On Jun 17, 2008, at 1:49 PM, Neil Katz wrote: > Neil Katz here, a journalist. I have had very good experiences with > the Xacti CG65. Small, cheap, shoots well in low light, and is > stable on zoom, and files sizes are small. I did an entire video > story for the NY Times with that camera and even snuck a shot into a > report for CBS News on national TV. > > http://video.on.nytimes.com/? > fr_story=74e0011bd397f3fdad54e60c3b52612d009fa8bf > Judge image quality for yourself. And keep in mind the NYT site is > playing at about half resolution.
review of CG6 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnwLDeYSb_8& > > I have purchased and returned every camera in the Xacti line except > the CG65. The others have better specs, but nothing has a better > picture. And it fits in your pocket, which means you will get the > shot. > > Battery life is poor. Buy three batteries and a quick charger. Use > an online site to buy non Sanyo batteries. They run $20/each. > > The only negative is in order to edit you will have to convert the > native mp4 files into DV. Sanyo says you can edit with mp4 files and > technically you can import them into Final Cut Pro. But it doesn't > really work, trust me. I think that's what happened to me when I imported the .mpg from my Sony PD150 into iMovie..quality was compromised. I have an old copy of Sony Vegas (from '05), & I will try it. > > That conversion process will take about 1 minute per minute of > footage. So if you shoot three hours, expect three hours of > conversion when you come home. > > As an aside, working in India, if you don't have Sony, you can't get > it fixed or spare parts, adapters, etc. > > N > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I agree. I've been using a Canon Ixus 860 (European name for >> Powershot, I think) and it shoots beautiful video. I love it. And >> it's FANTASTIC in low light. Better than Xacti. But not quite so >> good a grip. I think the Xacti pistol grip is the best way to shoot >> - better than the traditional camcorder grip. >> >> It produces big video files, though, compared to other little cameras >> I've used - so get yourself an 8GB memory card or two. I found the >> best deals for memory cards online - shops will rip you off. >> Rupert >> http://twittervlog.tv >> >> On 12-Jun-08, at 12:48 PM, Jay dedman wrote: >> >>> I'm heading to India for my honeymoon and the entire summer and >> plan to vlog >>> and do some >>> interviews from there. >>> I *do not* plan to bring my macbook. I just want to bring a >> firewire or usb >>> cable and upload >>> at cafes. >>> It needs to be small, light and easy to travel with and have >> decent sound. >> >> the canon powershot is actually a great choice. >> it has good sound, its small. >> >> It also records in AVI so a PC in an internet cafe will read them. >> Just use Windows Movie Maker that comes with XP. >> should be on most public computers. >> >> Jay >> >> -- >> http://jaydedman.com >> 917 371 6790 >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
