Posted by mbp on 12/09/06 19:09

Thanks
This appears to be the MVX460 or MVX450 here in the UK
its about £300 over here...hmm I can buy nearly $2 for a £1
so the $324 amazon price becomes £167 aprox
I then pay VAT at 17.5% thats about £197
Are there any other taxes to pay?


PS yes they are grabbing fuckers arn't they













Smarty wrote:
> Quentin,
>
> This question arose quite recently and became controversial. My opinion is
> that low cost miniDV camcorders have evolved to the point where some very
> adequate low light performance can be had for relatively little money. You
> might take a look at one such possibility, the Canon Elura 100, which sells
> for a bit over $300 in the U.S.
>
> See:
> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Elura-100-MiniDV-Camcorder/dp/B000DZH4D8
>
> This camera has an automatically adjustable shutter speed and built-in video
> light, both of which are designed to contribute to its good low light
> performance. As you can see, the 42 people who reviewed it were very
> satisfied with the camera, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating. Other reviews
> are also very favorable elsewhere.
>
> There will be others on this forum who call a low cost solution like this a
> bad choice, and recommend spending more, buying nothing, or finding a used
> high end camcorder with better sensors, better optics, etc. If you have
> access to a local source of used equipment from a reputable source, this may
> be a better solution, but buying used camcorders on the Internet or from
> unknown sources is a recipe for disaster in my view.
>
> All (I repeat) ***ALL*** of the camcorders struggle in low light, and use
> various techniques of bandwidth reduction, increased gain at the expense of
> noise, and other strategies to provide a partial solution. There is a good
> reason why supplemental lighting is used professionally, and "ordinary
> bulbs" will not, even with the best camcorders, give excellent results.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Smarty
>
> "mbp" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:kXAeh.7236$kM2.4390@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
>> Hello
>> I am looking to spend some cash on a miniDV camcorder
>> I want to spend the lest <£200
>> Which one would you recommend for low-light, as in indoors lit by ordinary
>> bulbs?
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Quentin T.
>
>

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