Best Budget Camcorder For shooting Short Films for college?

Question

Im a college student,i want a camera under 350 $ or so,I shoot short films,Im not asking for high end quality,but jus for some decent quality,i want to be able to edit it easily and have good video quality.What do u recommend???

Answer 1

http://www.squidoo.com/CamcordersUnder20...

Answer 2

dont you ever get a hard drive camera.  It grossly compresses your footage and you only have one option of what kind of file format you want.

Just go for a simple consumer grade DV camera and make sure you pay attention to your lighting.  The lighting is much more important than the camera itself.

talk to me if you'd like more in depth info cause it really depends on what you're planning to shoot.

Answer 3

Sony-DCR-HC54E

This camcorder comes with a CCD sensor, has 40x optical zoom and 2000x digital zoom. It has a 2.5-inch LCD color display and records video at SP and LP recording speeds. The focus adjustment is manual and automatic with motorized zoom. It also has additional features like Built-in speaker and microphone and Night Shot Plus system. The camcorder works on a Li Ion battery and comes with AV and USB cable.

Answer 4

1.if your are a college student then you should buy a hard drive based camera as it has no moving parts ,safe from rough use..hdd based camcorder is latest  and you will be able to edit,copy  your footage on the cam itself as well on pc.the editing is best in hdd cams .

2.the resolution quality in hdd is better than dvd and a little bit less than mini dv which are now out of fashion and tape can be used on 3 times ,so go for a hdd one only.

3.8 gb memory will be good for you .

4.brands

jvc gz ms 100      is best  best for you.& your budget  $349.

Compact Slim Design

One Touch Upload to YouTube™ on the internet

Konica Minolta 35x optical Lens and 800x digital

Records directly to a SD / SDHC memory card (card not included)

1 hour recording at the highest quality (Ultra-DVD Movie) with a 4GB SDHC memory card.

1/6-inch 680K pixel CCD

Gigabrid Engine

2,secondly   in sony you can see dcr sr 65e