Xcelerate
im looking for a new camera. i need one that i can use to film cross country races and download them onto my team website. any suggestions.
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What is a good video camera that isn't too expensive?NuniPio
well you can basically use anything.. but its upto you on the size, cost, battery time etc, look for these specs when buying. good luck
VidE
Try camcorderinfo.com or .net. Can't remember which. They have lots of in-depth reviews of consumer and prosumer camcorders, lots of great info. Try DVInfoNet for higher-end prosumer, professional and Broadcast gear, usually from owner perspectives.
LostOverThere
Sony make some Good Camcorders, some of their medium camcorders are good.
Its a good thing to browse eBay, sometimes you'll find something cool and for a good price. NuniPio
it would also depend on which medium you like to record to, such as tapes or hardrive.. these days you could pick up tape cameras for half the price, but if you dont want to spend hours recording it to your pc then i would suggest the hardrive recorders.. but this also means $$$ so it totaly depends on how much u want to spend as obviously the higher you spend the higher the quality
Josso
Depends what your looking for... editing wise. I use a Sony Handycam DCR-DVD205E, it really works for me!
Here's basically my simplified low down on the formats that I saw people mention: DVD Camcorders: Cons: Hard to rip, software is needed. Potentially format problems if you don't know what your doing (VOB, IFO, etc). Pros: There are no in-and-out points needed or stop and start like when you rip on tape. You basically wait for it to rip automatically on DVD and leave it to do it's job. I've personally spent about 5 hours ripping DV tape. With my abstract films I have sometimes clips that are about 2-5 seconds and LOTS of them... this may not apply to everyone but it really triumphs over DV tape in this area. Hardrive Camcorders: Cons: Really expensive still for the memory provided (due to the compact nature of the drives). Very possible you will encounter unwanted video compression (in resolution and format) with this type of camcorder. Pros: No messing about with discs or tapes. Easy to "rip". Infact it's more like transfering. As far as I know the format isn't too tricky for most of them. DV Tape Camcorders: Cons: Like I mentioned earlier, the ripping for say... a days filming can take hours especially if you have lots of short clips. Also tape obviously degrades but it has improved massively over the years I may point out. Annoying sneaky compression on the DV tape Handycam's (BEWARE). Pros: Lots really, I guess this format is loved quite a lot. It has no format restrictions due to ripping something analogue effectively, you rip in whatever format you want... this is why every advertising company always insists they are better for editing which is NOT TRUE, they just mean the formats are easier to cope with. brevity
The Canon XL1-s has a rock bottom price and is still one of the best cameras for the money.... I used to use two of them when I worked for a production company and really if I had the money I would get at least one for myself.
Josso
I've tried the XL2 out and it's really impressive... very easy to hold and a lot of very clever design. A friend of mine (well more specificially his dad) had his XL1 stolen and a couple of weeks later got the XL2 out of the insurance money. He films disco's and things professionally I do beleive and needs that kind of equipment. If I ever had a camera like that it couldn't be risked in some of the situations with my abstract films. Small camcorders are very under-rated in that department! (Pyroman will know who I'm talking about here, also I may point out he owns an XM2 which is pretty lush as well) mstreet
XL-2 is sweet as well as the Sony PD-150 they've gone down in price as well you can find them used pretty easily now that the HD-CAM is out
Xcelerate
thnx for all the suggestions but wht about prices? i think the cannon XL-1 and XL-2 sound the best wht are they. i doubt im goin to pay more than 600.
warallthetm
Canon zr100 or zr200 are incredible cheap and high quality cameras, they feature wide screen, interchangeable lenses, and are very easy to use. I used it for http://www.urbanmagicshop.com/cat/products.php?item=id4&vid=lace
eLto
If your budget is insanely low, go for a Canon MV920. They're incredibly cheap, and record onto DV tapes. The quality isn't the best, you get what you pay for, but I have a Canon MV700, which is the predecessor to the mv920, and it's 2 years old. I shoot all my films on it, and post production can do wonders.
Here's one of the videos I've shot, to prove that the MV700 isn't as bad as one might think: Link warallthetm
Yah, i think if your looking for a video camera, go with one of the Canon models, they have decent quality videos, excelent lenses (no-madder how much you pay) and they are CHEAP.
junkrabbit
Any camcorder is good as long as the person operating it has the skills. But you'll get the best quality out of a decent lense and a 3ccd camera. 1/4 inch is the best and if you got 3 of them, even with an old vhs recorder, it looks great. I have one i got for 15 bucks at a yardsale. And you can buy an adapter so you can upload it to your computer just as well as any modern digital recorder. Format doesnt matter. It will all upload just fine. I have a nice little pv-gs65. 3ccds and only 200 bucks
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