allrightscud 0 #1 June 3, 2005 Does anyone have any recomendations for solid state cam-corder. I have my P101 in my camera helmet and use it for jumping but have been looking at getting a digital camera for general non jumping use. More and more have video recording features. Are these any good? I like the idea of having a camera that records video and only having to carry one piece of equipment around. I've been looking at the Sanyo VPC-C4. With a 1 GB card you can get 60 mins of mpeg4 video. Any thoughts on this? Would it do for capturing general everyday footage do you think? Too much is never enough! All right scud? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #2 June 3, 2005 well, the tests that i read about it, said that it is complete crap for video making... it produces too pixelated picture of movement, and in poor light conditions, the picture is, well, poor ;) so, if you will not use it for paying customers, than it would be ok (but only ok, nothing else...), if yes, it is definetely a no go camera... IMHO edited: sorry, didn't read your post well enough... damn... stupid me... well, the tests also suggested that it is not good enough for every day filming, especially in poor light conditions... but then again, there should be more detailed tests on the internet www.camcorderinfo.com Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allrightscud 0 #3 June 3, 2005 The only reviews I could find talked about the stills and not the video. I think I'll just pass. Too much is never enough! All right scud? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #4 June 3, 2005 The time for solid state is not now. I predict there will be a good memory based vid cam within two years max. The tech is there, just waiting for Sony to make enough ROI on their DV cams before they introduce the next great thing. Patience.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcalandra 0 #5 June 4, 2005 My personal opinion is that MPEG-4 is not good enough today to produce a quality camera original image. MPEG-2 is but I'm not aware of any consumer level eq. that's available yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #6 June 5, 2005 JVC has a MPEG-2 cam available now but it's not ready for prime time and has no lanc (plus it's a JVC) It would probably work OK though with a 4 gig flash card. Flash is getting cheaper by the month and faster as wellillegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #7 June 5, 2005 I`d like to have this: http://www.stackltd.com/dvrharsh.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #8 June 6, 2005 QuoteWithstands continuous vibration (20g) and shock (50g) That looks nice! Just need a good lens and CCD to feed it. It dies look a bit bulky though and also need a battery pack. It won't be too long before someone puts the whole package together and shrinks it down to a nice manageble unit. Till then I'll keep jumping my PC 330...illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allrightscud 0 #9 June 6, 2005 I hope so. I really like the idea of a solid state recorder. I just hope they don't load it with crap like an in built MP3 player, PDA and cell phone! It seems all electronic consumables these days has extra crap built in which you ultimately pay for but never use. Too much is never enough! All right scud? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #10 June 6, 2005 Unfortunately your probably right. in addition to the cell, MP3 player and WiMAX model, you'll probably get a GPS a TV tuner and an ovulation predictor.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
