augsep18 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 A friend who lives outside the US has requested me to buy a camcorder for her, she will pick it up in February '06 when she visits me. She wants one cos she's just had a lill baby girl.. Her requirements are simple: a versatile camcorder (takes decent still pictures as well) whose functionality is more intelligent than confusing, where the recording media is easy to use too- dvd as compared to mini dv etc., with night mode etc etc.. Most important: the budget is about $400 - $450. Another bit you might want to know: she isn't that computer savvy.. so extensive editing on the pc will be quite rare. I looked at the camcorder thread for BF, even saw some in a CC/ BB, but almost each one I see seems equivalent to or better than the previous! Am having a tough time deciding Finally: should I order it asap while the bf online deals are still on? Or will similar deals come by again till Feb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Finally: should I order it asap while the bf online deals are still on? Or will similar deals come by again till Feb?If you don't buy a camcorder this weekend, you'll be taking a big risk in waiting for another deal. Dell might release some coupons soon which would be your best bet. A few months ago, Dell had the Canon Elura 80 for $374, here is a review. Check Camcorderinfo.com for advice and reviews. I would stick with Canon, Sony and Panasonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFJedi Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Quick question: Does your friend live in a country that uses NTSC or PAL for TV? Not sure if they sell any PAL camcorders here in the states, but you want to make sure you get a camcorder that supports a format that will work in your friend's country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Quick question: Does your friend live in a country that uses NTSC or PAL for TV? Not sure if they sell any PAL camcorders here in the states, but you want to make sure you get a camcorder that supports a format that will work in your friend's country.Good question, I forgot about that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augsep18 Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 She lives in India, so I believe it is PAL..?? Does that make a difference to the DVD type? The voltage is also different.. The Canon Elura write to a mini DV; is that easier to use than a blank DVD as recording media?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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