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ready to buying one..I need your advice before i make mistake

Discussion in 'Digital camcorders' started by F150FX4, Nov 27, 2006.

  1. F150FX4

    F150FX4 Member

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    I like HardDdrive video but its too new, easy to break it(drop and too pricy) etc than digtal regular camerea.

    I m ready to looking for new one. its just for families, baby, and vacations etc.

    i want something that is simple with awesome video picture, good zoom distance, easier to transfer to DVD player recorder instead of go thru PC etc.

    I like Sony, soo doyou recommend miniDV or regualr 8mm ??

    Feedback will be great!
     
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    I can tell you that MiniDV is great. Don't know so much about Hi8 other than I thought that format was supposed to be history until I noticed a few camcorders on the market that still use it.

    My only experience is with Sony and they have a pretty good picture. I'd like to try the Canon soon, as they look even more promising. HTH.
     
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    How about Sony harddrive? i think i ll go ahead and get a risk.

    Which one is good enuff for my needs (family etc) ?? the one with 799 from sony website ??

    Thanks!
     
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    I bought the DCR-SR80 hard drive for family stuff and we love it! Super easy to use, light weight, "drop guard feature", I don't think I would ever go back to tape!
     
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    Does your DCR 80 has good low light such as indoor ? less grayin??

    I m thinking about gettin DCR SR100

    thanks!
     
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    i m also going to buy sr40 or sr80 but sr100 is too expensive for my liking
     
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    I does great in low light and transistional (sp) light - going from bright to dark. It has a special night vision feature that is pretty slick!
     
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    Do all these camcorders capture in MPEG2? I was just curious because DV AVI makes such huge file sizes but MPEG2 is not a friendly format for re-encoding.
     
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    The Sony HDD DCR-SR80 that I have captures in .mpg file. The JVC captures in .mod file, less software support I've been told.
     
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    Well i just bought DCR SR80 since i dont need 3.3mp pictures.

    Paid $635 for it..hope its good price ;) !

    Any tips/tricks on DCR SR80 eh ?

    Thank you all!
     
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    The "easy setting" takes care of practically everything. For software:try the supplied software, it actually works and is easy to use; or Nero Vision.
    Have fun!
     

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