Where can i buy a cheap camcorder?

Q. I want to get a camcorder very cheap for £30-£50 were can i get one

A. You can buy it from http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rs%3D560798%26high-price%3D50%26x%3D11%26ref%255F%3Dsr%255Fnr%255Fp%255F36%255Fpr%26keywords%3Dcamcorder%26low-price%3D30%26y%3D10%26qid%3D1242967706%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acamcorder%252Ci%253Aelectronics%252Cn%253A560798%252Cn%253A%2521560800&tag=new-deals-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450

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Camcorder ideas please?

Q. I want to buy a camcorder, i am 15 years old and i would use the video camera to shoot videos around my house, school, vacations, stuff like that. But i don't want it to be some crappy camera so i have some requirements.
- At least 5 Mega Pixels. Anything better would be better, but nothing less then 5.
- It must take still pictures.
- Video must be in color (standard, but just saying)
- The higher the storage the better but as long as it has a SD card (I hope it does) i don't care because i can just buy an SD card for storage.
- I prefer a small microphone/headphone jack (Not necessary, but would be a nice feature)
- Screen size... I guess 2-3 inches nothing smaller or nothing bigger than 5 inches. Not a huge deal
I want to put most of my videos on youtube, so it needs to have some sort of usb chord or something so i can plug it up to my computer. Please help by giving specific camcorders and links to websites. Links links links! 10 Points.

A. i got a camcorder for christmas after months and months of research to get the right one and i concluded on the panasonic sd60 which is about £450 but i got one on ebay for £200 and its in perfect condition and i saved over half what i would have to pay for it the sd90 is also a good choice and it has a larger lens and new hybrid O.I.S which should be good
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PANASONIC-HDC-SD90-FLASH-MEMORY-CAMCORDER-SD-90EB-K-/260927296071?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders&hash=item3cc07a9247#ht_1341wt_1263
sd90 for pretty good deal but you could probably find better, not sure what your price range is or even what country your from but i did what i could :) the sd60 tm60 tm55 and hs60 are all the same camcorder except all but the sd60 have internal storage of 16gb 32gb and 120gb which is much better than a memory card

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How much video does this memory card last for?

Q. Hi,

I've just bought the Sony A77 and I'm wondering how long does this memory card last for as in how many hours can it record for?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Class-Secure-Digital-Memory/dp/B00793AQ8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373984109&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+sdhc+32gb+class10
I THINK YOU HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD MY QUESTION

A. I presume you mean the Sony SLT-A77...

Read the manual:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/SLT-A77_A77V.pdf
Page 229.

Please note on page 230 there is a video single sequence limitation of 29 minutes (auto shutoff) and the internal temperature will overheat (pages 38, 228, 229) during long video sequence capture. Cool down is a really long time.

And be careful of the autofocus and zoom motor noise being recorded... pages 38. Manual mode or external mic is required.

This does not mean a dSLR cannot capture good video - they can. But video capture is a secondary, convenience feature and you need to deal with workarounds not usually found in a camcorder. If you purchased the A77 specifically for video (and especially if long sequences are required) you have the wrong tool for the job.

You'll find lots more helpful information in the manual.

Good luck.

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How do I get video's from my computer on to a CD...which can then play in the UK and Canada???

Q. I've got some video's from my camcorder (sony DCR DVD106E) which has small 8cm DVD-RWs, which I then put onto my PC...I now want to put thm onto a normal 12cm CD so that they play on DVD players in England and canada...has anyone got any idea on how to do this??

Please help!

A. you have a lot of issues to deal with. first not all DVD players can handle VCDs. VCDs use MPEG1 which is different from MPEG2 used on DVD movies. But lets say they can. Next Canada and UK have totally different video systems. Canada has 30 fps NTSC and UK uses 25 fps PAL. However since the source is miniDVD, i am assuming that the program length is under 20 minutes. That being the case, you should be able to fit 2 files on the VCD, one in NTSC and another in PAL. Since the miniDVD is mpeg2 compressed, any decent software should be able to change frame rate easily between systems since most of the frames are interpolated anyway. Next your computer needs software to generate the appropriate mpeg1 files and a burner that understands generation of VCD recordings.

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What is a camcorder with good image quality and a good mic, not too expensive.?

Q. Don't give me an over priced camera, i'm only making videos for youtube and a couple of short movies, so its no big deal.
I'm also using mac but i don't really mind having to covert each video.

A. The best camcorder with the best audio capture ability is a camcorder that has a MIC port.
Consumer level HD camcorders have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer level HD camcorders all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes � four different times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video. Not to mention, but the computer you upload your HD files to jas to have at least a 1 GB video card and a separate Audio card that can support Direct X 9 technology, you normal every day computer has massive troubles with HD video. Consumer level HD camcorders interpolate the video. This means they take one frame, make up the next 4 or 5 frames, take a frame and repeat this, over and over, for the remainder of the video, every video it takes is like this. With a MiniDV tape camcorder, record 60 or 90 minutes ( camcorder settings), 90 seconds or less to change a tape and record for 60 or 90 more and repeat till you run out of tapes.

You can get a Canon ZR960 for $250. It is a MiniDV tape camcorder, has a MIC jack. You will need a Firewire (IEEE1394) card ($25 to 30) for the computer and a Firewire cable (less than 10) to be able to transfer video to your computer. To say this is not HD, think about this. It would cost in excess of $3500 to get a HD camcorder that could equal the video Quality of a $250 Canon MiniDV tape camcorder.

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Camcorders/High_Definition_HD/HV30/index.aspx

I used to make a daily Vloog and post it to youtube. I do that no more. Since the channel layout redesign in early March, I, like many others, abandoned youtube for other sites. Protests are going on, several to be exact. But anyway, this is what I used to capture audio - http://asimplelife.ca/boss.html I used my 3 Canon ZR MiniDV tape camcorders to shoot all my Vlogg material, then use my NLE, Pinnacle Studio 14 Ultimate to edit and make into a MPEG 2 1080P file for upload to youtube. It worked seamlessly and I had no issues whatsoever doing it that way. These days, my Vlogg, shot, edited and saved the same way is uploaded to Face Book.

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Is there something that can transfer mini DV & tapes to DVD?

Q. I have mini dvs & those little tapes from my camcorders. Is there a way to put those onto dvd? Thanks.

A. Little bit of confusion in your question Ashley - mini DV is the very small tapes - do you mean that as well as tapes you have some mini DVDs ?

Dealing with the miniDV tapes - You will find a read of this article very useful and informative :-

http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=13421

The software being used is Ulead VideoStudio - you can download a free trial to see if it works for you from :-

http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm

or

http://www.ulead.co.uk/vs/runme.htm

If you also have the mini DVDs then do it this way

Use a programme such as Ulead VideoStudio - you take the mini-disc out of your camcorder and put it into the DVD tray of your PC making sure it sits centrally in the little depression made for it. You may have to 'finalise' the mini DVD your camera manual will tell you how to do that - but you should note that once a DVD is finalised you cannot record any more video on it.

Inside VideoStudio you select "Insert DVD" and point the programme at the DVD and follow the prompts and the video is copied from the disc into the timeline of VideoStudio so that you can edit it - add lots of different videos together - add titles/music/narration - make a file that you can e-mail or upload to 'Youtube' etc. and finally burn to a full size DVD to play in a standard player.

You can add together videos from tape and miniDVD within the one programme

Full details and a one month free trial of VideoStudio from :-

www.Ulead.com

or

www.Ulead.co.uk

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Where can i buy a cheap camcorder?

Q. I want to get a camcorder very cheap for £30-£50 were can i get one

A. You can buy it from http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rs%3D560798%26high-price%3D50%26x%3D11%26ref%255F%3Dsr%255Fnr%255Fp%255F36%255Fpr%26keywords%3Dcamcorder%26low-price%3D30%26y%3D10%26qid%3D1242967706%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acamcorder%252Ci%253Aelectronics%252Cn%253A560798%252Cn%253A%2521560800&tag=new-deals-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450

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where can i buy a cord to transfer my videos from camcorder to mac computer? ?

Q. this is my first time transfering videos into computer and i lost the cord to transfer it i think called USB cord so where do i buy another one?

A. You can buy a camcorder usb cable from
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=camcorder%20usb%20cable&tag=new-deals-20&index=photo&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=camcorder%20usb%20cable&tag=new-deals-21&index=electronics-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738

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How much video does this memory card last for?

Q. Hi,

I've just bought the Sony A77 and I'm wondering how long does this memory card last for as in how many hours can it record for?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Class-Secure-Digital-Memory/dp/B00793AQ8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373984109&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+sdhc+32gb+class10
I THINK YOU HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD MY QUESTION

A. I presume you mean the Sony SLT-A77...

Read the manual:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/SLT-A77_A77V.pdf
Page 229.

Please note on page 230 there is a video single sequence limitation of 29 minutes (auto shutoff) and the internal temperature will overheat (pages 38, 228, 229) during long video sequence capture. Cool down is a really long time.

And be careful of the autofocus and zoom motor noise being recorded... pages 38. Manual mode or external mic is required.

This does not mean a dSLR cannot capture good video - they can. But video capture is a secondary, convenience feature and you need to deal with workarounds not usually found in a camcorder. If you purchased the A77 specifically for video (and especially if long sequences are required) you have the wrong tool for the job.

You'll find lots more helpful information in the manual.

Good luck.

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How do I get video's from my computer on to a CD...which can then play in the UK and Canada???

Q. I've got some video's from my camcorder (sony DCR DVD106E) which has small 8cm DVD-RWs, which I then put onto my PC...I now want to put thm onto a normal 12cm CD so that they play on DVD players in England and canada...has anyone got any idea on how to do this??

Please help!

A. you have a lot of issues to deal with. first not all DVD players can handle VCDs. VCDs use MPEG1 which is different from MPEG2 used on DVD movies. But lets say they can. Next Canada and UK have totally different video systems. Canada has 30 fps NTSC and UK uses 25 fps PAL. However since the source is miniDVD, i am assuming that the program length is under 20 minutes. That being the case, you should be able to fit 2 files on the VCD, one in NTSC and another in PAL. Since the miniDVD is mpeg2 compressed, any decent software should be able to change frame rate easily between systems since most of the frames are interpolated anyway. Next your computer needs software to generate the appropriate mpeg1 files and a burner that understands generation of VCD recordings.

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How much video does this memory card last for?

Q. Hi,

I've just bought the Sony A77 and I'm wondering how long does this memory card last for as in how many hours can it record for?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Class-Secure-Digital-Memory/dp/B00793AQ8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373984109&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+sdhc+32gb+class10
I THINK YOU HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD MY QUESTION

A. I presume you mean the Sony SLT-A77...

Read the manual:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/SLT-A77_A77V.pdf
Page 229.

Please note on page 230 there is a video single sequence limitation of 29 minutes (auto shutoff) and the internal temperature will overheat (pages 38, 228, 229) during long video sequence capture. Cool down is a really long time.

And be careful of the autofocus and zoom motor noise being recorded... pages 38. Manual mode or external mic is required.

This does not mean a dSLR cannot capture good video - they can. But video capture is a secondary, convenience feature and you need to deal with workarounds not usually found in a camcorder. If you purchased the A77 specifically for video (and especially if long sequences are required) you have the wrong tool for the job.

You'll find lots more helpful information in the manual.

Good luck.

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How do I get video's from my computer on to a CD...which can then play in the UK and Canada???

Q. I've got some video's from my camcorder (sony DCR DVD106E) which has small 8cm DVD-RWs, which I then put onto my PC...I now want to put thm onto a normal 12cm CD so that they play on DVD players in England and canada...has anyone got any idea on how to do this??

Please help!

A. you have a lot of issues to deal with. first not all DVD players can handle VCDs. VCDs use MPEG1 which is different from MPEG2 used on DVD movies. But lets say they can. Next Canada and UK have totally different video systems. Canada has 30 fps NTSC and UK uses 25 fps PAL. However since the source is miniDVD, i am assuming that the program length is under 20 minutes. That being the case, you should be able to fit 2 files on the VCD, one in NTSC and another in PAL. Since the miniDVD is mpeg2 compressed, any decent software should be able to change frame rate easily between systems since most of the frames are interpolated anyway. Next your computer needs software to generate the appropriate mpeg1 files and a burner that understands generation of VCD recordings.

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Where can i buy a cheap camcorder?

Q. I want to get a camcorder very cheap for £30-£50 were can i get one

A. You can buy it from http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rs%3D560798%26high-price%3D50%26x%3D11%26ref%255F%3Dsr%255Fnr%255Fp%255F36%255Fpr%26keywords%3Dcamcorder%26low-price%3D30%26y%3D10%26qid%3D1242967706%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acamcorder%252Ci%253Aelectronics%252Cn%253A560798%252Cn%253A%2521560800&tag=new-deals-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450

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where can i buy a cord to transfer my videos from camcorder to mac computer? ?

Q. this is my first time transfering videos into computer and i lost the cord to transfer it i think called USB cord so where do i buy another one?

A. You can buy a camcorder usb cable from
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=camcorder%20usb%20cable&tag=new-deals-20&index=photo&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=camcorder%20usb%20cable&tag=new-deals-21&index=electronics-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738

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what kind of digital camcorder should I get?

Q. My mom said we need to get one for when we are going to the UK, but I don't know what kind to get. No flip cameras. I need a model, name, a link and why you think it is the best.

A. Get a Sony HDR-X350V. It's true HD format (not just 16:9 ratio; it's the REAL DEAL). Audio is great, but the picture is stunning. You can purchase an optional HDMI cable that will connect directly to any HD TV with HDMI inputs, and watch what you've shot in all it's glory! It's truly a phenomenal camcorder.

http://www.google.com/search?q=HDR-X350V&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&source=hp&channel=np

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How do I get video's from my computer on to a CD...which can then play in the UK and Canada???

Q. I've got some video's from my camcorder (sony DCR DVD106E) which has small 8cm DVD-RWs, which I then put onto my PC...I now want to put thm onto a normal 12cm CD so that they play on DVD players in England and canada...has anyone got any idea on how to do this??

Please help!

A. you have a lot of issues to deal with. first not all DVD players can handle VCDs. VCDs use MPEG1 which is different from MPEG2 used on DVD movies. But lets say they can. Next Canada and UK have totally different video systems. Canada has 30 fps NTSC and UK uses 25 fps PAL. However since the source is miniDVD, i am assuming that the program length is under 20 minutes. That being the case, you should be able to fit 2 files on the VCD, one in NTSC and another in PAL. Since the miniDVD is mpeg2 compressed, any decent software should be able to change frame rate easily between systems since most of the frames are interpolated anyway. Next your computer needs software to generate the appropriate mpeg1 files and a burner that understands generation of VCD recordings.

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