[NV5655]

Before I head in to work and do a little research for him, figured I'd better ask here. Reviews don't necessarily equate to user experience.


He wants to know: Which Hard Drive based HD camera delivers the best picture and sound, and is the most affordable? Probably under $2000's would be his range I'm guessing, considering he has a wedding to plan for

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I'll be checking a few camcorder review sites later, but user experience first hand is always more valuable

. I personally told him to wait for the SR11 from sony, but he'd like to know what other options are out there as well..


Later,

Neil

 

[DaveKennett]

I lost firewire on an HDV camcorder, and had an expensive repair - just to capture what I'd already shot. So I have even greater fears of losing a hard drive. My favorite is SD card - no moving parts, and it can be read by a cheap card reader, should the camcorder meet an untimely demise.


Picture and sound quality depend on many factors, the least of which is the storage medium.


Dave

 

[NV5655]

Well, he works for a NY radio station, so I assume they would be able to spring for any hard drive recovery that may happen to the camera...


If memory serves, he currently has a Mini-DV camcorder, and due to a problem with the last event (It was 3 hours long, and the footage they had took just that long, obviously, to transport into a computer for editing...among other problems) is why I think he's looking for a Hard Drive based camcorder this time around..