Hi everyone, wondering if I can ask your advice.
I have been interested in getting myself either a new lens for my Canon
350D or an HD video camera for some time, and thought it's time to get
one or the other in the next month or two. Not looking for a pro-sumer
camera, because it's out of price range and too big - something
hand-held. Around £550, maybe 650 if the features or quality gains are
unmissable.
Have looked at these:
Panasonic HDC HS9 [1], with hard disk, small form factor and 3CCDs.
Unsure if 3CCDs in this case is a gimmick because they're so small. I'm
not a fan of interpolation but with the money, I don't expect full 1080
from all sensors :). No focus ring..
Panasonic HDC SD100 [2], as above, no hard disk, focus ring (good
feature for me), cheaper. But have to buy the massive SD card. Really
quick startup time.
Also looked at a canon with one full sensor rather than 3CCDs...
So any thoughts? What have you used? I'd like to hear any suggestions or
comments.
Many thanks, Matt
[1]
http://www.trustedreviews.com/camcorders/review/2008/03/15/Panasonic-HDC-HS9-Camcorder/p1
[2]
http://www.trustedreviews.com/camcorders/review/2008/09/26/Panasonic-HDC-SD100/p1