Flash Memory Camcorder under $600 for traveling?

Q. Preferred Canon, but I'm willing to try other brands
Memory- FLASH Memory only. NO HDD, CD, TAPE
FULL HD
And give me all the tips you can about buying camcorders.
Thanks.

A. Canon is one of the staples as far as HD is concerned. If Money is not as much of an issue for you then and more than $600.00 is possible, i HIGHLY recommend the Canon Vixia HF G10 or Sony HDR-PJ30V. the Sony is closer to your price range you mentioned. if money is more of an issue i'd still stick with canon and go for a lesser HD capable model.

If you are looking for a great pocket cam and not in fact a full camcorder then Flip Ultra HD Gen 3 is a good one, so is the Kodak Zi8, or if you are wanting expert quality and again money is not an isuse the Zoom Q3HD is a good pocket model as well. If you can save a little more you might also check into the Canon DSLR cameras they are mainly for pictures but also do a great job with 1080P,60FPS full HD video as well.
Hope this helps
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Camcorder?

Q. I am thinking about buying a camcorder. What is a good one to buy and how long of videos can it take? I would also love a pink one but if not that is perfectly fine. I also don't have that great of a budget to spend so please keep it cheaper. (I still want a good one though!) Thanks!

A. You should get a camcorder with a hard drive instead of a tape or a dvd.

The sony 100gb handy cam is great. That's what we just bought, never would I go back to a tape or a DVD, you can burn them directly off your computer.

They run for about $1200 but you can get ones with smaller hard drives for about $600

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Camcorders???

Q. I have wanted to buy a new camcorder for a while now, but just recently started to actually shop around for one. I have been thinking about the sony handycam dcr sr42, but the reviews i read about it are not very promising. I do not know very much about cameras in general, so I was hoping someone could suggest a good camcorder that they have used before and really liked. I'll probably only use mine for stuff like home movies (vacations, recitals, etc.). I would like it to be a good size (not very large, easy to carry around) and take high quality footage that ca nbe easily transferred to a PC to be edited. I would also like to know which you think is more conveniant and easy to work with: tape, dvd, or hard drive based?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

A. Hello! Nice to share my hobby with you.

I have evolve from using camera starting from Hi-8, Digital 8, MiniDV, DVD and now Hard Disc base and of more than 8 years using various model and brand.

SONY cameras and CANON are most my preferred brand. Most cameras have pro and cons. But I assume that you are just a hobbyist and not taking picture professionally. You will learn to adapt and familiarized and learn to master the camcorder.

Go for 3 CCD cameras or the CMOS camera. Don�t even consider single CCD.

Go for High Definition Camcorder.

As for media, consider seriously Hard Disc Base camera. I have unpleasant experience using Tape and DVD. DVD base camera has a short recording time (about 20 Minutes per DVD). Hard Disc will have longer recording time and generally the hard disc camcorder is smaller in size.

As for Ease of editing, hard disc base Camcorder is the easiest. DVD second. Tape a bit of a hassle.

Only problem travelling with Hard Disc base Camcorder is that you need to have access to a PC on your journey as you need to download and save the clips captured on your camcorder hard disc to a PC or external hard storage before your hard disc space ran out.

As for my suggestion, get these accessories too. They are essential to you.
1. Additional Spare batteries
2. Desktop charger.
3. Good Carrying bag
4. Good Tripod
5. Lighting Accessories

Best Regards.

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Camcorders and accessories, were do I go to learn about them?

Q. Hey, When I grow up I want to produce camcorders and accessories like fish eye lens is there any online study that I can start with

A. There are a few places that will help you with the basics

www.mediacollege.com

www.videohelp.com

learning about camcorders is easy just read the information on websites, but unless you know how they are used and work.

the BBc has always been known for the quality of thier work so for a little more help there is the BBC website they have online courses for nothing (good price) probably some of the best information available anywhere.

http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourses.asp

Good luck to you

RR

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