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which camcorder for around £150
mark.s - 20/12/09 at 03:43 PM

looking for advice again please, i found this camcorder for £150 and wanted to know if it is ok for the money
any advice would be great

mark

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/03/toshiba-camileo-s20-hd-1080p-camcorder-slims-down/

v8kid - 20/12/09 at 03:47 PM

I bought a similar one from aldi for £60 but badged differently. Works well but can blurr slightly on very fast action. Otherwise brilliantly clear picture

austin man - 20/12/09 at 05:18 PM

Personally I would look for somethin that has optical zoom if possible as you lose clarity when going to digital. If you can find one with an AV input you could always add a bullet cam at some point should you need too.

Wait until the sales unless your desperate you may get a £200 camcorder for your £150

Steve Hignett - 20/12/09 at 05:21 PM

Would you be interested in a hardly used 2nd hand one?

If you are I will get it down and take some pics and get some specs for you...

It's a Sony MiniDV one...

austin man - 20/12/09 at 06:15 PM

Dixons are advertising a couple of Samsungs for under the £150 mark they have 12X optical zoom

mark.s - 20/12/09 at 09:44 PM

might be steve,if you could forward a model number and any details that would be good

mark

Steve Hignett - 20/12/09 at 09:59 PM

It is a JVC GR-DVX707EK

Sorry, I know I said Sony before! Just goes to show how much I've used it!!!

Everything about it is in perfect condition inluding lens etc...


Here's a link to the only one on ebay (although this one's faulty)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JVC-GR-DVX707EK-GR-DVX707-PAL-Faulty_W0QQitemZ120506930634QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders?hash=item1c0 ec5d5ca

And here's a link to a google search of the camera:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=jvc+gr-dvx707ek&meta=&aq=1&oq=jvc+gr-dvx

There is an Antler mini camcorder soft leather case, the charger, leads and remote are all there along with a few spare digital cassettes.

It's a Mini DV camera by the way!

If you're interested, I'll take a couple of pics and put them on here if you'd like.

Cheers,
Steve

MikeRJ - 20/12/09 at 11:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mark.s
looking for advice again please, i found this camcorder for £150 and wanted to know if it is ok for the money
any advice would be great

mark

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/03/toshiba-camileo-s20-hd-1080p-camcorder-slims-down/


The Camileo range isn't made my Toshiba, it's just rebranded chinese stuff. The older models were pretty awful; but can't find much on the S20.

JoaoCaldeira - 21/12/09 at 12:09 PM

Aiptek Z700

HD and 60fps

SD recording, so no media damage

Joao