Digital Camcorders

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I am looking at buying a digital camcorder and need some advice. I dont want to spend more than around £550 (excl VAT) but want a nice light compact unit with as many pixels as I can get also has to have DV in/out memory card slot, fire wire pull out lcd screen and around 8 or 10x optical zoom.

Any recommendations please.

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Try for 20 optical. My Panasonic had that before it got knicked. Dont be fooled by Digital zoom, not worth a wank. My new canon is quite crap after the Panasonic. Canon all judery, the Panasonic was superb.

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Haydn
 
what models in particular are we talking about?

They both have a huge range.


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I bort a Panasonic nvgs15 last month. Can't fault it. Best deal was from cameras2u.com. Free next day delivery, good service!

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reviewed in the latest copy of digital camcorder mag voted best buy but sound and image quality scoring was down compared to others and it only has a b/w view finder.

£449 RRP


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Well I paid £324 inc VAT! and what concern is the viewfinder when you've got the mini screen which is colour?

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Well how do I know, it got knicked anyway they change there models as fast as deb changes her knickers!! Just get a Panasonic, best you can afford!!

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Haydn
 
When you decide what you want check Amazon's website - they do some good deals on cameras. Also try <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/home.html>this site</A>. I got a good deal from them on a new camera.

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When you decide what you want check Amazon's website - they do some good deals on cameras. Also try <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/home.html>this site</A>. I got a good deal from them on a new camera.

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£294 from Ebuyer http://www.ebuyer.com

hope this helps for christmas

p.s. I have ordered many times as have many people I work with, no one has yet to complain for the service received from Ebuyer. ***Standard disclaimer about not being connected blah blah!


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Good price, I wasnt pickin I was just telling you what they said in the review. It is a very good all rounder tho and for the price is a good buy.

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Got a Sony digicam, good lightweight unit, good picture quality also does night shots, also have a panasonic which we were given, both are good, though Sony has the better quality lens

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I have a Sony which has been half way round the world with me and has survived many a trip afloat. Paid £500 ish ex VAT a year ago. If you want to have a look I can show you on the 9th. Its got everything you mentioned....

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Yes please unless I actually go ahead and buy one before then. Will call you to chat about it on as need more info please.

I have been looking at the model Lonjohn has also along with one from Canon.

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Dom, fairly obvious question, but what do you want to do with it. Point and shoot holiday stuff, or video editing etc etc? You can get extremely good point and shoot without a lot of additional facilities. If you want manual focus, white balance etc, you can make a balance.

Buy with actual use in mind

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the wife wants to use it to film the kids and I would like to use it to film boaty type stuff or just things in general. Just want good quality which is quick and easy to edit via pc but not too technical or hard to use.

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As you are based in Guernsey I presume that ex VAT means that as you won't be paying this iniquitous burden.

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yes based in Guernsy so no VAT although I wil buy off th web as we have this nasty thing called freight although I do get around that most of the time with my own products I sell.

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