and decide where you want to shop, whether it be online or at a "brick & mortar" store like Best Buy, Target, or WalMart.
Just decide on a brand & model and buy the darned thing!
Six months ago, you seemed to agonize over gaming video cards & processors for your PC (that was almost 3-dozen posts).
From my personal experience, Fry's Electronics and NewEgg have great sale prices, "open box" discounts (as well as "refurbished" bargains), and wide range of brands & models.
I also scour the "closeout" retail endcaps (that's the shelves on the back aisle ends) for one-of-a-kind bargains at Target and WalMart, who both do heavy discounting to clear out discontinued leftover models or some customer returns/torn boxes.
For the little money you want to spend ($100-$200, or less) you aren't going to find much quality or quantity. My advice would be to go to a pawn shop (or your local Craig's List) and check out used gear (just be sure to turn things on & test them to make sure they work). Almost everything in your price range will have a rechargeable battery, but show up with 4 fresh "AA" Alkaline penlight batteries in your pocket for the ones that need them. Don't buy anything that runs off "AAA" batteries - they're junk and the battery life sucks.
And if something is rechargeable battery pack-only & not charged, have the store owner charge it up overnight and come back the next day to test it out.
You missed-out on last month's Kodak Zx5 half-price sales at Best Buy and Office Depot ($79 instead of $179), but here's some other places still discounting it: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHNY_enUS420US420&q=Kodak+Zx5+sale&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=705&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11180404340041643938&sa=X&ei=d2DjT4DMI4ei2QW28PHHCw&ved=0CFkQ8wIwAQ The Zx5 is listed as the Top Selling pocket video camera by Google's database.
B+H Photo is the most reputable dealer on that list, and offers free shipping, so you'll spend under $90 and have a decent cheap camera to start out with.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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HI Daniel:
You've asked about cheap camcorders a half-dozen times over the past week.
You've posted over 50 Y!A Questions, and Answered another hundred or more. So you obviously know how to use the Internet. Do a simple Yahoo!Search or Google with a camcorder model and the keyword "prices" and decide where you want to shop, whether it be online or at a "brick & mortar" store like Best Buy, Target, or WalMart.
Just decide on a brand & model and buy the darned thing!
Six months ago, you seemed to agonize over gaming video cards & processors for your PC (that was almost 3-dozen posts).
From my personal experience, Fry's Electronics and NewEgg have great sale prices, "open box" discounts (as well as "refurbished" bargains), and wide range of brands & models.
I also scour the "closeout" retail endcaps (that's the shelves on the back aisle ends) for one-of-a-kind bargains at Target and WalMart, who both do heavy discounting to clear out discontinued leftover models or some customer returns/torn boxes.
For the little money you want to spend ($100-$200, or less) you aren't going to find much quality or quantity. My advice would be to go to a pawn shop (or your local Craig's List) and check out used gear (just be sure to turn things on & test them to make sure they work). Almost everything in your price range will have a rechargeable battery, but show up with 4 fresh "AA" Alkaline penlight batteries in your pocket for the ones that need them. Don't buy anything that runs off "AAA" batteries - they're junk and the battery life sucks.
And if something is rechargeable battery pack-only & not charged, have the store owner charge it up overnight and come back the next day to test it out.
You missed-out on last month's Kodak Zx5 half-price sales at Best Buy and Office Depot ($79 instead of $179), but here's some other places still discounting it: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHNY_enUS420US420&q=Kodak+Zx5+sale&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=705&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11180404340041643938&sa=X&ei=d2DjT4DMI4ei2QW28PHHCw&ved=0CFkQ8wIwAQ The Zx5 is listed as the Top Selling pocket video camera by Google's database.
B+H Photo is the most reputable dealer on that list, and offers free shipping, so you'll spend under $90 and have a decent cheap camera to start out with.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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Good Inexpensive Flash Camcorder for Vlogging?
Sierra267
Sometime in the near future I want to start vlogging, and with my birthday coming up, I would like a flash camcorder. However, there are a few requirements I need. It needs to be around $50-$150 dollars, preferably under $150, good sound, picture, and needs to be able to have good lighting in the dark. Next summer I'm going to Disney World and I'd like to get the full experience, and with them having night shows and fireworks, I'd like to have it recorded on the camcorder and able to see it clearly without being a black fuzzy mess. It needs to be lightweight and small also, so I can maneuver it around easily. I've checked Amazon and Best Buy, but I can't seem to find one that fits my requirements. The price, good lighting, sound, and picture are basically the main things needed. This would be such a big help, since my regular digital camera has terrible sound, picture, lighting, and zoom, I think I need an upgrade. Thank you so much in advance!
Answer
Hi "Sierra":
We'll assume by "flash camcorder" you meant a "flash memory card" model, and not "flash strobe" which a still-photo camera would use.
Your $50-$150 budget is low for anything self-contained/portable with a good low-light capability.
You can't force the world into your low-budget requirements (which is why you aren't finding anything decent online or at Best Buy). You get what you pay for, when it comes to video & photography.
"Good lighting" is a result of just that: setting up lights, and careful aiming, like Hollywood & TV shows do. Great video doesn't "just happen". Even your typical news reporter standing in front of a building has about $2000 in TV lights shining on them (an Arri or Lowel light kit) that you don't see at home. And a professional TV news camera will look like a "black fuzzy mess" trying to shoot in the dark, with its gain boosted too far, if there's not enough lighting.
If your main interest is vlogging, invest about $80 in a good auto-focus webcam (Logitech's HD Webcam Pro C920 retails for that). Surprisingly, many of the top-rated (and most-viewed) YouTube vloggers use their webcams: Jenna Mourey ("JennaMarbles"), Hanna Hart ("My Drunk Kitchen"), Felix Kjellberg ("PewDiePie"). And Justine Ezarik ("iJustine") runs around with a $700 iPhone, not some $150 cheapie camcorder.
And if your "regular digital camera" is a point-&-shoot snapshot camera with a "video mode", it's no wonder it has such "terrible sound, picture, etc., etc.". It's not a camcorder at all.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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Hi "Sierra":
We'll assume by "flash camcorder" you meant a "flash memory card" model, and not "flash strobe" which a still-photo camera would use.
Your $50-$150 budget is low for anything self-contained/portable with a good low-light capability.
You can't force the world into your low-budget requirements (which is why you aren't finding anything decent online or at Best Buy). You get what you pay for, when it comes to video & photography.
"Good lighting" is a result of just that: setting up lights, and careful aiming, like Hollywood & TV shows do. Great video doesn't "just happen". Even your typical news reporter standing in front of a building has about $2000 in TV lights shining on them (an Arri or Lowel light kit) that you don't see at home. And a professional TV news camera will look like a "black fuzzy mess" trying to shoot in the dark, with its gain boosted too far, if there's not enough lighting.
If your main interest is vlogging, invest about $80 in a good auto-focus webcam (Logitech's HD Webcam Pro C920 retails for that). Surprisingly, many of the top-rated (and most-viewed) YouTube vloggers use their webcams: Jenna Mourey ("JennaMarbles"), Hanna Hart ("My Drunk Kitchen"), Felix Kjellberg ("PewDiePie"). And Justine Ezarik ("iJustine") runs around with a $700 iPhone, not some $150 cheapie camcorder.
And if your "regular digital camera" is a point-&-shoot snapshot camera with a "video mode", it's no wonder it has such "terrible sound, picture, etc., etc.". It's not a camcorder at all.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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