Whats the best video camera to use when recording skateboarders?

Question

i'm looking at a Panasonic Palmcorder VDR-D210 Digital DVD Camcorder at the moment because when the X-games comes on, all the commercials suggest Panasonic is the best video recorder for skating.

heres the link and please tell me what you think.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7894803

Answer 1

I suggest this one  Sony DCR-DVD108 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom.

http://astore.amazon.com/sony-dcr-dvd108...

Answer 2

DO NOT BUY A DVD BASED CAMCORDER.

The video they capture (into VOB files) is hioghly compressed. The discs are a pain and the video quality for editing is terrible.

Best video quality continnues to be from miniDV tape based camcorders. Canon ZR800, ZR950, Panasonic PV-GS320, Sony DCR-HC29, HC96. You will need a Firewire400 port on your computer and a firewire cable - Firewire, i.Link and IEEE1394a are all the same thing.

If you have to, a hard drive based camcorder will do, but they are more expensive - and their video is not as good as miniDV tape - but the video transfer using USB.

Check what the pros use - NONE use DVD camcorders. Nearly all use MiniDV Tape. You don't have to be a pro to use similar tools.

Answer 3

I'm with Bill G on this one, do NOT buy a DVD camcorder, they take very poor quality video. Get a Panasonic PVGS320, it's got 3CCDs like the prosumer models and takes excellent videos. Less than $400 right now at Circuit City. It's a mini-dv cassette type, which takes the best quality videos at this point in history.