Anonymous
Years ago
What is the best HD video camera to buy. I need to take video of our basketball games and wanted a cam that would be good with the fast movement involved. I'd appreciate your help.
Ricey
Years ago
dont get one of them dvd ones and you will be fine... any of the sony hd cams or the jvc ones are pretty good i hear, not to mention the samsung cameras
coopz
Years ago
just be sure to get one that uses mini DV.
the guy in the store will tell you DVD or HDD is amazing and it will hold X-amount of hours etc, but that means you have to mess with the quality, and if you never get around to putting it on your pc, then theres nothing you can do. but with tapes, they can pile up over the years.
DVD is a bad idea, because the picture quality of dvd is reasonably poor in comparison to MINI DV, so if you buy a HD camera, but are recording on DVD, its pointless, its like recordiing a DVD to VHS, the quality is less.
I use Sony for work, but at a consumer level you cant go past panasonic, always great pics at reasonable price.
does that help?
Kwest
Years ago
Sony SR12 is a great HD camcorder. Can record to hard drive or memory stick. Great if you have a PS3.
thanks everyone, will start doing some research!
ExWhy
Years ago
Ditto on the SR 12, farkin amazing to say the least..i use slomo for kids shooting actions to break it down...
Ricey
Years ago
reason i said don't get dvd recorders is that you won't be able to get onto your computer, they have their own format and nothing plays those formats back yet
SR10
Years ago
Hi
I just bought went through the same thing myself. I bought a SONY SR10. Entry level of the High Def. It is a fantastic little machine. Great in low light too. Stay away from JVC as they have very very poor quality, if any quality, in low light. SONY is def the way to go. It also has a 40g hard drive with optional memory stick drive too. And if looks count, this one is a beauty.
what $$ did you spend on the SR10? and where from?
Ok everyone, we bought the Sony SR10. Absolutely awesome!!
But how do i save it to a dvd to watch on the dvd player. At the moment it is saving as ASCHD which i think is for a HD player (and we dont have one!)
Can you please help this newbie?
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