[MacDV] Re: $2000 mini-DV camera recomendations?

[Brett Conlon]

Hey Derek,

Not sure how the budget translates to Aussie Dollars (not just exchange 
rate but costs of equipment in the US compared to here) but the Panasonic 
GS400 (3CCD) is a very nice camera. It does very well under low light 
conditions compared with its competitors, especially the Sony cameras 
(with an inter-company purchase I could have saved over a thousand bucks 
buying Sony but I wasn't happy with low-light capturing). I was also 
pleased with the fact that it does true 16:9 - has the extra pixels on the 
CCD. It has a cinema mode but no doubt it is just stretching the 16:9 
mode.

Not too bad still shots too - if you're not too fussy. Eventually I'd like 
to get a "real" digital still camera though.

When I was assessing cameras for purchasing I found the comments at the 
bottom of some of the camcorder review sites extremely helpful as people 
were comparing real-world results from their purchases.

Anyway, best of luck!

Cheers,

Coj



Derek Roff <derek at unm.edu>

I need to buy a PAL mini-DV camera.  The budget is $2000.  I've looked at 
a 
few review sites, which seem somewhat outdated.  I would appreciate 
suggestions for cameras, vendors and review sites for camcorders in this 
price range.

Thanks,
Derek

Derek Roff
Language Learning Center
Ortega Hall 129, MSC03-2100
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
Internet: derek at unm.edu