Want a new Camcorder ...

BOBS

We have a 10 year old camcorder which uses the small tapes and have just spent a small fortune getting these onto DVD.
Have decided about time we bought a digital camcorder - hopefully one that is easy to transfer recordings onto DVD.
Could someone advise me if this one would do what I need .......does have good reviewson Argos.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001801/partNumber/5633087/gotoTab/reviews.htm
:beer:

Esqui

That records straight onto mini-DVDs, most of which will play in a full-size DVD player. But you'll have to keep buying discs, which are surprisingly expensive and in my experience, mini-DVDs aren't always great.

Maybe consider something like this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5633685.htm
which records onto an SD card. You can then connect to your computer to edit and burn to DVDs, so you can pick out what you want to keep and make it look good before burning to DVD.

BOBS

Thanks esqui - good price too ....... think I will order one of those then - pretty cool looking little camcorder too!!
Do you use the same SD card that I have for digital camera?

Esqui

It's the same type of card. However, filming time is roughly 1 hour per Gigabyte (a little less in practice). It's also worth paying a little bit more for a faster card, most cheap cards have a slow write speed, which will end up causing videos to jump, block, etc.

BOBS

Thanks for tip - i though all SD cards were same quality just used for storing!!
None of the camcorders in stock for home delivery so off to town to get one - thanks again for your advice.

BOBS

Have finally got my camcorder - was going to try out with my SD card for digital camera but the manual says need SD HC card - is there any point trying the SD or would it be poor quality ??

Laz123

BOBS wrote: »

We have a 10 year old camcorder which uses the small tapes and have just spent a small fortune getting these onto DVD.
Have decided about time we bought a digital camcorder - hopefully one that is easy to transfer recordings onto DVD.
Could someone advise me if this one would do what I need .......does have good reviewson Argos.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001801/partNumber/5633087/gotoTab/reviews.htm
:beer:

Why didn't you upload via a firewire card and edit and burn to dvd?

BOBS

Laz123 - havent a clue what a firewire card is .... way beyond my technical knowledge!!

Laz123

It's a card that costs about £10 http://www.usbnow.co.uk/PCMCIA,_Express_&_PCI_Cards-PCI_Cards/c7_29/index.html?gclid=CIfv5ub3ip4CFZoU4wodQ0Zupg and it's easy to fit (can talk you throu it) and then all tapes can be uploaded to pc (usb can't transfer digital tapes).

I've tried dvd digicams and hd and now I've gone back to tapes. It's the easiest to edit and the highest quality.

BOBS

wish i had known earlier - but now all tapes are transferred and we have bought our digital camcorder!!
BUT thank you so much for your kind offer..

msaquib

Hi,

Is Sony SX30 camcorder any good?