Member Needs Help Buying HD Camcorder . . .

by Carl Farley for Shantinath . . .

We have plans to go to South Africa and Krueger National park. Air line and Krueger Park tickets have been bought and we will be leaving for South Africa for a month in November and return in mid December.

 

I want to buy a moderately priced High Definition Camcorder to take it to Africa. My old camcorder is a VHS tape model and is not as good as the newer digital cameras.  After making an exhaustive search I have thought of buying a CANON HG 10 HIGH DEFINITION CAMCORDER WITH OPTICAL STABILIZER. It has a 40 GB Hard drive. It’s list price is more than $1,200 and at ADORAMA and also J &R Electronics, it is available for $650. (AMAZON also). This is a less expensive camera compared with other  approximately  similar featured cameras. I have read about 25 reviews about this camera from people who own this camera. However, I wanted to get some input from YOU. You may have seen this camera or known someone who has it. I want to place an order for this camera after hearing your opinion.

 

Yours sincerely,

Shantinath

Need Help Buying a Camcorder

by Carl Farley for Ron Gore . . .

I’m starting a project to digitally record training information in my home using a digital video camcorder.  I plan to place the recordings on a website and make them available for viewing by interested persons.

At this point I am looking at camcorders. I understand the  MiniDV format produces the highest quality video but I’m not sure it would be best for making the video available on the net.

If you have any suggestions or advice, I’d be happy to receive it. I thank you for any time you are able to spend and look forward to hearing from you.