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| FoxyGrampa |
Posted - 12 Dec 2011 : 00:08:09
I'm making a documentary for my film making course and I'm sick of hiring out equipment from the technician at the college (he's a twat). SD card storage is a must as is; HD, OIS, an external mic input, a headphone socket, decent optical zoom and manual focus. I can only spend about $500 though... Is that a bit of a tall order? |
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| Vasic |
Posted - 12 Dec 2011 : 15:27:39
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Originally posted by certified instigator
These won't meet all of your requirements, but in your price these are close.
Canon FS200
Canon R100
Canon HF M31
I would add HF M-300 (or M-400), since they are even cheaper, but come without internal memory. Over the past four years (since the first HF camcorders), the x00 models (HF-100, HF-200, HF-S200, HF-300, etc) have been cheaper (even if you add the price of the SDHC cards you'd need to buy to match the memory) than their X0 (HF-10, HF-20, etc) equivalents. Canon loves to charge twice the value for that built-in memory (I guess they consider it the convenience charge), so it is always cheaper to get a HF-X00 model (just with SDHC slot) and buy cheap cards online. Just do some research online for best prices.
The newer M-400/40 line has larger sensors with fewer megapixels than the M-300/30 (and prior models), which makes for lower noise levels at low light. |
| bjdzyak |
Posted - 12 Dec 2011 : 15:22:46
Yes, you're asking for a lot for that price. Double the budget a bit and you can get this great little camera which will do just about everything you're asking for: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666294237#accessories
I've also successfully plugged in an RF receiver using an XLR to mini plug I bought from B&H video, which is a necessity if you'll be shooting sitdown interviews.
Brian Dzyak
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IATSE Local 600, SOC
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| certified instigator |
Posted - 12 Dec 2011 : 03:25:55
These won't meet all of your requirements, but in your price these are close.
Canon FS200
Canon R100
Canon HF M31
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| FoxyGrampa |
Posted - 12 Dec 2011 : 00:10:55
Oh I should also say it doesn't have to be a handycam, I was using that as an umbrella term for some stupid reason. |
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