Thanks guys, this sounds like good advice which I will pass on to Bro.
I might get to use it myself on day also.
Andy

On 20 July, 16:28, Toby Leighton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Firewire seems to be disappearing from cameras at an alarming rate, which i
> think is a shame, but then i suppose the tape based workflow is too, so
> hooray for no more logging and transfering tapes.
>
> iMovie has always been much easier to import video with than final cut for
> example, and I've only used it with semi-pro sony cameras.  V1 Z1 etc.
>  Obviously it works great with those.  iMovie has a compatibility list here
> -http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US
> Set the drop downs for device type to camcorder, and region type to PAL, and
> pick from one of the many results for a suitable sounding camera.
>
> I'd recommend a sony or a panasonic handycam style camera because they are
> quite easy to use, and there are sony and panasonic stores in brighton where
> you may be able to try out the gear.  I wouldn't get too bogged down with
> wether it records in HDV or AVCHD or to flash or hard disk...  just get a
> camera where it feels comfortable and intuitve to use, and you like the look
> of the footage you record if you get a chance to test it.  (and obviously
> that is in the imovie compatibility list so that you can actually do
> something with all the footage you shoot.)
>
> On 20 July 2011 15:03, Tony Crooks <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> > On 20 Jul 2011, at 10:50, ARMS wrote:
>
> > Any comments would be most welcome.
>
> > Well, if he has an iPhone 4 that would certainly work well. No optical zoom
> > though.
> > Kodak ZX5 could do the job as it offers 720p HD at 60fps - good for sport.
>
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