Zedrush Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Hi guys want to get a camcorder for around or up to £200, just to mess around with video editing on a mac nothing pro, just mess about and record. Must be MiniDV which will be mac compatible, aint got a clue where to start any advice? Quote
Zedrush Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 lol, sorry mate posted this up before I got speaking to you, should of come to you first before posting Quote
rickya Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 I bought one recently, it was a Panasonic for approx £250. The main thing I looked for when buying (apart from reading reviews etc), was whether it had a "3 CCD Lens". Apparently its the latest lens to have a home video camera. This one: Panasonic VDRD 250B (£250 from dixons online) Quote
sl114 Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Jay needs something with DV IN/OUT as he will be plugging Bullet cams into it and recording onto it - as far as i am aware. Been looking at Sony and i said it NEEDS to be 3ccd, anythign less is not worth it. I bet he will end up going for Tesco Value in the end. Quote
Zedrush Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 Jay needs something with DV IN/OUT as he will be plugging Bullet cams into it and recording onto it - as far as i am aware. Been looking at Sony and i said it NEEDS to be 3ccd, anythign less is not worth it. I bet he will end up going for Tesco Value in the end. Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Picked up my camera last night Okay went over my budget set me back over £600, never been one to stick to a budget but it looks the part, not sure what it can do its a hdr-cx6 for some reason in the states they cal it a hdr-cx7 but it is exactly the same thing, got some good reviews, and can do slowmotion recording, will be bringing this to the london docks meet, just getting a bracket to hold it in the car Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Nice one mate, as said on the phone. it's pretty much the same as the one I got recently! Can you let me know where you got the mounting equipment from as i'm getting messed about with the one I had ordered! Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Nice one mate, as said on the phone. it's pretty much the same as the one I got recently! Can you let me know where you got the mounting equipment from as i'm getting messed about with the one I had ordered! will do geeza, if I get a good price you want me to order you one, i can give it to you at the docks meet? Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Nice one mate, as said on the phone. it's pretty much the same as the one I got recently! Can you let me know where you got the mounting equipment from as i'm getting messed about with the one I had ordered! will do geeza, if I get a good price you want me to order you one, i can give it to you at the docks meet? That would be awesome mate if it's ok with you Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Nice one mate, as said on the phone. it's pretty much the same as the one I got recently! Can you let me know where you got the mounting equipment from as i'm getting messed about with the one I had ordered! will do geeza, if I get a good price you want me to order you one, i can give it to you at the docks meet? That would be awesome mate if it's ok with you Yeh no worries bro, the one I saw was here, was gonna order today what ya think? http://www.b-hague.co.uk/Mounting%20Brackets.htm Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Any idea which one you are going for? I can't use the headrest one as i've changed the seats! Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 totally forgot about that i was gonna go for headrest one. I will see if they do a strong sucktion on the window bracket for ya if they do ill order it today Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suction-Mount-for-Camcorder-and-Camera-on-Cars_W0QQitemZ150154990565QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3325QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem Just found this one for me, what do you think?? Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 wow good find, can it suck on the inside or dont you mind having your cam outside? Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Can't see any reason why it wouldn't stick on the inside to be honest. Not sure I really want my camcorder stuck to the outside of the car driving round London though...one set of traffic lights at red and some little chav will have it away! I think i'm going to go for this one mate, have a look on their ebay shop as they have a large variety and feedback seems trustworthy enough!! I just need to sort my paypal account out now! Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Can't see any reason why it wouldn't stick on the inside to be honest. Not sure I really want my camcorder stuck to the outside of the car driving round London though...one set of traffic lights at red and some little chav will have it away! I think i'm going to go for this one mate, have a look on their ebay shop as they have a large variety and feedback seems trustworthy enough!! I just need to sort my paypal account out now! okay mate, if you have problems setting up the paypal, (cos some sellers like address verified now) let me know and Ill get it on mine Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Changed my mind!! This one has extra angles in it so I think will be much better!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pump-Cup-Swivel-and-Double-Ball-Tilt-Top-Head-Car-Mount_W0QQitemZ150172284941QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3325QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem I have paypal but they have frozen it at the moment as I have received too much money through it within a certain time period or some crap like that! Quote
Sarnie Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Can't see any reason why it wouldn't stick on the inside to be honest. Not sure I really want my camcorder stuck to the outside of the car driving round London though...one set of traffic lights at red and some little chav will have it away! I think i'm going to go for this one mate, have a look on their ebay shop as they have a large variety and feedback seems trustworthy enough!! I just need to sort my paypal account out now! okay mate, if you have problems setting up the paypal, (cos some sellers like address verified now) let me know and Ill get it on mine Can you buy me stuff on yours too? Quote
sl114 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Not going to read the whole thread, but speak to Fast Films www.fastfilms.co.uk/ they are really good and know what they are talking about when it comes to this type of thing Quote
Andy Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Not going to read the whole thread, but speak to Fast Films www.fastfilms.co.uk/ they are really good and know what they are talking about when it comes to this type of thing The ebay links go to their shop Quote
Zedrush Posted October 31, 2007 Author Posted October 31, 2007 Sweet, they are everywhere now. do you approve of the camcorder I got? Quote
sl114 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Sweet, they are everywhere now. do you approve of the camcorder I got? yes and no, it doesnt have dv in/out, but its ok. Quote
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