I do videography for work and prefer the Sony Handycam over anything else I've worked with. There's little/no learning curve and you can pick up a refurbished one for around $150 that takes Mini-DV (tiny tapes). I don't care for the DVDs with the cams right now but probably will go HD storage someday. For now, the DV tapes can be re-used many times and I store the video on an external harddrive. Check eBay - just make sure you go with a reputable seller.
Thanks, Chas. One thing I'm also wondering about is editing. How do you do that? I'm thinking perhaps people will want their speeches only and not necessarily the whole meeting.
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Hey .. I was just looking today. I actually have one in another tab now.
But I want it to record wildlife that is 150 yards away. This one has a 40x zoom which is cool, but it is $300.
Amazon has pretty decent prices.
I guess you can even get high definition now ... but I didn't see any for my purpose, namely with the big optical zoom.
Here is a buying guide ...
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Thanks, Rhino, now I'm only a little less lost. As usual, I can't afford what I want.
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I do videography for work and prefer the Sony Handycam over anything else I've worked with. There's little/no learning curve and you can pick up a refurbished one for around $150 that takes Mini-DV (tiny tapes). I don't care for the DVDs with the cams right now but probably will go HD storage someday. For now, the DV tapes can be re-used many times and I store the video on an external harddrive. Check eBay - just make sure you go with a reputable seller.
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Thanks, Chas. One thing I'm also wondering about is editing. How do you do that? I'm thinking perhaps people will want their speeches only and not necessarily the whole meeting.
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