flr169 0 #1 November 6, 2007 Not for skydiving.... but would like everyone's opinion on what to purchase for my brother.... they just had a baby girl and need a video camera.. I have the whole family chipping in..... I know he has a hdtv.... What would everyone recommend... thanks MikeLife's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #2 November 7, 2007 If it's not for skydiving, it's a wide, wide, field. Fastest processing....DVD-based camera Easiest use-AVCHD camera on HDD or memstick All around use-any of the HDV camcorders Budget would be second question, his computer/editing chops would be first question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #3 November 7, 2007 HEllo DSE.... I would guess something that would be fairly easy to use... fairly easy to burn/make there home movies... I'll have to ask him what he has for a PC.. was thinking around a $1000 to 1200 cdn... ==============Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #4 November 7, 2007 DVD-based camcorder=no burning, DVD will play on standard DVD players or Blu-ray DVD players. Files can be edited in some NLEs. File format is MPEG 2 or AVCHD. HDD-based camcorder=requires editing of files and burning to DVD. Files can be edited in any NLE. File format is AVCHD or MPEG 2. Files will require Xfer to computer prior to editing in most cases. Xfer is very fast. Render can be slow to DVD. Memstick=requires Xfer to computer for editing. Xfer is very fast. Format is AVCHD. Very slow to render to DVD. Tape-based=Must be Xfer'd to computer for editing in NLE. Xfer is real-time ie; 60 mins of tape=60 mins of Xfer. All cost approx the same. Longevity means you'll be buying/wanting memstick or HDD-based camcorder, but HDV tape will be here for years to come. I'm not a fan of DVD-based camcorders, even though they have some benefits for speed to DVD. Quality is usally poor due to low encode/bitrates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #5 November 9, 2007 thanks DSELife's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
