Hi Ruben, August Australian Macworld has comparisons and information on a range of Camcorders. Might be worth a look.
Lloyd > I've been considering getting a movie camera myself for home use. Has > anyone had any experience with the Sanyo VPC-HD2 yet? > > I'm also unsure of what speed SDHC would meet the requirements of the > camera. > > Thanks > Ruben > >> One cheap camera you might like to consider comes a bit out of left >> field (!) but would fit the bill if you're after instant playback >> of video footage without needing to rewind tapes and it's even >> faster than searching mini DVD discs. It also records in HD (High >> Definition) and can record up to 5hrs of standard def video on an >> 8GB SD card. It also has the option of up to 14x optical zoom >> (with an add-on) which when combined with HD resolution widescreen >> video should work very well capturing the detailed action out on >> the playing field. (I've filmed Gaelic football matches with a 10x >> optical zoom lens equipped mini-DV camera and that zoom level has >> been ample. ) Having instant 7 megapixel photo shooting while >> recording video wouldn't hurt either. >> >> It's the new Sanyo VPC-HD2 Secure Digital Camcorder. Below is >> some info I put together for a department at work that is >> considering using them to hand out to students for filming >> Physiotherapy pracs. I haven't yet tried one myself, but we are >> planning to get one to test in the near future. >> >> -Mart >> >> ------------- >> >> This tiny pistol-grip shaped thing can record HD (720p) movies at >> up to 1280x720 at 30fps onto SD cards in MPEG-4 H.264 format. >> (and takes 7 megapixel photos.) >> >> On a 4GB SD card, it can fit 1hr in widescreen HD TV mode or 2.5 >> hrs of standard def (720 x 480) or 10hrs at 320 x 240 (30 fps) >> which is what we generally capture to put up on the web. It will >> record 67hrs of audio-only. It will fit double those values on the >> new 8GB SD cards. 10x optical zoom and has a 1.4x Telephoto >> Conversion Lens available which would give 14x zoom. >> >> It also has a mic input jack though it doesn¹t have a hot shoe >> mount to connect a shotgun VideoMic or wireless receiver. Only 1 >> CCD, but that wouldn't be a problem out in the daylight. It also >> has USB2 and composite video output as well as component, s-video >> and even HDMI to show HD video on the big Plasma screen in the >> clubhouse (!!!). I haven¹t been able to find out if it outputs >> composite video while recording or only on playback. Cables come >> out bottom so may interfere with tripod mounting if you wanted live >> display on a big screen. >> >> It saves the video footage in Quicktime movie files on SD cards >> which you can just drag straight off the card and immediately play >> on a Mac. Importing into iMovie might require iMovie converting >> the video on import unless it handles it like MPEG-4 footage >> captured by the iSight. Need to experiment with that. Even if it >> does, the conversion is transparent and should still be >> significantly faster than digitising a Mini-DV tape in real-time. >> >> Price: Aus$600 - $750 >> >> More info and reviews: >> >> http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/english/products/vpc_hd2/index.html >> >> http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/hd2.html >> >> http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sanyo-Xacti-VPC-HD2-Camcorder- >> Review.htm >> >> On 23/07/2007, at 9:25 AM, Wilson Tony wrote: >> >>> Good morning all >>> >>> Would be grateful for comments on Mac Conpatible entry level movie >>> cameras - to be used for amateur sporting event capture and >>> playback for coaching purposes >>> >>> TIA >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
