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Jesmond · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 3:26 am Post subject: Camcorder advice

I want a camcorder for under $300 to film fights for training purposes. Any recommendations or advice? What do you use?
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Isabella E · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject:

I have one my dad got us and I would not recommend it. The resolution on it kind of sucks, though it compresses video well for specific purposes of uploading to the web. I have it at home, so when I get back from work wednesday I'll look for it.
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rauokinn · Senior Club Member Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 484 : Items

Jess, I hope Maria chimes in here -- she and her husband have a hi-def camcorder that takes awesome video. We just have a sony camera that takes stills and up to 10 minutes of video at a time. It is good, but we are filming so much fighting that the HD probably would have been worth the extra $$$ -- the clarity is incredible. When I get home tonight I'll check to see what we have exactly.

rauokinn · Senior Club Member Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 484 : Items

Jess, we use a Sony Cybershot Model No. DSC-H50. Good things -- takes pictures and video, has a hard drive and lots of memory, the battery lasts a long time. The wish it were betters: the video could be sharper, it works, but after seeing the hi-def and slow mo cams, I kinda wish we had splurged a bit more. I think this camera is in your price range.

broinnfinn · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject:

Honestly - we use a Flip for convenience. We have an expensive Panasonic, but it's always the Flip that gets used. Easy to run. Easy to download. Easy to edit. Cheap.

I don't need my fighting videos to be cinema quality.

Bri.

Isabella E · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject:

The sad thing is my LG Lotus actually takes really excellent video and pictures. I just can't zoom with it. Way better than my actual camera made to take video.
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