"j"
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>
Anyone have a good recommendation for 3ccd camcorder or even a very good
>
1ccd? Will be used for:
>
> -
some still images
No
video camera does this well, though several are good enough
for
640x480 for web images (larger images are generally noisy - and
any
digital still camera is better above 640x480[NTSC]).
> -
interview.
Almost
any that does not show excessive contrast, and that can
manage
good skin tone (the latter is rare...;-).
> -
some lowlight
This
knocks out all but the four current top-end 3-CCD
camcorders
from the four major makers, plus maybe the
older
Sony TRV900 (this is available used only).
> -
decent image stabilization (1/2 hand held, 1/2 tripod)
Most
can do this.
> -
compact (for travel overseas and interviews)
Depending
on standards, any 1-CCD model, plus the smaller
3-CCD
models.
> -
below below or around 1000 for camera + accessories (extra batteries, sd
>
disks).
Only
the TRV900 fits all the requirements above and the price, too.
(The
TRV900 requires a cheap PCMCIA card adapter for still
memory
cards, though.)
>
was looking at panasonic pvgs200 or 120.
>
nyone have experience or any thoughts?
Everyone
wants top-quality image and sound, plus good-quality
stills,
with the ability to shoot in near-darkness, in a package that
can fit
easily in a pocket, and costs less than $1000.
Sorry,
impossible. The closest to sorta-compact, fairly-light,
reasonably-good
image/sound/small-stills, fair-low-light,
not-too-expensive
camcorder was the no longer made
Sony
TRV900. Nothing currently replaces it. The larger,
more
expensive VX2000 (and some others that are similar
offered
by other makers) are better cameras, but they do
not fit
several of your requirements.
BTW, I
have a TRV900 available, at:
www.nikonlinks.com/ruether/fs-misc-video-audio.htm
There
are comparisons of it with others at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
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