Jason, Just noted Raj's reply and generally agree with his advice.
I have a JVC DVX9 camera which was purchased just before the Sydney Olympics and it has done a pretty good job overall. If I was buying now I would look at Sony and Canon as well. Good stuff ---------- - Size 51x125x97 (latest model claims to be world's smallest) - JVC use "progressive scan" which allows reasonable still shot to be pulled from an individual motion video frame. - Has memory card system which allows still shots to card while continuously shooting full-motion video. Not so good ----------- - not good in very low light / darkness (Sony and later JVC are good in this regard I believe) - does not have an image stabiliser system for reducing the effect of camera movement/shaking (Canon has this and Sony I think - very useful when zoomed) - occasionally decides head cleaning tape required at crucial moments - will not allow shooting until cleaned - "high" res (800kpixel) still shots available only when not shooting full-motion. Medium res (about 600kpixel) only during shooting. (Have since purchased a digital still camera fir stills now that prices are down and resolution up) If you want to edit on a laptop (rather than desktop) the ULEAD PCMCIA card and software were great value at less than $200. --- Regards, Phil Behnke Phone: 0419 024 783 Fax: 07 3878 7554 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SnailMail: 138 Kenmore Road, Kenmore, QLD 4069 AUSTRALIA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason Armistead Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [aus-soaring] Off topic - Mini DV cameras All Sorry for the off-topic post, but since many of you glider pilots are also the sort of people who'd go for the latest and greatest technology (except perhaps the ES57 owners - LOL !), I was wondering if anyone has recently purchased a Mini DV camera, and if so, what features / price advantage led you to choose that particular model. Also, any thoughts on PC-based editing tools if you have them. Please reply directly to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) , rather than clogging the list. Regards Jason Armistead -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
