Vivek Venkatraman Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Hello, As part of a small documentary project I am working on we are looking to purchase a HD camcorder. One of those news and TV cameras such as those found in the link below - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_239390011_st?rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A%2113900861%2Cn%3A%212334090011%2Cn%3A%212334152011%2Cn%3A239390011&qid=1465990912&sort=price-asc-rank Any suggestions on what I should look for while choosing such a camera ? Also any professional HD quality camcorder that you recommend around 800 pounds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Arriola Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Just my humble opinion, First things first. I would suggest you don't buy a MiniDV camera right now. HD technology has changed substantially pretty fast, so go for a digital format, SDs and CF cards are much better/cheaper. They will save you some trouble/give you better quality image. (if it's your intention to buy a MiniDV then don't mind me). Picking a camera is complicated, there are many things you have to consider (format, compression, sensor size, low-light performance, ease of use, etc it all depends on you). However, for the price you're saying, I'd say two pretty nice/versatile HD camcorders are the Canon HF G20, and the XA 20 (this one's a little over your budget though, but it's newer, has better audio quality, and a slightly better chip). These cameras feature: small size good quality HD image 10x zoom extra batteries can be bought cheap if you're planning to shoot for long periods take two SD cards, so you don't have to be changing constantly 32gb internal memory (don't rely only on this though) microphone input (the XA supports XLRs) Nice LCD/electronic viewfinder Nice focus ring You can shoot 24, 30, 60p Just remember these are prosumer camcorders, if you want something professional, I'd say you'd have to go for at least $1500 Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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