Hi, first post, I'll apologise in advance for the amount of times this has probably been asked, I did have a look but I really need to aggregate your views and tailor them to my situation, really hope you can help me...
I have an absolute max budget of £500. I don't mind buying 'nearly new' from the auction site or whatever but would prefer new.
I want full HD, 25p, decent low light performance, external mic (if possible).
I'm not too fussed about which storage method it uses and can buy SD cards if needed.
I think I'm right in the 25p mode? I'm after the artsy indie film type effect
- I'm not a hipster I promise, I just like the output and would like the option of using it.
So far I've been looking at;
Canon Legria HF200 - Seen some nice videos but just doesn't seem to stand up next to Panasonic cameras
Pana SD90 - This seems a contender at the moment, the only thing that puts me off is 1MOS (should it?) and the fact that the SD600 isn't much more
Pana SD600 - Love what I've seen but bit miffed about no external mic input, I'm feeling that I'd like this option as I may well end up taking video creation up as a serious hobby (I come from DSLRs, which I use fairly seriously) How much will no input affect me? Will I wish I'd got one?
Pana SD800 - I've seen this new for £505 so it's a possible, and seems a logical choice over the [not much cheaper] SD600, but again, no mic input.
So am I heading in the right direction?
There are so many models it's making my head spin. I would really really really appreciate your help
I have an absolute max budget of £500. I don't mind buying 'nearly new' from the auction site or whatever but would prefer new.
I want full HD, 25p, decent low light performance, external mic (if possible).
I'm not too fussed about which storage method it uses and can buy SD cards if needed.
I think I'm right in the 25p mode? I'm after the artsy indie film type effect

So far I've been looking at;
Canon Legria HF200 - Seen some nice videos but just doesn't seem to stand up next to Panasonic cameras
Pana SD90 - This seems a contender at the moment, the only thing that puts me off is 1MOS (should it?) and the fact that the SD600 isn't much more
Pana SD600 - Love what I've seen but bit miffed about no external mic input, I'm feeling that I'd like this option as I may well end up taking video creation up as a serious hobby (I come from DSLRs, which I use fairly seriously) How much will no input affect me? Will I wish I'd got one?
Pana SD800 - I've seen this new for £505 so it's a possible, and seems a logical choice over the [not much cheaper] SD600, but again, no mic input.
So am I heading in the right direction?
There are so many models it's making my head spin. I would really really really appreciate your help


