[MacDV] which camera?

[Granville Kennedy]

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I'm really happy with the Canon Optura 200MC.  It has the optical image 
stabilization which is the best type available, though this has been 
argued in another past thread...  It is plenty small, has decent (10x) 
optical zoom.  Not sure how well it works in low light, doubt I'll ever 
fool with that feature anyway :-)  If you take it camping, you'll want 
the optional larger battery, and even a spare.  Also try to stay with a 
single brand of DV tape if possible, earlier models reportedly had 
problems when different brands of DV tapes which used different types 
of lubricants were used in the same camera - ie they would start to eat 
tapes...  That may not be a problem anymore, but it's not worth the 
risk in my book!  Here's the URL -

http://www.canondv.com/optura200mc/index.html


On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 04:45  PM, timjoe wrote:

> hi all, i'm trying to choose a lightweight, quality videocamera...one
> person here recommended the Sony TRV900; another person referred to the
> Canon ZR series but didn't recommend one in particular...any other
> thoughts out there?
>   tim

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