Camcorder Advice

[kata rokkar]

My camcorder that I've had for 4 yrs has finally shit-da-bed. So now I need a new one. I'm looking for something $800 and under, nothing too fancy but nothing too crappy either. I want to document the roadtrip I'll be taking next month and I kind of want to start taping shows here and there. I need recommendations.

Anyone?

[evasivetear]

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ebay: panasonic gs300

[kata rokkar]

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ebay: panasonic gs300

cool. Any reason why it's so good? Just curious.

[One Second Clubber]

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Um, because Scott said so...

Duh...

[evasivetear]

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if has 3ccd for image stabelizing, the picture quality is great in low light, and the internal mic isn't the worst ever.

[cribble]

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Go HD... HDV to be precise.

[evasivetear]

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a lot of the consumer level HD camcorders out there are no better than the gs300.

i taped a kaddisfly concert using a Sony HD camera....it turned out to be the most grainy of all the camera angles I had. I'm sure it looks spectacular in normal light settings, but quite useless if taping a concert

[cribble]

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Yeah, i think a lot of consumer HD camera's have a lot of low light issues from experience/what i've read. Scrap what i said, wait til HD technology becomes better. Whatever you do, don't by a DVD camcorder, those things suck.

[kata rokkar]

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Yeah, i think a lot of consumer HD camera's have a lot of low light issues from experience/what i've read. Scrap what i said, wait til HD technology becomes better. Whatever you do, don't by a DVD camcorder, those things suck.

Yeah I'm aware of the DVD camcorders and how they're only for extremely casual tapers. However I was debating an HD but I'll wait until the technology gets a little better.

[BuddyGoodness]

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My HDR-HC1 isn't too shabby in low light.

[kata rokkar]

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ebay: panasonic gs300

is this the one you're talking about?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8216389&type=product&id=1166236106283

If so; most people are saying it is a little dark in low light situations. Is this true or are these people not using it right? I'm guessing these people have no idea what they're doing though...

[evasivetear]

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no that's not it....that might be an updated version of it....but the gs300 you won't find in bestbuy anymore. the model is out of production....hence ebay

[kata rokkar]

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I'm at best buy right now (hehe) and i've been doing my research and it looks as if the updated version is a little better except for the fact that it doesn't have a mic input or in camera light. However I'm not too worried about those sort of things. I'm trying to buy it from a best/circuit store so I can get a warranty though. If something happens to the camera, I don't want to be fucked in the long run (I've been there).

Now...what kind of editing software (aside from Apple) should I use? Nothing too fancy, but nothing too amateurish. If you follow me...

[cribble]

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I hear good things about Sony Vegas. Premiere is alright too, used it a few times. It does feel cluttered... but i was using like, version 4/5 or something, so it's probably all swanky and shit now.

Avid do one too. In fact, they do a few.. it's like a car range, there's one with a casette player and then one with a CD player and then one with a CD/mp3/dvd player and air con. Depends what you're after.

Personally, i'm apple, and use Final Cut blah blah blah. And iMovie is plush meh meh meh.