Camcorder help? External mic?

godzilla53

I am very frustrated: My birthday is coming up (today is april fools 2011, my b'day is 5/30). I want an hd camcorder (i will take movies of EVERYTHING: me drumming, i will bring camcorder to New York Rangers games, me making comedies with friends, my baseball games, my hockey games, EVERYTHING). I want FULL hd (1080p). I need pretty good zoom, and a port for an external mic. My birthday list is as follows:
Olympus camera = 267.99$
Archos 4.3 android mp3 player = 130$
External mic = 22.11$
HD camcorder = ??
TOTAL MUST BE <540$ (540$ or below)
With the things i listed, it all equals 420$, which gives me little spending money for camcorder (but i am unwilling to take away money on the camera, and i already bought the archos, as my ipod broke). It gives me about 120$ for a camcorder. I don't care if it is used, refurbished, etc. I don't care if went through the pits of hell, as long as it is in great condition when i get it. I can't seem to find ANY camcorders <300 with an external microphone port. Well, that makes my job A LOT harder! Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
THE CLOCK IS TICKING ;)
PS: It must have the body of a videocamera: NOT the body of a flip, Kodak zi8, etc. I will NOT accept a rectangular piece of shit (i don't care if the video quality of those little rectangles are great, they have no zoom and no low light performance!). I don't REALLY care about low light performance that much.
THANKS
@Palidin... Thanks! I will most likely get that (i've seen that on amazon, but hesitated because it looks kinda weird :D) If you are a witness of its quality, than who am i to say otherwise? BUT, does it have a place to hitch an external mic on it? I understand that it has the appropriate port for a mic, but can it hold it so the camera man doesn't have to?
thanks for your answers!! I really appreciate it!
ok, one thing i found out about that canon: its not HD. Is there a difference between High Definition and Standard Definition? I mean a difference that makes it worth it for me to save up my money for an HD camcorder rather than the canon Standard Definition camcorder.

Answer
You would need $3500 in order to buy a HD camcorder that could get any where near the video quality of a $300 MiniDV tape camcorder. A HD camcorder is a disaster as sports videos.

You go visit here http://www.amazon.com/Canon-ZR930-1-07MP-Camcorder-Optical/dp/B00114163O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301702929&sr=8-1-spell.

The Canon ZR 930 is a MiniDV tape camcorder with a Mic jack, you can attach a Mic, mixer or music making device to this camera easily. I own a Canon ZR500, ZR800 and a ZR930. I have shot weddings with them, clients loved the Video Quality they got back.

What is the best 2011 digital camcorder for my money? Under $200?

Mark

Hi guys, I am looking for a very decent camcorder under $200. However I don't want any cheap flips.
Any suggestions? PS: I would like to take great videos of my family. Thank you.

Answer
When it comes to video cameras under $200 you do have a tremendous choice. But if I was you I would definitely consider the new Sanyo VPC-GH2 High Definition Camcorder and 14 MP Camera w/12x Optical Zoom. It is a decent camera and has tons more features than a standard Flip. The camera is currently at a $149 price(original price:$229). I got that camera for the birthday of my son and it is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036TH75I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digital-photography0a-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399353&creativeASIN=B0036TH75I

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Where can I buy a good camcorder with IR night vision still currently manufactured?

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Kade

I'm looking into buying a camcorder for all purposes but some of those purposes involve filming in the dark. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any good camcorders with night vision still being manufactured and I would like the model to also be fairly new (2010-2011). If you know of any an answer would be greatly appreciated.

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a check of amazon.com for "nightshot" turned up a number of new camcorders, mostly in the Sony DCR HCxx series. this is miniDV. Aiptek, a Chinese brand claims to have a similar feature but i wouldn't recommend their cameras. Sonystyle has no nightshot cameras listed as available.

Best portable Handycam and Digital camera ?

johnpau201

I am planning to buy a small tiny camcorder/digital camera which has 1080P recording.

If it has some built in flash card storage which can do around 5+ recording it will be great.

Any suggestions and model numbers are appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Can any of the current 4G cell phone does that ?

Answer
The GE DV1-GG Waterproof and Shockproof 1080P Pocket Video Camera has a Christmas bonus discount now of 35%, making it sell for under $85. You read that right: UNDER $85

It has won awards in every show it has been entered into, such as
WINNER: Digital Movie Awards,
WON the Silver Award at the 2011 Summer Digital Camera Grand Prix,
WON the Plus X award in Germany
Highly commended from GadgetSpeak.
Color: Graphite Grey
Just some of the best features are:
1080P Digital Video Camera
2.5 Inch auto brightness LCD screen
SD slot for SD/SDHC cards up to 32GB
Shockproof
Waterproof up to five meters
Built-in USB for easy transfer
66 owners have rated it 4 stars from 5.

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What is a good USB camcorder for a macbook?

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Q. I have a current generation macbook, not macbook pro. I have no firewire but i want to get high quality video onto my mac. I'm not talking a Flip video camera, I'm talking a real camcorder that I can fit a fisheye lens onto. I can't spend thousands of dollars, so being told about a professional video camera won't help me

Answer
You can buy a real camcorder under $500 in the market. To transfer high quality video onto your
Mac, there is no alternative to firewire.

You can buy a firewire PCMCIA adapter for your Macbook to use it with firewire camcorder. Detail instruction goes here http://www.firewirecamera.org/2011/01/firewire-pcmcia-adapter.html

What are the differences between the 3 HD flip cameras?

dudewithda

Hey guys, I am interested in buying a new camera/camcorder when I stumbled across the Hd flip cameras.
I was wondering what were the differences between the MinoHD 3, the Ultra HD3, and the SlideHD. Also which one is the best out of all, and where I can buy them.
Can you please tell me their resolution, other features, and such. Thanks!

Answer
http://mashable.com/2011/04/12/rip-flip-camera/

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