OK so we dabble in video a bit and do some editing on the Mac.
Well I feel like it is time to upgrade our camcorders.
Currently we have two ....
Sony DCR-TRV820 Digital 8mm / Firewire I/O
Sony DCR-TRV17 MiniDV / Firewire I/O
Well I went out looking in the usual places, Best Buy, Circuit Citiy, Photo/Video shops and it seems all the current offerings are USB 2.0.
Not to mention the camcorders feel " cheap " in my hands as compared to the DCR-TRV17. Even those so called HD Camcorders costing around $1100 - $1500.
I just feel like the various manufacturers have 'cheapened' their offerings in that range.
I mean who needs a 700X DIGITAL Zoom ?
I never used the 20X digital zoom I have now.
Funny thing .... I remember when I bought the DCR-TRV17, it was almost the high-end model in the store. I think they had a DCR-TRV22 or something like that. At that time their Digital Still camera offerings were poor, today they carry better digital still cameras than they do camcorders.
Can anyone make any recommendations as to possible replacements?
I prefer a Tape Format as opposed to HDD. Wouldn't want to be limited in a situation where I was unable to dump video to a computer. I won't even consider DVD camcorder as I am a 'rough user' to an extent.
Oh yeah ... I do prefer FIREWIRE on a camcorder for some reason!
THANKS
Well I feel like it is time to upgrade our camcorders.
Currently we have two ....
Sony DCR-TRV820 Digital 8mm / Firewire I/O
Sony DCR-TRV17 MiniDV / Firewire I/O
Well I went out looking in the usual places, Best Buy, Circuit Citiy, Photo/Video shops and it seems all the current offerings are USB 2.0.
Not to mention the camcorders feel " cheap " in my hands as compared to the DCR-TRV17. Even those so called HD Camcorders costing around $1100 - $1500.
I just feel like the various manufacturers have 'cheapened' their offerings in that range.
I mean who needs a 700X DIGITAL Zoom ?
I never used the 20X digital zoom I have now.
Funny thing .... I remember when I bought the DCR-TRV17, it was almost the high-end model in the store. I think they had a DCR-TRV22 or something like that. At that time their Digital Still camera offerings were poor, today they carry better digital still cameras than they do camcorders.
Can anyone make any recommendations as to possible replacements?
I prefer a Tape Format as opposed to HDD. Wouldn't want to be limited in a situation where I was unable to dump video to a computer. I won't even consider DVD camcorder as I am a 'rough user' to an extent.
Oh yeah ... I do prefer FIREWIRE on a camcorder for some reason!
THANKS