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 #1 HD Camcorder Help! Posted 06/09/2009 @ 19:49 |
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im after my first hd camcorder and im clueless regarding this issue.
All i want the camera for is to film outdoor activities such as my mountain biking and snowboardin antics.
ive seen this ;
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/538949/KODAK-ZX1-B
Got a budget of £150 can anyone recommend a camera
cheers
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| #2 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 06/09/2009 @ 20:47 |
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I have a Kodak Zi6 that I bought last year off Amazon for £90. Litle hand sized point and shoot (flip-esque) type thing that takes SDHC cards.
I only wanted it for Snowboarding. We took it to Breck last year and I (and my wife) used it to shoot a lot of footage in 720p at both 30 and 60 frames per second.
Playback direct from the device to the TV is good, and doing all the editing via Adobe Premiere I was able to save the edited file as an HD video which I now play back through my PS3, which looks great.
Only downside to the camera is the zoom isn't great, other than that, great little bit of Kit for 90 notes.
Also uses rechargable AA batteries (supplied with charger) which is nice. Means if the internal batt runs out you can just replace with some Duracel till you get back to charge = No lost filming because teh battery died. |
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| #3 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 06/09/2009 @ 21:06 |
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I used to love samsung and we are on our second camera, unfortunately this one is crap as the batteries keep dying either overcharging or totally flat we are on the third battery unit and the camera is less than a year old, £17 a pop hurts |
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| #5 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 06/09/2009 @ 22:03 |
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But would twenty minutes be enough recording time before having to transfer onto a pc. |
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Still Loving my Nidecker Platinum
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| #6 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 07/11/2009 @ 20:58 |
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just ordered myself a Sanyo XACTI HD800 off ebay for 150 notes which is dirt cheap, cant wait to get this baby on the go. |
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| #7 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 08/11/2009 @ 08:44 |
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I bought a Sanyo CG10 ready for my trip to Austria 
I love the camera! The video quality is really good. It sports a pistol style grip with a 3" lcd viewfinder. Hopefully the pistol grip will make it easier to shadow mates down the slope. 5x OPTICAL zoom on it too, which actually comes out really well
Heres a sample vid when I took it straight out of the box, havent messed with any settings on it yet. It was also in really low light conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdoy99I_TOQ
play.com sell these cams for £150. Everywhere else seemed to be £200+ |
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| #8 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 02:01 |
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what settingis that on? tv-SHQ or Tv-HR or whatever, or is it a hd setting?
just wondering as my computer doesnt seem to be able to play the hd footage i record without skipping all over the place so im thinking of just going to standard again |
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| #9 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 06:46 |
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That's probably more down to the graphics processing Chris? Does your computer have a HD graphics card? |
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| #10 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 10:59 |
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QUOTE (chr15dallat - 11/11/2009 @ 02:01) what settingis that on? tv-SHQ or Tv-HR or whatever, or is it a hd setting? just wondering as my computer doesnt seem to be able to play the hd footage i record without skipping all over the place so im thinking of just going to standard again
Yeah that's the graphics card in your computer not having enough video memory to be able to play back such large files. |
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| #11 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:02 |
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QUOTE (Wayne - 08/11/2009 @ 08:44) I bought a Sanyo CG10 ready for my trip to Austria I love the camera! The video quality is really good. It sports a pistol style grip with a 3" lcd viewfinder. Hopefully the pistol grip will make it easier to shadow mates down the slope. 5x OPTICAL zoom on it too, which actually comes out really well Heres a sample vid when I took it straight out of the box, havent messed with any settings on it yet. It was also in really low light conditions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdoy99I_TOQplay.com sell these cams for £150. Everywhere else seemed to be £200+
Ive never understood the point in shooting in HD to put it on youtube. Youtube compressed the files so much it becomes lower than standard def quality let alone HD. If you want to keep the quality then put it on vimeo instead |
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| #12 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:27 |
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iv got the new kodak zi8 all ready for my trip its tiny,about the size of a phone.very good picture on it.picked it up for 130euro delivered of fleebay |
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| #13 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:30 |
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QUOTE (inactive_16115 - 11/11/2009 @ 11:02) Ive never understood the point in shooting in HD to put it on youtube. Youtube compressed the files so much it becomes lower than standard def quality let alone HD. If you want to keep the quality then put it on vimeo instead
Can someone please tell me what vimeo stands for......never heard of this format before?
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| #14 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:32 |
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vimeo is a website, a competitor to you tube. |
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| #15 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:35 |
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Many thanks stuey,not heard of that site before i will check it out now.....  |
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| #16 Re: HD Camcorder Help! Posted 11/11/2009 @ 11:58 |
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Wayne I've been looking at the Xacti CG10 or the Xacti CA9 waterproof version. Would you recommend it? |
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