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[rapid roy]

i have approx £200 - £300 for a camcorder
and reasonable editing software

cheers

Edited by rapid roy, 16 March 2008 - 11:14 PM.

[swooshdave]

rapid roy, on Mar 6 2008, 05:05 AM, said:

i have approx £200 - £300 for a camcorder
and resonable editing software

cheers

At this point there is no reason not to go with a digital (no tape) camera.

Also keep in mind that many still cameras take video that easily exceeds the quality that of older video cameras.

[scoobystu]

I agonised over this for ages. My initial budget was the same as yours but it went out of the window eventually.

I ended up buying a Panasonic SDR H280. I haven't used it in anger yet but have been playing about with it. So far it is pretty easy to use and the picture quality is good when I watch it back on a 28" widescreen TV.

The editing software however is proving to be a bit of a nightmare but I haven't read the instructions properly. I thought it would be intuitive but it's not. The only real downside apart from the software is the time it takes to download the movies to the pc but that is understandable given the size of the files. I can't imagine any other camera would be much different if you are using the USB port.

You can't plug a bullet cam into the camcorder so on-bike footage is a no-no unless I taped the camera to my helmet and thats not going to happen. If I ever have some spare cash I might buy one of those 'Hero' cams or the other bullet type for on-bike footage.

Good luck with your search.

[Andy]

Ask Kinell about his experiences after Sheffield this year and his shiny new camcorder

[Slapshot 3]

Andy, on Mar 7 2008, 11:06 AM, said:

Ask Kinell about his experiences after Sheffield this year and his shiny new camcorder

Nah, much better if you tell us......mind you W.H.O.T.R.S.O.T.R

[rapid roy]

Andy, on Mar 7 2008, 11:06 AM, said:

Ask Kinell about his experiences after Sheffield this year and his shiny new camcorder

i hope someone can break the code W.H.O.T.R.S.O.T.R
come on Andy spill the beans on Kinell
i ended up buying a Sony dcr 36e 40gb hard disk 40 x zoom
Absolutely average
Only problem is you need to be 15 feet plus away from the subject

Edited by rapid roy, 16 March 2008 - 11:15 PM.

[Kinell]

No problem with the camcorder but the supplied software is ****e

[bigfoot]

I recently bought a Sony HDR-SR5 High Definition handy-cam. It great straight out of the box but made better by a wide angle convertor. What I need help with is what software to use with it. The Sony stuff isn't that good. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[Kinell]

PS.

Mine is a "JVC Everio" (40gb ) and I'd like some better software too if possible

[rapid roy]

bigfoot, on Mar 17 2008, 12:27 PM, said:

I recently bought a Sony HDR-SR5 High Definition handy-cam. It great straight out of the box but made better by a wide angle convertor. What I need help with is what software to use with it. The Sony stuff isn't that good. Any advice greatly appreciated.

I have been looking at software

check this out http://video-editing-software-review.topte...tor-review.html



trying to find it on a trial version

Edited by rapid roy, 18 March 2008 - 03:14 PM.

[totalshell]

got a canon xm2 pro quality no frills but fantastic picture quality easily as good as the telly