What is the best digital video camera out there with the best deal?

I’m wondering right now what is the current best deal for a digital video camera that connects easily to your computer so you are able to transfer the video you recorded from your camera to your computer for video editing and movie making. Right now the current one i have is a basic straight to mini cassette so I’m forced to rewind when i mess up recoding something. I’m trying to find something 500 or below. Also delight include a link of the camcorder you suggest

Answer by Jordan S
any one

Answer by Certainty
There is a new type of digital video camera that encompasses a hard drive. As a result, there is no tapes or other types of media that need to be removed from the camera in order to upload the video to a pc, basically you just connect the camera to your pc and upload the video from the camera’s hard drive to the hard drive on your pc. Because the video camera has a hard drive you can record over 10 hours worth of quality videos. That is pretty incredible. Now reviews are pointing to the JVC Everio GZ-MG35 as a fantastic camera that encompasses the hard drive technology.

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20100501 – camera test – Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital Elph – playing with Oranjello – 60fps video test – MVI0092 (1m)


Image by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
I’d never had a camera that could take 60fps video before… So I chose playing with Oranjello would be a excellent high-framerate video. Unfortunately at 60fps, the video size is only 320×240, so it’s not really worth the extra frames per second.

We got a Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital Elph camera for at a yard sale! It was gone the USB cable, but it worked with the one from our broken Canon PowerShot S330 Digital Elpha camera (which cost 0 in 2001). This camera has amazingly excellent imaging, and can take pictures in rapid succession soooo much quicker than the other 2. It’s also our smallest camera. Unfortunately there’s only 1 battery.

Clint.
playing.
Oranjello the cat, camera test.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn’s house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 1, 2010.

I’m looking for a digital video camera, but i’m also looking for more information about them. I’m not sure what a mini dv is. I reckon thats what its called. I see some cameras have sd memory sticks. I like to use my computer to make movies and chapters chapters. I had an analog camera and putting videos on the computer didn’t have the best quality. Mainly I want a camera to take to events and to the races. I’m not sure what a decent megapixel would be. I don’t need something top of the line. brand doesn’t matter. Something matter-of-fact and simple to use.

Answer by etnies787
idk bout that but samsung toshiba and sony r my faves

Answer by morbius001a
Small answer… I’d recommend Sony, first. it is the only brand of camcorder which has ‘night vison’… which is, the ability to record in zero-lux (no set alight… complete darkness)… as well as low-lux (low set alight levels). No other brand can do that.

Model would depend on your needs/desires. I don’t like the CD-burning thing… by battery power for the laser and the CD-transport motor, whenever the camera is turned on… : ( And then shock/vibration can be an issue… sometimes. Mini DV’s are like small tapes… it’s still digital. Tapes are cheap and simple… downside = with any tape, moisture/humidity can be an issue (but I’ve got numerous brands of cams, and my Sony has never let me down).

Memory sticks… well, if you can get them with a large-enough capacity, without costing an arm… it might be simpler to xfer to computers, and some HDTV’s. But video takes-up a lot of space, unless you trim-down on the size and quality of the image… and that’s why I’m still by Mini’s.

I reckon the top 3 are going to be Sony… Panasonic… and Sharpe. I’ve got a Panasonic, too… it’s not terrible… has a couple of features my Sony doesn’t… but i still prefer Sony… cuz of the night-vison.

When you’re shopping… pay attention to everywhere the media is loaded from. Reckon about the cam being mounted on a tripod, and having to swap-out to fresh media… if it’s loaded from the bottom, that can be a real bummer. And reckon about the process of swapping-out and handling DVD’s, at the races… or during any event. All it takes is a spec of dust or dirt… a fingerprint… smudge… and it may or may not record properly.

Answer by zombi86
Panasonic PVGS3500.

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