Posted by jef_boy@hotmail.com on 07/11/07 20:49

On Jul 11, 11:12 am, "nappy" <s...@spam.com> wrote:
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> > On Jul 10, 10:11 pm, "nappy" <s...@spam.com> wrote:
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> >> >> which is better for a documentarian shooting nature and buildings, a
> >> >> canon gl2 3ccd, or the newer panasonic HDC-SD1 3ccd 1080i HDD which is
> >> >> tiny.
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> >> > I would say the larger of the two.
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> >> > Just try walking around while shooting scenes with a tiny camera...it
> >> > ain't pretty.
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> >> On the other hand the smaller the camera the less conspicuous you become
> >> while 'documenting'
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> > the canon xl1 and gl2 and vx2100 interest me but i can get a JVC with
> > 3ccd hdd with hi def for cheaper and its a hard choice, because i know
> > these consumer cams like the jvc will drop in value fast because its
> > just all in the chip.
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> I like the XL1 better than the GL1.
> The VX2100.. Haven't used it. Audio probably sucks like on most Sonys.
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> If you are considering a used DV cam check out the AGDVX100A
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> Which JVC are you considering?

after research i'm doing the canon HV 20 (even though the body is
plastic and cheap looking), plus i don't have the time to educate
myself on every possible manual control.

I am so tired of these japs and chinese making absolute junk. If your
going to use plastic, use a black colored plastic instead of this
cheaply coated silver stuff that scratches off and reveals a whitish
looking plastic. The paint they put on these cameras can't take the
oil from our hands. For example, when i was young i bought sony's
portable cd player it was solid black plastic with no paint. Its
still the same black today.

Question: Where are all the german camcorders? What happened to the
germans. I'm not a little girl i don't need a 1.5 pound camera made
of plastic, i want a big hunk of metal that i feel like will last half
my life.

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