video cameras

[tommy]

does anyone have any reccomendations on video cameras when skiboarding because you dont want some huge one so i was just wondering what you lot use? Thanks

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[Jeff Miles]

i used a vhs crappy ass video camara..but getting a digital camara soon..
get a dig. camara at around 250-300 bucks....and u'll be set...

[kirk]

I have a sony handicam digi8 from a couple years back. Its pretty small and I like it better than those tiny ones because you can actually keep it stable. Its also good cause you can get a lot of lens attachments in that size.

Theres tons of better cams out there, but this one was cheap and had everything i need.

[tommy]

yeh im getting a digital one, and i dont really have a price range, apart from over £1000

[allz]

go for 3ccd dude ! 1000 pounds ,...damn, u can get some CANON 3ccd - that will be small..and very VERY good quality!!!

[Greco]

it depends on what you want to do with the footage. if it's just for high quality stills for web and basic vid edits go with a high quality digital still camera that shoots .mov video. If it's for professional videos then get a miniDV camera for sure. You might want to get both.

I have an Olympus C-3040zoom digital and a Canon ZR80 miniDV. They are both really compact and great for on mountain shooting.

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[allz]

hey
here are some good choises ! :

http://www.epinions.com/elec-Video-Camcorders-All-price_bucket_5-Canon_1

http://www.epinions.com/pr-Camcorders_Apple_Computer_Canon_GL1_Mini_DV_Camcor der_T2625LL_A

http://www.epinions.com/Sony_DCR_TRV950_MiniDV_Handycam_Camcorders

http://www.epinions.com/Sony_DCR_VX2000E_PAL_MiniDV_Camcorder_Camcorders

[tommy]

yeh but allz that canon is bloody huge, i want a smallish camera! thanks everyone i will look into it.

[Greco]

yeah small is ideal when on the mountain trying to film and also trying to ride and enjoy the mountain

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[Greco]

canon zr80 miniDV. it's actually smaller than the picture depicts

[tommy]

ah thats like the new version to the one i had or it looks very similar. i had like the canon mv500i something like that. for france (in 4 days now :D) ive rented, yes rented a Sony TRV60E

[tommy]

and if anyone ever wants me to do video editing im pretty good at like making it look fancy!

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[allz]

hm, Tommy - those 3CCD are the best cams for that price , 3CCD is the future - and video quality looks so good!!! and it is good! because of 3CCD - colors are lively than 1matrica!

dont u know it ...

and that camera are not huge, plus it have place where to hold it - good for mountains!

@Tommy again ,so , let us all see what you can do about editing, hope after 2weeks you will let us see some edited cool vid ;)

[tommy]

allz i know what your saying bu man there huge you dont want to lagging that roundthe mountain. its like oh he does a corkscrew 900 oh wait his holding the eiffel tower.

[allz]

what??? dont understand...

anyway - i would buy that if i could!!!

and - its not huge Tommy, dont make it wrong dude !

its the same size as Sony DCR-TRV 240 , like Kirk have - or something like that! its not big!

[Alex-TRS]

I own a Sony VX2000 camcorder and it blows every other corder I've seen out of the water.... but its pricey! I got lucky and got mine on Ebay for 1/3 of the price...used but like new! I've had it for a year now.

its not too big for the mountain. When you go out to shoot on the mountain you usually dont ride at the same time. theres a filmer with a backpack full of camcorder gear =)

all of my White Dwarf section was shot on my VX2000...except a few shots.

I had a smaller sony camcorder before my VX and boy am I glad I switched.

[allz]

ohh...shit - thats the thing man!

i wish i could get such thing!!!!

so, you have 3ccd, does Ben have it too?

just there is writen - about WD - its filmed by 8mm and 3ccd !

so - this is that camera ? :D

[Alex-TRS]

yep thats the one!

and all credits for my section's filming goes out to my skiboarding brother-in-law =) he's getting pretty darn good!

now If I can get around to buy a Digital Reflex photo camera (Canon EOS or Nikon D70) it would be heaven on earth =)

[tommy]

oh who has the canon eos 10d hmm i wonder :D

[tommy]

greco whats the difference between a minidv and a digital, sorry probably a stupid question but i dont know much about camcorders.

(ok dont worry bailey has just explained to me) :)