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  • peloquin
    Till I Come!
    • Jun 2004
    • 8644
    #1

    Video Cameras

    i need to find a video camera for work. the camera will be used to tape processes (i work at a manufacturing plant as their IT guy) and other such things. we are looking to get the most bang for our buck, it doesnt have to be a super-good one, but the best options and quality for the price is our goal. my budget range is $800-1200 for the camera. any experts/knowledgable peeps about these contraptions, i dont know much about them...

    thanks
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    • miketpoto
      Shabisquik The Ghetto Queen
      • Jan 2005
      • 4226
      #2
      Re: Video Cameras

      Get a Sony or Canon mini-DV cam... they are reliable, simple, and more than effective for your needs....

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        • peloquin
          Till I Come!
          • Jun 2004
          • 8644
          #3
          Re: Video Cameras

          any particular recommendation, between the two brands?

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            • Kamal
              Administrator
              • May 2002
              • 29060
              #4
              Re: Video Cameras

              I got the Sony DCR PC 115 from etronics.com right before I got married... its got a 1.5 mp still camera built into it and has Super Night Vision.

              For a few $100 more, you could get the DCR PC 330 with a 3 MP still camera

              bother are extremely small and very good Video + Still cameras
              www.mjwebhosting.com

              Jib says:
              he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
              Originally posted by ace_dl
              Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
              I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                • Kamal
                  Administrator
                  • May 2002
                  • 29060
                  #5
                  Re: Video Cameras

                  this is the DCR PC 115




                  www.mjwebhosting.com

                  Jib says:
                  he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                  Originally posted by ace_dl
                  Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                  I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                    • miketpoto
                      Shabisquik The Ghetto Queen
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 4226
                      #6
                      Re: Video Cameras

                      I am partial to canon, but sony's cameras have been impressing me as of late, and for video the new HDV cams are sick! I'll try and up some footage we took recently soon.

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                        • Kamal
                          Administrator
                          • May 2002
                          • 29060
                          #7
                          Re: Video Cameras

                          Dont get my wrong Mike, I'm still partial to canon still camera's, but I do like the Sony MiniDV Video cameras. They come with Carl Zeiss lenses..... sweet stuff
                          www.mjwebhosting.com

                          Jib says:
                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                            • miketpoto
                              Shabisquik The Ghetto Queen
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 4226
                              #8
                              Re: Video Cameras

                              yeah, I've got the same stance these days

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                                • palmer
                                  Retired or Simply Important
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 5388
                                  #9
                                  Re: Video Cameras

                                  800-1200 is a hard price point for cameras. Pretty much limited to consumer cameras which I don't know a whole lot about. I can tell you however that your best bet is with panasonic. For about a grand I know they make a 3 chip camera(3ccd) with a leica lens(quality) and a lot of bells and whistles. Something like that is your best bet. Its about as close to a real camera as you'll get. I've been shooting primarily on panasonics for the last 4 years, on the dvx100, and have very few complaints. I've used canons and sonys, used a jvc dv5000 for awhile... nothing really compares to the new panasonics. That is my opinion/experience.

                                  I'll tell you this now and don't forget it.
                                  Don't buy a Sony ANYTHING. They make the worst products under the sun. Your camera will crack and break and fall apart right before your very eyes. It is a fact they make the worst shit on earth. I had a buddy that just bought one of their hd cameras. He dropped about 4 grand on it. This dude has been using it for about a month now and its already getting sent back.
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                                    • BobbyJassi
                                      Getting Somewhere
                                      • Nov 2005
                                      • 225
                                      #10
                                      Re: Video Cameras

                                      Those JVC cams with built in HD, i hear there pretty good?
                                      I live for the look on your face....

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                                        • Kamal
                                          Administrator
                                          • May 2002
                                          • 29060
                                          #11
                                          Re: Video Cameras

                                          not sure what kind of processing power they have to record / encode / save at the same time..... I'd still be willing to bet my money on MiniDV for the present
                                          www.mjwebhosting.com

                                          Jib says:
                                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                                            • palmer
                                              Retired or Simply Important
                                              • Jun 2004
                                              • 5388
                                              #12
                                              Re: Video Cameras

                                              Originally posted by BobbyJassi
                                              Those JVC cams with built in HD, i hear there pretty good?
                                              I've used HD recorders before. At present there aren't a whole lot of perks. The footage gets compressed and encoded to hell and ends up looking worse than it would if you just capture through firewire. Not to mention the harddrives they are putting in these things are hardly sufficient in terms of size.
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                                              ░░░▒ art direction | design | animation

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                                                • hulkhuss
                                                  Are you Kidding me??
                                                  • Jun 2004
                                                  • 3706
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Video Cameras

                                                  casting couch camera?????
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