[jeddr]

help
i don't know which camcorder to have to make films
i have a budget off around £200 give or take
i want the best i can get for that much, new or old
can someone help me or give advise, preferebly before the end of the summer holidays

thanks
jeddr

[jeddr]

also i need something which can be put onto my mac for editing

[DVD_fan]

Hi if you are considering used camcorder I have excellent miniDV camcorder that I am retiring in my move to HD. It is JVC GRD230. You can read review about it here http://www.easycamcorders.com/conten...VC-GR-D230.htm
It should fit in your budget as only ask £230 for it. It cost me £600 new just for the camcorder! It comes with manual and all original accessories. I also add high capacity extra battery and wide angle lens that you can attach to it. (Cost me another £100)
Plus some empty tapes and firewire / iLink cable to connect it to your Mac and transfer video. It is high class camcorder and has many features you would usually find only in high end camcorders. Firstly it has large 1.33megapixel ¼-inch CCD. Just check what other camcorders have (almost always it is 800K) that is the main measurement of the video quality it is producing and the reason it performs well in low light. It has DVout as well as In so you can capture your video and save on your Mac and you can write edited video back on the tape! It has nice feature called DV navigation which helps you index you tapes and find place you need by its picture.

It is shame that you use Mac as I could also supply some PC software to edit your video and PCI firewire card (If you PC doesn’t have one).

I could put it on eBay for you to buy via PayPal or you can pop in Crawley (West Sussex) and buy it by cash.

Kind regards

[senu]

You could also put it in the classified ads here

[jeddr]

thanks dvd fan but i have a dvd camcorder at the moment and think i might go for a hard-rive or sd card camcorder, if any one can helpwith which one to get for around £200

[jeddr]

i might consider your camcorder dvd fan but can't rush into things
i might contact you at a later date if i decide minidv is the way togo

[jeddr]

does your camera load on to final cut express

[A n d r e w]

Originally Posted by jeddr

does your camera load on to final cut express

FCE plays nice with any firewire-based camcorder.

[DVD_fan]

I don't have Mac but firewire is the best way to get footage from your camcorder and firewire is indeed present in my camcorder.
As I have mentioned it has DV in which is a feature you would not find in many camcorders. I have been using it to write back my video and menus I have created to see how TV’s overscan will affect it and to see if my menus and buttons will still be visible on the TV after I have burned my video on DVD.