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HD Camcorders

sturll
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What is a decent one? What should i be looking for?

At the moment i have my eye on this one:
Sony HDR-SR10E

Any comments?

Thanks

Comments

  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    I got a JVC hd camcord and then found out the files are very hard to convert to a format (mpeg1, mpeg2, avi etc) to work on to edit. So I got a mini-disc camcord, and now no probs.
  • mluton
    mluton Posts: 803 Forumite
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    Watching this thread as Im after a HD Camcorder for the new ones arrival.

    My dad recently bought a sony, but Im unsure which model. Look very simular to the HDR-SR10E though. A nice camcorder.
  • You should decide the format - hard disk, flash memory card, DVD, HDV tape or Blu-ray. If you are interested in getting HD hard drive camcorders, then probably the Canon HG10, or Sony SR7 are the best ones. And Sony HDR-SR10E, It takes 4.0 mega pixel pictures and has a Super steady shot feature to make the picture stable. It films in full 1920 x 1080 High Definition and can record up to 15 hours of footage on to its 40 GB hard drive. All in all, for the price, it is a steal and worth it.
  • timbim_2
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    For editing, what would you be planning to use? I'd seriously look at putting some extra aside and getting a copy of Adobe Premier Elements. It really is so much better than Windows Movie Maker, which I really wouldn't trust to render any HD video. You can get a Photoshop/Premier bundle at quite a saving as well.
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  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
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    As mentioned budget and storage play a big part.

    As for editing I would recommend TMPGEnc Authoring works, it has a cleaver feature where it makes a downscaled version of the file for you to edit/curt/filter easily but uses the full HD version for the actual encode.
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