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What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/27/2005 3:51:31 AM   
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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/27/2005 6:49:47 AM   
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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/28/2005 6:32:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		well i'm using a canon GL2, but i use it for alot more than just RC stuff. (i havent posted here in so long...)


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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/31/2005 9:16:42 PM   
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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/31/2005 10:37:39 PM   
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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 8/31/2005 11:55:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was thinking about buying one in addition to my XL1s, I was wondering how the quality compares, but its hard to tell. What don't you like about it?

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 9/1/2005 5:15:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		well, like any camcorder it's size and smaller, its pretty hard to keep steady free handing it, as opposed to the XL1(s)'s optional shoulder pads and whatnot. And, again, like all camcorders, this internal mike is crap, but at least the GL2 boasts manual volume displays and dials to change them (in stereo too.) I'll probably think of some more later and post them here.


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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 12/9/2005 4:42:36 AM   
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I own/operate the Canon XL-1 and have shot with the XL-1s, PD-150, DVX 100 and the new Sony Z1 HDV. It just depends on how much money you want to spend. The Canon GL-2 is a great camera with a lot of the XL benefits as far as quality. I'm not sure about consumer lines but the most popular prosumer DV cameras in use are the GL-2, XL-1/s/2, Sony PD-170, Panasonic DVX 100.

There are now HDV systems made by Canon - XL H1, Sony Z1, Panasonic HVX 200 and JVC HD 100 but they are all above $5000. The new Panasonic records to tape as well as a new technology for video recording call P2 PC cards. This allows you to record up to 45 minutes of HDV quality video on a PC card and about 8-10 minutes of true 1080i HD video. All you do is remove the card and slip it into a laptop or desktop PC card slot and it is recognized as a drive which means no load time! The only downside is that each card costs about $1700!

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 12/12/2005 2:37:14 AM   
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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 12/14/2005 4:13:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		I started out with a GE camcorder that had a separate VCR recorder and battery pack that
the camera plugged into. It took great movies of planes flying.

Next camcorder was an RCA that used the full size VCR tape. The problem was it took
lousy movies of planes flying. It would blur the color of the plane. I exchanged it for another
one, but it did the same thing, so I sold it.

I now have a Sony TVR-68 Hi-8 analog camcorder that takes good movies.

How does the digital camcorder handle tracking the color on a moving plane?

Clarence

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 12/22/2005 7:25:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just bought a Panasonic PV-GS150. It's a 3CCD DV unit, very light and with easy to operate controls. Normal price is about $700.00, Circuit City has $70.00 off in store, and you get a $50.00 mail in rebate. I've only shot my friends 1/4 Cub in the air so far, but it promises to be a great camera for the price. I tried shooting from the hip, but every time I zoomed, I would shake the camera. I am trying my large tripod this weekend. I also have a Hi8 Analog Canon camcorder, and that will be the on board camera (37-40% Aerobatic Planes).

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 1/2/2006 1:26:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Avoid the Samsung Duo-Cam. It has video and a separate 5.1 still camera in the same housing.
The still camera is good
The video is awful for RC planes
With the default auto focus it spends 90% of the time blurred.
With manual focus it is very difficult to set accurately.
So flight videos are pretty nasty.
We're now looking into a better video and the Samsung was about $800

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 1/3/2006 12:26:11 AM   
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Status: online 		I got a sony mini DV the DCR-TRV38 and it has worked great for me I even put on on a plane to have an aerial video made it's not meant for planes but I have made all the videos on our site with it!!!!

what I like the most it has a 3.5'' Touch Panel LCD!!! and that's pretty big on a DV camera

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 3/10/2006 3:49:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've use a Sony DCR-510 (D8mm), a occasionally a Canon GL2, and most recently, my new Sony HVR-A1.

For action stuff, I like a smaller camcorder.. the GL2 was borderline. The old Sony, with its 4" screen, was actually sometimes the best unit, but that's progress... high-end today, vs. high-end ten years ago.

D8 is certainly not better/worse than DV, the logic is the same, but I wouldn't recommend Digital8 today, it's on the way out. I like the high definition of the new Sony. In theory, you'll have worse motion artifacts using HDV or ANY MPEG-2 format. In practice, I haven't found that to be an issue yet, and certainly, HDV is just better than DV in sharpness. But of course, with HDV you still have alternate formats like DV or DVCam, so you're not married to the MPEG encoding. I would steer clear of DVD, HD, or memory recorders for anything short of a helmet-cam, just due to this factor. And I actually have a JVC "pocket" DV camera for that sort of duty... another old one, and considered expendable at this point. Small enough to go in an eMaxx...

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RE: What kind of Camcorder is everbody using? - 3/19/2006 12:42:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		im using a canon zr 45mc digi cam corder. its got firewire and svideo outs, a nice 4inch lcd and uses 60min digital tapes.

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