Doc Holliday Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm looking to get a digital camcorder. I haven't been in a photo/video shop in years (last time was when I bought my Nikon F70). I'm not really looking for anything too poncey as I don't want to faf about changing lenses as you would with a DSLR. Something plain and simple yet gives good quality footage with maybe a few option. As I said, I haven't been in a Jessops or some such for years so I don't really want to spend too much time poncing around with this or that. Limit will be £300 (possibly a tad more depending). Thanks in advance, as always, Doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 for a camcorder ive always sworn by sony as they have the night shot facility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 for a camcorder ive always sworn by sony as they have the night shot facility I agree. Mine's not the most advanced, but it does have night shot on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I just bought a toshiba for my hols. It's very simple to use, it records in HD and the quality through the HD cable into the television is amazing. Done a few videos in movie maker and it's still very good. It doesn't have optical zoom but it's not a problem. Has a small light for close up night work. Will also take pics at 5 MO. The best thinif about it. £70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Doc... have a look at the Pentax optio w90 not a bad little camera, /video its also waterproof if you ever take it on a boat, you won't need to worry about it getting wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Doc i am in the same boat, i want a new hd recorder but the choice is so big. Hopefully there will be some good advise on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Doc... have a look at the Pentax optio w90 not a bad little camera, /video its also waterproof if you ever take it on a boat, you won't need to worry about it getting wet That is a nice bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thanks for replies guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Doc i am in the same boat, i want a new hd recorder but the choice is so big. Hopefully there will be some good advise on this one I have the Canon Legria HF S20, its not the cheapest but it's at the top of the consumer range. Sony and Panasonic have very good camcorders but Canon is unbeatable when it comes to value for money. That said any of the camcorders at the top of the consumer range will do (Canon, Sony, Panasonic) Here is some videos I have done with it to give you a good idea about image quality. Please note that all the footage you see is as it was filmed, no colour correction....... I moved it straight from camcorder to iMac and put the scenes together. You will get the same image quality straight from the box without fancy tweaking. Remember to set the player at 1080p HD to see the full quality. This is a video I have done last winter, some low(ish) light and lots of snow, no white balance issues. This one have some night scenes and fast moving scenes, Please forgive me as the second last clip got totally mucked up and I was to lazy to fix it at the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj2e7LaMuGU&feature=channel_video_title Continue to next post ––––> Edited August 18, 2011 by Guinea Fowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) I could not put this all in one post as it was to big, here is the rest. This was my mum and little girl, some nice colours, and lots of sharp detail and focusing capabilities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmtzJY9ErfM&feature=channel_video_title I am no expert so these aren't perfect but will give you some idea. google the make for details. Hope it helps. Edited August 18, 2011 by Guinea Fowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I could not put this all in one post as it was to big, here is the rest. This was my mum and little girl, some nice colours, and lots of sharp detail and focusing capabilities I am no expert so these aren't perfect but will give you some idea. google the make for details. Hope it helps. Very nice video, looked at the camera as well it does look good. But blows my budget out of the water at around £750.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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