Members fuzzylogic220 Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 cuz ive come to the conclusion that mine sucks.so what would be good and fairly inexpensive? under 500 i need a good vid cam anyway not just for youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 You're asking for different things. You want a good one? go get one. You want one for Youtube? Tony Hawk Helmet cam. 25 bucks. Or even one of those POS at Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zyx345 Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 If its just for Youtube just get a standard 2mp webcam. Also if you have a digital camera most have short basic video capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 I have one of these. You may be able to find one of the HV20's for under $500. Same camcorder, just a bit older model. They are great for everything. I prefer good ol' tape to other media because tape is cheap and you can archive your footage without tying up a $150 memory stick or hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samuraiBSD Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Apparently the Flip video camera is pretty nice for YouTube...do you have a FireWire port? If so, any Sony, Panasonic or Cannon camcorder will do you just fine I personally use this, but it costs about $4k new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cardude6987 Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Apparently the Flip video camera is pretty nice for YouTube...do you have a FireWire port? If so, any Sony, Panasonic or Cannon camcorder will do you just fine I personally use this, but it costs about $4k new... I have wanted that camera for a long time! Im jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badone07 Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Camera won't really make a huge difference. I would make sure you get one with a firewire port. Hopefully whatever pc, laptop, etc. you use has one as well. For the most part, usb sucks for video. The real difference is going to be the software & codecs you use. I have & use a Sony DCR-TRV140, but mostly use it for racing & the kids occasionally. I've had it for a little while & haven't looked into camcorders lately so really can't say what specific models or their costs. As long as you aren't filming fast moving objects you should be fine. Otherwise no matter how good you filter & encode it, youtube will {censored} it up with their conversion. However, you should be fine videoing yourself playing though & just about anything else. Microsoft movie maker will get the job done, if you have a pc. I forget what Mac users use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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