Right, good point that the audio is super important (that's what people are always complaining to me about!)
I do want/need an external mic... So cool, I will do some research on those cameras coming out - thanks! Dina www.blip.tv dina.blip.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Roxanne Darling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Dina, > > My 2 cents is to think about sound quality as not that many cameras > have a mic input. If you are wanting to use an external mic this could > be a determining factor. For shooting outdoors or in noisy places, an > external mic makes a huge difference IMO. And mic input is not to be > confused with an "active shoe" or hot shoe on the top of the camera. > It does accept a mic but still only one mounted on the camera itself, > which is much less flexible and still poorer quality than having a > wireless or lavalier mic. > > We have an older Sony HDR-HC1 which is now sold in a newer version as the HC3. > HC1 does the job well though we have had to get it repaired 2x in less > than 1 year as the touch screen keeps malfunctioning. We do use it > every day though; no rest for this camera. The price does keep going > down on these. > > Coming in mid-Feb there is: > - HC5 (no mic input) $1099 list price http://snipurl.com/1806s > - HC7 (yes mic input) $1399 list price http://snipurl.com/18089 > > FYI links go to Bare Feet Shop - our amazon associates page. > > Aloha, > > Rox > > > On 1/21/07, billshackelford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a Panasonic PV-GS300. It is a 3CCD with Optical Image Stabilization > > and 16:9 mode > > for around $500. I have had it for 6 months with no problems. > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tony Pelliccio <kd1s@> wrote: > > > > > > I really, really love my Sanyo Xacti C40 - it's NTSC not HD but to be > > honest, it's going to > > be a few years before HD is the standard and NTSC is finally phased out. > > But the new HD > > sets can also display NTSC so I'm not worried. > > > > > > And it uses SD cards which are cheap as dirt. Picked up my Xacti at Radio > > Shack of all > > places and it only cost me $199. > > > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > -- > Roxanne Darling > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > 808-384-5554 > > http://www.beachwalks.tv > http://www.barefeetshop.com > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > http://www.inthetransition.com >
