jimmsch
12-27-2007, 09:34 AM
I am not sure if this is the proper section to post this. I have a decent digital video camera that I like to use whenever I go on vacation. It is about 5 years old now and I am getting ready to visit new and exciting parts of the world. Well, new and exciting for me, anyway.
I was thinking on getting a new high def (1080p) video camera. I don't want to spend a fortune ($800 USD approx). I believe the newer generation video editing programs have high def capabilities.
My vacations usually span at least two weeks, and I take alot of video in that time, this year we will be away from home for the entire month. Last year in two weeks time I had more than 200GB of video.The reason I mention this is to make it clear that I cannot be limited to a small on board hard drive built into the camera. I absolutely must have removable media.
I like the mini DV tapes that my current camera uses, and I do see some HD cameras can use these tapes. I do not know if the tapes for the HD camera are the same as the ones my current camera uses, but it doesn't matter. I will buy whatever media is needed for whatever camera you all help me decide to buy.
Another option seems to be DVD-R. I don't know if these would be better than the Mini DV tapes or not. This is why I am asking for some more experienced opinions.
To sum it up: I am looking for a high def (1080p) video camera in the $800 USD price range that uses some sort of removable media as opposed to a small internal hdd.
I am also asking whether Mini DV tape is better or worse than DVD-R for this usage.
Thanks -Jim
I was thinking on getting a new high def (1080p) video camera. I don't want to spend a fortune ($800 USD approx). I believe the newer generation video editing programs have high def capabilities.
My vacations usually span at least two weeks, and I take alot of video in that time, this year we will be away from home for the entire month. Last year in two weeks time I had more than 200GB of video.The reason I mention this is to make it clear that I cannot be limited to a small on board hard drive built into the camera. I absolutely must have removable media.
I like the mini DV tapes that my current camera uses, and I do see some HD cameras can use these tapes. I do not know if the tapes for the HD camera are the same as the ones my current camera uses, but it doesn't matter. I will buy whatever media is needed for whatever camera you all help me decide to buy.
Another option seems to be DVD-R. I don't know if these would be better than the Mini DV tapes or not. This is why I am asking for some more experienced opinions.
To sum it up: I am looking for a high def (1080p) video camera in the $800 USD price range that uses some sort of removable media as opposed to a small internal hdd.
I am also asking whether Mini DV tape is better or worse than DVD-R for this usage.
Thanks -Jim