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From: David Ruether on 25 Jan 2010 16:52

"Frank" <frank(a)nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:00:16 +0100, in 'rec.video',
> in article <Re: Digital Camcorder recommendation?>,
> Neil Jones <myself(a)dev.null> wrote:

>>Frank,
>>
>>Thanks for this input. Yes, I should have mentioned my budget too. It
>>is $500 and $800. Certainly, I would be making mostly home/vacation
>>videos. Within that category, I would like to go to the high end HD
>>camcorder. Probably I am asking too much without knowing the field well.
>>
>>Any recommendation within that budget would be great.
>>
>>Thank you once again.
>>
>>NJ

> So I guess that a $100,000 Sony SRW-9000 is completely out of the
> question?

8^)

> Okay, would you settle for a $699 Canon HV40? It's a 25 Mbps cassette
> tape based palmcorder-sized DV/HDV camcorder and offers fairly decent
> image quality for the price and you'll have money left over for
> accessories.

I second this choice not only because that camcorder is good (see my
review at http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/Canon_HV20-HV30.htm),
but, given your camera budget, it is unlikely that your computer resources
are sufficient to edit any HD video material of equal quality (to that
produced by the tape-based HV40) which is written to memory cards
or hard drives. BTW, for editing this material, I like Sony Platinum 9
software (see my http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/hdv-editing.htm
and http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/Sony-editing.htm for more on
this versatile under $100 editing program - although others may have
alternative favorites...).
--DR

> Or perhaps someone else will have some other suggestions for you.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
> [Please remove 'nojunkmail.' from address to reply via e-mail.]
> Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/
> [also covers AVCHD (including AVCCAM & NXCAM) and XDCAM EX].


From: Tzortzakakis Dimitrios on 26 Jan 2010 12:33

? "Frank" <frank(a)nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> ?????? ??? ??????
news:9t1sl5lh7bfrv3e1c5dgm9brn00eujbmkk(a)4ax.com...
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:00:16 +0100, in 'rec.video',
> in article <Re: Digital Camcorder recommendation?>,
> Neil Jones <myself(a)dev.null> wrote:
>
>>Frank,
>>
>>Thanks for this input. Yes, I should have mentioned my budget too. It
>>is $500 and $800. Certainly, I would be making mostly home/vacation
>>videos. Within that category, I would like to go to the high end HD
>>camcorder. Probably I am asking too much without knowing the field well.
>>
>>Any recommendation within that budget would be great.
>>
>>Thank you once again.
>>
>>NJ
>
> So I guess that a $100,000 Sony SRW-9000 is completely out of the
> question?
>
> Okay, would you settle for a $699 Canon HV40? It's a 25 Mbps cassette
> tape based palmcorder-sized DV/HDV camcorder and offers fairly decent
> image quality for the price and you'll have money left over for
> accessories.
>
> Or perhaps someone else will have some other suggestions for you.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
Seconded. Because with the digital cassete (mini DV)
you will keep your originals, and each time you need more copies, you'll pop
it in your camcorder-ready.
OTOH, with a memory card, you probably need another hard drive (well, they
aren't that expensive..) to keep your originals. (I have one of the good SD,
Sony DCR HC-32E, with mini DV tape).


--
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr




From: Richard Crowley on 26 Jan 2010 15:25
"Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote ...
> "Frank" wrote ...
>> Okay, would you settle for a $699 Canon HV40?

> Seconded. Because with the digital cassete (mini DV)
> you will keep your originals, and each time you need more copies, you'll
> pop it in your camcorder-ready.
> OTOH, with a memory card, you probably need another hard drive (well, they
> aren't that expensive..) to keep your originals. (I have one of the good
> SD, Sony DCR HC-32E, with mini DV tape).

+1

The Canon HV series is probably the best of the less-expensive
consumer camcorder market today.


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