Thread: I need advice on video cameras
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Old 11-15-2009, 08:54 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
What's the budget? What are you using to edit the footage? How powerful is your computer?

Dependent on all these, I'd go for a HD camcorder (solid state or memory card or both) that's capable of doing full Hi-Def (1920x1080px). Pair that with Sony Vegas editing software and you're golden (assuming you're on Windows. If you're on Apple then Final Cut Pro is a no-brainer).

At the low end you can go for the Sony TG3E which is available for around £400 and does full HD.

For a little more you can get the Canon HF200 (a friend of mine has this one). Lots more features and a very good camera for around £600.

All of these Hi-Def cameras need a pretty beefy PC for editing, nothing less than a core 2 Duo with plenty of RAM and fast Hard Drives (preferably one for scratch and one for source footage).
My current laptop is a 1.8G Pentium-M. Yes, it's old, but it does what I need. Now might be a good time to replace it.

I was hoping to spend less than that Sony, but my budget should be able to stretch. Thanks.
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