HD Camcorder Advice

dboughtwood

Hi i m looking at getting a camcorder and i m looking at budget of £200 really.

i m looking for some that does pics as well as videos and this will mainly be used for motorracing, go karting, track days and days out and football and cricket and want to know the best ones that will offer me great value for money and top quality pics and videos with decent sound not disorted please!!!

thanks in advance

diable

You may be better off buying a camera that shoots video have a look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ45 you might be able to get the 38 a bit cheaper as its the older model but the 45 has a longer zoom. I myself am playing with a Canon Powershot SX30 is but these come in at about £310 after the £40 voucher claim not sure if I will be keeping it yet though ;o))))))

enigma52

I'm sure there is a comparison site, but you will have to google it

dboughtwood

hi i m looking more into camcorder as it will be fitted securely in my car and kart on the track now and again and already have a camera its just to big and bulky

spakkker

Z18 - http://gizmodo.com/5328408/kodak-zi8-1080p-pocket-camcorder-review-your-move-flip

£75 - http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/kodak-zi8-pocket-video-camera-03747473-pdt.html?srcid=867&xtor=AL-78&istCompanyId=4be69b13-f6de-4a80-8d9b-22e0185f57a7&istItemId=qxiwttt&istBid=t

diable

Have a read here

spakkker

Do any of those take stills ?

diable

spakkker wrote: »

Do any of those take stills ?

Read the articles, but on the Flip for example you just take a frame out of the film so you can just give it a 2sec burst then take a frame out within the supplied software.

What the op wants for £200 will be hard to find, a good quality camcorder that can take decent stills and film at high speed with image stabilisation and without suffering from the "jello" effect looking "grainy" in low light, if you do come across something for £200 I think it will end in disappointment.

dboughtwood

would people recommend any of these

Flip Ultra HD 3rd Generation

Kodad Zi8 Pocket camcorder

Kodak playsport Zx3 HD Pocket camcorder

SANYO Xacti VPC-S1EX-B

thanks

Iconic

This is a great deal for £238 with the voucher code http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-HDRCX115EB-Definition-Handycam-Camcorder/dp/B0031U1AJ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293566430&sr=8-1

dboughtwood

hi many thanks for that and will be going to look at one bit closer before making my choice obviously wont buy it in shop lol

any others people recomend