New HD camcorder
 

Which ones out there are a real bargain now? Looking for a Mini DV HD camcorder. Do we all have to go "pro" or are the consumer models just as good?

the fricken Sony HD hard drive camera for the price are awesome ..

I was actually looking for something similar to what you suggested. Only difference is this records on mini DV while the one your suggested records on SD or SDHC cards. I would prefer to store my original video on back up mini DV's since they are apparently way cheaper than SD or SDHC cards.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....1994967 31823

Sony HDR-SR11 60GB High Definition Handycam

Sony HDR-SR11 60GB : After you capture your video, how are you storing your original video if you only have 60GB capacity on this unit? Obviously you are capturing each shoot and formatting the HD on the camcorder for space. You could probably shoot what about 4 hours on this 60GB I'm guessing? How are you storing original video? I like to store all my original content on miniDV's. Makes it easy to create a movie later, or whatever from the original content.

I bought a Canon Vixia HV30 this week and it's great. It was $699 from Dell... which is almost $200 cheaper then Best Buy or the like.

Wow...give me the domain that you bought it from? ;-)
DELL:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A1511756
BEST BUY:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....1994967 31823

Holy shit, what a difference eh?

my new thinkpad i got yesterday has a hdmi port yayyyy

dell.com ?

Is anyone having issues with this HD camcorder with low light? I've heard that HD camcorders are still behind the times and require more lighting then standard def.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A1511756

I want one too

I have a pretty new computer... I burn these things called 'dvd' maybe you'll wanna upgrade your system? :)

I have a great PC with quad core 2.4 GHz 4GB of ram, etc, etc. 512 graphic card. What I meant is that I just still like working with the Mini DV's and storing edited content on them. Yeah maybe storing all my content on DVD's maybe better ;-)

Are people experiencing low light issues with any of the new HD camcorders?

I am also in the market for a HD camcorder. Anyone else suggest the Cannon VIXIA HV30?

I called Canon and they suggested it :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

as fas as low light what are you comparing it to. if its to the vx2000 or pdx150 then no.

agreed! :thumbsup

Actually what I meant here is to say that I prefer to keep storing on mini DV tapes rather than DVD's. ;-) Just a preference!

for 2257 it's easier for me to drop a dvd into the files than a mini-dv tape

good point, i think tape will be no more or very rare in 5 yrs like floppies. ive been playing around with avchd its so cool how a whole scene raw fits on a dvd.

like 4 and 8 track tapes :)

especially if you shoot at 1440 :)

i had a friend who had all his tunes on reel to reel. lol

have a sony based HD camcorder and like it but not HD. you have to dock the camera and the dock has the USB port to transfer it off. The newer Canon FX11 records it onto SDHC cards. That way you can take a 32GB SDHC card and transfer it there. Wanna grab one of those and i'm a happy camper..

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camc...-33196874.html

You're thinking of this backwards. You get a single 8GB SDHC card for $20 shipped then you burn them to DVD+DL which are $1.50 tops and WAY more sturdy way to store your video then Mini DV. I'm so glad to be rid of tape. Got all my uncompressed AVCHD content backed up on DVDs in the fireproof safe. They take up so little space in paper sleeves.

I'd never get a hard drive camera either. It's just a moving object that can break. Imagine a hard drive crash in your camera? Bad enough in a computer. Flash drive is much sturdier.

That's the exact camera I got. I love it. Although I use SDHC cards so I can download quickly, and shoot on one while the other downloads. Plus using the 8GB ones makes it the perfect size for DVD+DL backup. The flash drive is really slow, but it will be great for vacation. No cards needed.

Here's some random stuff I did some tests with:
http://vimeo.com/user781601/videos

The new Canon HF11 shoots at 24Mbps, 30p at 1080 and still is easily backed up to DVD. :)

A sony hi def camcorder for 1000 or less will def. get you what you need. I shot with a hi def camera and watched on my wide screen it was like a movie theater.

It is the camera with tapes and worth every penny that ran me less then a g.