My grandfather is not well and I want to get his fantastic stories recorded on camcorder so that my kids (to be) can see him and hear how wonderful he is. My wedding is also coming up this Summer.
Anyway, the long and the short of it is that I want to get the best sub 2000 (Canadian dollars) HD camcorder within 30 days and with the technology being so new I am having a hard time debating the pros and cons.
My wishlist:
- low light HD recording
- accessory shoe for adding a better microphone (i.e. shotgun)
- It seems HDV is still the best option because HDD has lesser quality video (?)
- I am not so sure about AVCHD because I am not confident that a camcorder with that technology will be able to get updated (firmware) well enough to keep up with the growth of this promising technology (?). Right now I understand it is so-so.
- Must have true 16:9 aspect
- low noise
So the question. If you HAD to buy one today what would you buy?
AND, what if you waited 1mo?
Joel
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i would get a reall cheap one and then sell it on ebay for lots of $$$$
canon is a good choice
go to adorama.com
to look at them
The net and burn that to dvd and burn that to dvd and burn out footage sample find from the net and watch carefully in my 32 plasma tv this way you can make an intelligent comparison.
The net and burn that to dvd and watch carefully in my 32 plasma tv this way you can make an intelligent comparison.
The net and burn that to dvd and burn that to dvd and watch carefully in my 32 plasma tv this way you can make an intelligent comparison.
I would get one that is 1080i compatible with HDMI output, has surround sound capability, and has good ergonomics.
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