Camcorder for Dave ... and other beginners. Help, please!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:14 pm
I've had a small Sony camcorder for a few years and it has developed the dreaded "Sony sticking door" syndrome. I need to replace it quickly.
I shoot very little original material, but use a camcorder a lot as a deck to load movies into my computer. For example I am in the process of helping to subtitle British films for the UNICA festival.
Therefore I do not need anything fancy for shooting - low-light, direct viewfinder etc not important - but it should handle MiniDV tape, be capable of handling SD and AVCHD and have Firewire or USB in and out.
It would be nice to have:
a mic input
ability to record video to memory card
I realise specs and prices change every month or so, but for me and all the other absolute beginners out there: what do you guys recommend?
Dave
I shoot very little original material, but use a camcorder a lot as a deck to load movies into my computer. For example I am in the process of helping to subtitle British films for the UNICA festival.
Therefore I do not need anything fancy for shooting - low-light, direct viewfinder etc not important - but it should handle MiniDV tape, be capable of handling SD and AVCHD and have Firewire or USB in and out.
It would be nice to have:
a mic input
ability to record video to memory card
I realise specs and prices change every month or so, but for me and all the other absolute beginners out there: what do you guys recommend?
Dave