DV cam decision
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- vespa
It will soon be time to purchase my first dv cam. Budget of £1200 - £1600.
I have used and loved the canon XL1 but for a lot of situations it is too bulky and intimidating. Would like to use on a daily basis so am looking for something more compact, but still with the highest image quality possible.
So far looking at:
Canon MVX2i
Sony DCR-PC120
Panasonic MX500Anyone used any or all of these and can give advice?
- Nirvous0
For the same cash as that Sony you are looking at you can get this one. http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/…
The Sony TRV70 also has a 2 meg pixel camera built in.
- CyBrainX0
I bought a GL-1 a couple of years ago and love the thing to death. The lense is so powerful. It's the next best thing to the XL series, smaller, not intimidating at all.
For that money, just make sure you get something with 3 CCDs.
- jh0
PC120 is very good although the bluetooth functionaility is rather suspect - possibly not needed.
It looks lovely and purchasing off the web is under your budget. The lens is top quality. Still images are fine (it also uses the memory stick, so handy if you have compatible equipment).
Used JVC before but prefer the Sony.
- unknown0
well, for mini-dv I use the sony dcr-vx2000 and I love it.... the dcr-vx1000 is a good camera too. Or if you are familiar with canon already, the new GL2 is a good 3 chip mini-dv. I'd stay away from panasonic, stick with canon or sony. I've heard the panasonic cams don't last very long till they need some sort of repair.... Sorry I couldn't offer you input on your list, never used any of those cameras..
- vespa0
thanks for the info guys.
Has anyone used the canon MVX2i?