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Help with video camera

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ParkE
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hey guys im looking for a new video camera. I want a digital or miniDV. im not lookin to spend to much mone no more the 300. if you have and suggestions on a good vid camera let me know.
Mar 26 2007 5:41PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Well for that little you may have a hard time finding a Mini DV camera period. But i could be wrong, i havent looked in awhile. I've had great luck with Sony's, Panasonics, and Canons.
Mar 27 2007 4:31PM
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JayDope
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u can easily find a mini DV for like 300, look into some canon ZR series
Mar 27 2007 10:11PM
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ct
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or sony hdr-hc26,46 theres a bunch of diff models, i had a hc21 and it was pretty sick for the price, you can ebay it for around 250 new i think
Mar 27 2007 10:18PM
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skiwoj
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i'v heard good things about the panasonic pv-gs80 and gs85, i am thinking about getting one

you can find them for 250 online
Mar 28 2007 9:28AM
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leckett1
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if you buy retail i guarentee you will spend more than 300. but on ebay you can get decent cameras for under. i bought a canon optura 10 for $285CAN shipped. amazing daytime shooting, but dont even try to shoot in night with it.
Mar 28 2007 9:29AM
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ParkE
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ya i been looking and i can get one for under 300 but i just didnt know what kind etc sony jvc...
Mar 28 2007 10:18AM
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SteezonSkis
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insteda paying three hundred for a MiniDV invest a little more in the future and buy a hard drive camera. Theyll run ya a little more but there worth every pennie. You lose tons of qualitie when you capture your dv tape onto your comp.This way its already a file
Apr 2 2007 9:02PM
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4ReeL_
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dont buy shit, because it will film shit
Apr 2 2007 9:36PM
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Jeff_Lo
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yeah dude, its true.

buying a camera like that is like buying a $0.25 cent Neon Green color, strawberry flavored condom from a truck stop in Nebraska.

Just save your money and get something better down the road, or if you have more suck it up and get a nicer camera and make some sacrafices!
Apr 3 2007 12:32AM
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skiwoj
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but what if you dont know if this is what you want to do? i would rather spend 300$ and realize this isnt for me than spend 1000$ and come to the same realization.
Apr 3 2007 8:45AM
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Jeff_Lo
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valid point. Hold off, go film with some friends and use there cameras, to find out if you like it. Spending 300 dollars on a camera where you only have control over a few functions isnt going to be as fun as filming with soemthing you maunally adjust every setting with. And you can control what you footage will look like. Idk man its your call. I just would never spend that little.
Apr 3 2007 9:12AM
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skiwoj
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yeah i guess, but none of my friends film, so i guess i will wait until college next year and meet some people who do, and i can see if i like it
Apr 3 2007 10:00AM
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Jeff_Lo
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yeah dude, i mean i love filming, but was bored w/ it when i had cheap cameras, simply because the quality was so lacking, and i mean you can have fun with it and do stuff with the footy, but you can do different things w/ a higher end camera, and you can do so many different settings to get something to look a specific way! just so much fun how you can vary your shots! It gets really fun when you get into lifestyle shots
Apr 3 2007 10:16AM
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skiwoj
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what kind of camera should i save up for?
Apr 3 2007 10:57AM
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Jeff_Lo
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probably a GL2. basic, but gets amazing shots. I love my FX1, and they really arent that price compared to alot of cameras out there. the new FX7. If you want to spend alot look into the Panasonic AG HVX200. Sick camera, but its pricy!
Apr 3 2007 11:13AM
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skiwoj
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what are your thoughts on the gl1
Apr 3 2007 11:37AM
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4ReeL_
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its just a basic 3ccd camera, its old, now days you get a a pvgs 300 for aound $350 and its just as good if not better than the gl1
Apr 3 2007 12:43PM
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skiwoj
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how's a gl2 compared to a gs300?
Apr 3 2007 12:59PM
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4ReeL_
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the gl2 is more compared tot he pvgs400 which they dont make anymore and the pvgs500
Apr 3 2007 1:10PM
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skiwoj
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so how's the gs500 compared to the gl2? like is the gl2 worth the extra money?
Apr 3 2007 1:15PM
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4ReeL_
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I would get the gs500 have save $200 
Apr 3 2007 1:16PM
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