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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
$155?? Is that low end?
I was thinking $500+. But Tony404 knows better my 'uses' or needs as he eluded to.
I am not looking to go full HD on amateurs. I am thinking somewhere in the middle of me now, and HD. Basically, just getting some better clarify, and definition. I do not need top of the line for my stuff.
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One model will suit your needs .. the Canon Xh A1
if you can afford it .. opt for the Canon XH G1 .. basically all of the features of the A1 plus a bunch of upgrades you'll love, like a lens stabilization and HD SDI, SMPT TIMECODE in/out, Genlock and many more extra features makes htis camcorder well worth the extra cash.
BTW in my 20 + years as a camera technicians I have seen all kinds of tape based problems when shooting MiniDV .. In the last year alone I've lost 3 shoots to bad tape. My Partners made the mistake of buying sony rather then Panasonic tape stock . huge difference in quality,, hence the price difference .. nothing sucks more then getting back to the edit suite only too see that the start of your tape is fucked with drop outs, and has resulted in a sub standard recording .. or better yet the whole tape is digitised and rendered useless. All because you didn't take that 3 sec to check record when you started, But even that isn't a fail safe. BAck up Hard Drive is a life saver .. oh and if the drive fails you;ll know before before you even get the the next shot. A camera on record hardly ever gives you an error due to drop outs.