I got a Panasonic DVC30 about 9 months ago. I love it. It's a pro camera, and it's great in all kinds of situations. It's really good in low light as well. I've shot with a lot of cameras, from XL2's and DVX100's and several consumer level cams and the DVC30 is one of my all time favorites. It's particularly well suited to a semi-pro video blogger. Here is a link to a review: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/panasonic-ag-dvc30-camcorder- review.htm
Camcorderinfo.com is a great resource for camera shopping. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In [email protected], "J. Rhett Aultman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's becoming clear that Amy and I are getting increasingly serious > about Freetime and the places we can take video production for the web. > After a lot of thinking about it, I'm starting to think that it's time > for me to roll my pennies and consider getting a new camera. I've been > using a Panasonic GS-150 for the past year, and it's been a wonderful > little camera, but I feel I'm starting to really butt my head against > certain limitations. The most difficult of these has been its light > response. I have a lighting kit we use when "in studio" that really > helps, but when we're out in the field, I can't keep carrying 1250W of > light with me. It'd be nice to own something that will cope with > slightly cloudy days or with normal indoor lighting (even bar lighting) > without becoming muddy and super-grainy. > > So, I'm asking for suggestions here. Of course, I need the usual > features (manual control, external mic, etc), but I'd like to move up > the camera food chain and get something that's going to be more > versatile in more challenging environments. Any recommendations you > guys could offer, possibly with a price range, would be useful in > helping me plan how to burn my budget this year. > > -- > Rhett. > http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime >
