scribble Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I am looking for a moderatly sized camcorder to film my dryfire practice, vacations and such. I am prefering something with either hard drive or flash drives. I really am not a fan of the dv or dvds as they are not as easy to clean up. May want something to get first person perspective on shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 You know my suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I was just doing some online shopping yesterday. Watching Rocket's videos really has me hankering for a Samsung SC-X210L or 300L, but ~$350 for the 300L and not having decent resolution is making me consider other options. How much are you looking to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I was just doing some online shopping yesterday. Watching Rocket's videos really has me hankering for a Samsung SC-X210L or 300L, but ~$350 for the 300L and not having decent resolution is making me consider other options.How much are you looking to spend? I want to stay at 500 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 You know my suggestion! Yeah I like the one you have but am agreement with Krautwagen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ong45 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I have a panasonic sdr s-150 , works well and east to use. Nice thing is when you download into your computer it's alredy in thumbnails. I think they have a sdr s-10 for about that price. You can get 8g sdhc cards for $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) what about the Sanyo, I know they make a waterproof model which I'm currently looking into. This will be nice to film on rainy days. Sanyo Waterproof model ***edited to add waterproof model.*** Edited February 21, 2008 by Thomas Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 (edited) What kind of resolution are you looking for? This one is getting 720x480 in movie mode. They look good when playing on my wide screen tv. They loose some quality when uploading to the internet. Edited February 21, 2008 by Rocket35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The Sanyo above is getting less.... "The Xacti CG65 can record VGA-size (640 x 480) video clips." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Before my wife and I went on vacation last Summer we bought a JVC Everio GZ-MG-130 with a 30gb hard drive (also accepts SD cards) for about $500 at Sam's Club and while due to it's size it's somewhat more of the point and shoot variety, I've been very impressed with it. At the highest resolution you can still put 7hrs on it. At the lowest you're getting 37hrs...nice on vacation to not have to worry about running out. We brought out laptop with us so we could download stuff, but never needed to. Each night we'd plug it into the TV in the hotel and review what we'd taped...quick and easy. I've been using it to video practice, matches and some stuff with just me and I'm really happy with how it's worked. Heck, the kit even has a tripod...not the greatest, but it's okay. ONe of the guys in the office was looking at camcorders so I brought mine in for him to check out and he bought one that weekend. Next match I may set it up downrange a bit (off to the side) and video some runs using the remote control....oughta be cool. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sorry Jay - I should have done more research - thought MiniDV and the std cameras were getting MUCH better resolution than the SC, but I guess they really don't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sorry Jay - I should have done more research - thought MiniDV and the std cameras were getting MUCH better resolution than the SC, but I guess they really don't... Yeah Unless you are going HD I don't think you will find a super higher resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 (edited) I got the Sony DCR -SR40 40 gig hard drive and not high priced. works for most things... BUT when I wanted to break my draw down I could not get enoght frames per second to view it. I wished I had spent more $$$ to get something better. Seams like I was in the $350 range on that one Vewing on the computer or the TV it looked sharp and the photos did great as stills too. see what Dave Re's likes his video turns out real nice = With the hard drive I taped every stage at Area 2 for up to four shooters and had space left over on the hard drive. Edited February 21, 2008 by AlamoShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I really like my Canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 I really like my Canon. What model canon though? Has any one tried using a seperate remote lens assembly with there camera. I have seen several online just wondering if anyone has tried them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think you will be hard pressed to find a better unit than the Samsung SC. It uses an internal digital memory along with SD cards (which are cheap) and with all the features of external lense, MP3, voice recorder and digital camera- it is a nice package for the money. The files are Mpeg4 DVD quality. I am sure Dave Re is using something pretty spendy, them photog guys buy some pretty high end stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think you will be hard pressed to find a better unit than the Samsung SC. It uses an internal digital memory along with SD cards (which are cheap) and with all the features of external lense, MP3, voice recorder and digital camera- it is a nice package for the money. The files are Mpeg4 DVD quality. I am sure Dave Re is using something pretty spendy, them photog guys buy some pretty high end stuff! Yeah I bet you are right. I am just not sure if I will use the additional lens or not. Jay does it have a thread hole for a tripod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yes it does- you can see the standard recepticle on the previous photo- here it is mounted on a mini tripod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Does the external camera have a hole for a tripod/mounting? How is your's mounted to your hat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yup- same as the main unit, it come with adapters and such- but I just used and appropriate sizes bolt to mount it to the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 (edited) Yup- same as the main unit, it come with adapters and such- but I just used and appropriate sizes bolt to mount it to the hat. Frankenstein (Bolt to the hat) LOL The 300L is really a good deal right now at Circuit City. $349 Edited February 21, 2008 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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