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Originally Posted by Nor
Apologies for getting your name wrong Altis  Don't spose you are as knowledgable when it comes to DV cameras ? Need to get one of them asap for my folks. |
What for?
Cannon are good again. The MV600/630/650 a good midrange set. The 650 has a longer zoom, but personally I have ended up buying a wide angle attachment, works great for shooting indoors and even getting a wider panoramic outdoor shot.
Also Sony are nice, with Zeiss optics, and Pannys get good reviews.
You need to consider whether the camcorder footage will be edited (need DVout) the edited footage recorded back onto a tape (need DV in) - cheapest and most reliable place to keep it IMHO. Whether you also want flash media (SD on the Cannons, Memory Stick on Sony), the resolution of such shooting (TV 640x or higher).
Size of the Camera, pocket, palm, bigger. Do they have an analoge Sony where the Hi8 tapes could be backward compatible.
Etc...
And finally think about whether you want true 16:9 recording. Most of the features on the camera I have I don't use (MV530). I use the exposure controls, Sand&Snow, Sport etc, but not the sepia, wipes, etc, all that can be done free and easily on iMovie or Windows Movie Maker II.