[markelly]

Hubby has just told me he wants to get me a camcorder for Xmas but is leaving me to choose (I wonder why lol) Anyway I have been searching and searching and getting nowhere. Can anyone recommend one that is good for this sort of money (£200ish) . I'm not sure I want one with the mini disc after what I have read on here about getting a dud disc as we will be using it to save memories of our little girl.

Thanks is advance for your help

[markelly]

Ok just been looking and from the budget I have I should be looking at a Mini DV tape type camcorder which will give me the best quality picture is this right??

Anyone rate this?? Canon MD160??

[A n d r e w]

For miniDV (tape-based) camcorders around this price, look at the Canon MD235 and the Sony DCR-HC53. Amaz0n has reasonable deals.

Also worth looking at this thread here, perhaps, if you're considering other formats: Best digital camcorder for around £150

I think it's right to say, though, that tape-based miniDV camcorders represent the best picture quality at this price point.

You'll need a firewire port on your PC to import the video from a miniDV camcorder.

Andrew.

[markelly]

Thanks for your post. I shall go and have a look at the 2 you suggested and that other thread too.

You'll need a firewire port on your PC to import the video from a miniDV camcorder.

How do I find out if I have one of these??

cheers x

[markelly]

This is the one I was looking at last night Panasonic SDR-H40EB-S any thoughts on this too??

[thebassman]

Originally Posted by markelly

Thanks for your post. I shall go and have a look at the 2 you suggested and that other thread too.



How do I find out if I have one of these??

cheers x

Hi you don't need to worry about the firewire port as the HC53 and HC54 models can use USB2.0 and every PC has one of those.

Also, i found that Asda direct are doing the HC53 for £117 + £4.75 delivery which is an absolute steal.