[MacDV] Re: vidcam help

[Shirley Kehr]

You may want to spend some time on the Sony and Canon sites as well as 
go to a store and handle cameras. The names we hear most often on this 
list are Sony (such as the TRV mentioned below) and Canon.

I started with a Canon ZR10 because it was one of the cheapest cameras 
and I wasn't sure how much I'd get into this. It recently bit the dust 
and I replaced it with a similar model (ZR40) at almost half the cost of 
the ZR10. It has 18X optical zoom and is discontinued in favor of ZR60. 
Other members of these families (ZR50 and ZR70) go up to 22X optical 
zoom. (Don't pay any attention to digital zoom.)

I don't know about the closeup yet; that's something I wanted to know 
too and didn't find anyone mentioning it in reviews or specs. However, I 
just stuck my watch up close to the lens and it did a good job of 
capturing the numbers. I bet most cameras do this well.

Shirley



James Asherman wrote:
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> timjoe wrote:
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>> i'm a newbie here and i want your help to select an appropriate digital
>> video camera for my needs...i plan to use it with a superdrive-equipped
>> powerbook g4, either a 12- or 14-inch model...i need a small,
>> lightweight camera that has good zoom and closeup capabilities...i will
>> use it on hiking trips and other situations where portability is
>> important...what camera do you recommend?
>>  ---tim
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> TRV900
> Jim
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