Well, it's my birthday soon (the day before JAE! Great excuse to carry on the "celebrations" over the weekend :duffer: ;)) and Lucie has just told me that she's going to club together with my folks to get me a DV camcorder (I've always wanted one of my own, and it means I can get some decent footage of the show!). The only problem is neither they nor I have a bloomin' clue as to which one to get! Can anyone advise me on what type would be best on a budget of about £600?

 

Cheers!

 

Leigh.

you can get a nice tidy one for a fraction of that..

I have a JVC GR D-50 EK which I paid not a lot for about 3 or 4 years ago.

Excellent quality. The rest of your birthday money could go on other stuff eh????

Check out http://www.pricerunner.com (amongst others and have a look at the reviews).

I got mine as not only is it USB compatable but has firewire too (necessary for fast download to your PC and came with video studio editing software!!

You can get a lot for not a lot now as very competative market!!

i jusy got a dvd camcorder a sony was about £500 pretty good, no tapes straight onto dvd

I just got one a couple of months ago and did alot of research into the available options. I ended up going for a Panasonic NV-GS150. Great bit of kit and got some top reviews. I think I paid about £550 for it. Takes very good video and stills as well (with an SD card).

 

I looked at the Sony DVD cameras, but was put off by the media (30 mins, use once and about £7 a shot). A friend of mine has one and he's really pleased with it...

 

HTH

 

Steve :)

you can get re writable disks now i think not sure on price though

you can get re writable disks now i think not sure on price though

 

 

But they cost a packet and they dont hold that much apparently.

 

I have a canon camera and I will stick with Canon as it is very good.

 

YOu get what you pay for. I had a good £500 one 4 years ago, which was superb quality. I sold that and got a new one 2 years later for the same price and the quality of the sound and picture was 10 times better. I feel that if I get another one now for the same price it will be even better.

 

I suggest if you have £600 dont go for a cheap one, get the best one you can get for that money.

i only got the camrera 2 days ago and didnt come with a disk, tight buggers, so off to get fleeced for disks then!!!

If your going to buy mini dvds these ones are good. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=23780&item=7524421418&rd=1

 

bought some form this seller some time ago and very pleased. 30minutes on each side (60min altogher) and they a re-writable so you put what you recorded into ur pc and then do what you want with the film and them format the DVD again and re-use it.

I just got one a couple of months ago and did alot of research into the available options. I ended up going for a Panasonic NV-GS150. Great bit of kit and got some top reviews. I think I paid about £550 for it. Takes very good video and stills as well (with an SD card).

 

I looked at the Sony DVD cameras, but was put off by the media (30 mins, use once and about £7 a shot). A friend of mine has one and he's really pleased with it...

 

HTH

 

Steve :)

 

£7 :shock:

 

loads of places to buy then cheap m8;)

and theyre the same size as the gamecube games;)

i bought one ages ago, ONLY gripe i have is the time it takes to access

the disc when changing discs, and in lp it will record an hour

i bought A FEW discs and didnt break the bank, if you just want a few to start try here

http://www.digitalpromo.co.uk/erol.html

 

as you can see i bought traxdatas, and do the job well

Mate, if you want something decent and easy to use & reliable then get a Panasonic!! Also buy it from Comet & not Dixons, Currys or anywhere else as there gonna give you the chepest price around & best advise!! (Except Internet!!) Jvc are good but have fiddly bits that fall off after a while & Sony's are awesome but tend to be overprice just for the name!! (I sell the Fookers and know what gets returned the most!!)

If your going to buy mini dvds these ones are good. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=23780&item=7524421418&rd=1

 

bought some form this seller some time ago and very pleased. 30minutes on each side (60min altogher) and they a re-writable so you put what you recorded into ur pc and then do what you want with the film and them format the DVD again and re-use it.

cheers just ordered some :cool:

The wife just bought me a Sony DCR-HC22 from Pixmania for my birthday. Really pleased with it and a good price as well.

 

Phil

Well, it's my birthday soon (the day before JAE! Great excuse to carry on the "celebrations" over the weekend :duffer: ;)) and Lucie has just told me that she's going to club together with my folks to get me a DV camcorder (I've always wanted one of my own, and it means I can get some decent footage of the show!). The only problem is neither they nor I have a bloomin' clue as to which one to get! Can anyone advise me on what type would be best on a budget of about £600?

 

Cheers!

 

Leigh.

Bet you wish you had'nt asked now!!!

Bet you wish you had'nt asked now!!!

Lol! Thanks for all that guys, though I have to admit I'm still not sure what to get! :D Seems like Panasonic and Sony models are the preferred choice though. Would be good to get something that can shoot in true 16:9 as I'd like to get back into making short films. Have been reading a review of the Sony DCR-TRV60 (http://www.simplydv.co.uk/Reviews/sony_dcr-trv60.html)but it's right on the limit of the budget. Need to find something that can do all that it does for less £££'s!