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potatoman
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please help,im looking for a new camcorder.
my last camcorder was a sony dcr-hc22e(mini dv),which in my opinion,was fine when filming inside under normal(60w)lighting.not amazing,but ok.
recently bought a panasonic sdr-h80 and was shocked how poor the picture was indoors.very grainy/blurry edges.played with settings,not much better.
considering the panasonic is 3 yrs newer,i assumed technology had improved,how wrong i am!
anyway,comparing specs,the sony has a 1/6" size sensor.the panasonic is 1/8".as the sony has a larger sensor(and lets in more light)is that the reason its better?
what spec/feature should i be looking for,when comparing.
is hd better than sd in low light(in general)?
i have a budget of upto £500ish,and want as good an optical zoom as possible(my sony is 20x so dont really want to go too far backwards from that).
i know i will never get a brilliant indoor pic for my money,but would like at least the same as my old sony.
have tried loads in the shop but find it difficult to reproduce my home conditions.
any comments or advice welcome.
thanks in advance
my last camcorder was a sony dcr-hc22e(mini dv),which in my opinion,was fine when filming inside under normal(60w)lighting.not amazing,but ok.
recently bought a panasonic sdr-h80 and was shocked how poor the picture was indoors.very grainy/blurry edges.played with settings,not much better.
considering the panasonic is 3 yrs newer,i assumed technology had improved,how wrong i am!
anyway,comparing specs,the sony has a 1/6" size sensor.the panasonic is 1/8".as the sony has a larger sensor(and lets in more light)is that the reason its better?
what spec/feature should i be looking for,when comparing.
is hd better than sd in low light(in general)?
i have a budget of upto £500ish,and want as good an optical zoom as possible(my sony is 20x so dont really want to go too far backwards from that).
i know i will never get a brilliant indoor pic for my money,but would like at least the same as my old sony.
have tried loads in the shop but find it difficult to reproduce my home conditions.
any comments or advice welcome.
thanks in advance