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What to look for in camcorders.

taerictaeric Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited November 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
So, I'm about to be looking to get a camcorder. Any good tips on what to look for?

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I would look for a "hot shoe". It means you can plug in an extra doo-dad (like a better external mic) and have the camcorder power it.

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    RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    One with an internal hard drive means that you never need to worry about cassettes and can store a lot of footage. You can get ones with 60GB of memory now. One that shoots HD video would be nice too.

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    Dark MoonDark Moon Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    What's your budget and what's the intended use for the camcorder? Recommendations for a budget of $300 to shoot family gatherings will be different than for $3k with intentions of doing short films.

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    winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    3 Chip CCD mate!

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    taerictaeric Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2008
    Dark Moon wrote: »
    What's your budget and what's the intended use for the camcorder? Recommendations for a budget of $300 to shoot family gatherings will be different than for $3k with intentions of doing short films.


    Ah, I apologize for leaving that out of the original post.

    Budget will be up to 500 with the idea of shooting family stuff. Budget could change, though I don't expect that right off. (That is, if there is a compelling reason to go higher, I'm not opposed to it.)

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