augsep18 Posted November 27, 2005 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?
RossMAN Posted November 27, 2005 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.
BFJedi Posted November 27, 2005 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.
RossMAN Posted November 27, 2005 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 :)
augsep18 Posted November 27, 2005 Author 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??
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