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Can anyone recommend a cheap (as in as cheap as possible) video camera that would be good for the outdoors?
If it is impossible to get a good camera for the outdoors cheaply, please notify me of that too, because I don't know anything about this. ;) :)
Thanks in advance
waylander
27-01-2007, 00:24
what about one of teh £75ish digital ones that place slike maplins sell. Ive never tried one so cant reccomed them but its an idea. I can tell you that sand kills most camcorders as we found out from personal experiance, it only took one grain of sand :banghead:
mojofilter
27-01-2007, 02:19
I have a vid cam that was over a grand about 6 years ago, you can probably get a better one for £150 now... ;)
Can anyone recommend a cheap (as in as cheap as possible) video camera that would be good for the outdoors?
If it is impossible to get a good camera for the outdoors cheaply, please notify me of that too, because I don't know anything about this. ;) :)
Thanks in advance
Philex Wandcam pro portable camera (http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPO-Philex-Philex-Wandcam-pro-portable-camera-colour)£52.52
SANYO Xacti Digital Movie C40 Camcorder (http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/168844/art/sanyo/xacti-digital-movie-c40-c.html?srcid=2734) £129+P+P
ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PANASONIC-Digital-video-camera-NV-DS30_W0QQitemZ230081849721QQih Z013QQcategoryZ11724QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem) bidding at just over a tenner
I guess it depends on what you call cheap, and what you want it for. My In-Laws are in to filming people :confused: and use expensive DVD based cameras, but the stuff they shoot still looks cr4P.
I had a look on these cameras, I don't know what to look for, that is a problem... :lmao:
I'll think I'll send a mail to that fella in Sweden and see what he uses. Bushcraft.se guy. Seems like his Iceland video is ready for downloading now too. :D
pothunter
27-01-2007, 10:29
Hi Torjusg
I have a friend that videos a lot of wildlife especially wildfowl, his cameras get covered in salty mud, dropped, wet etc. so he buys secondhand, last years top of the range is never more than £150 and he once picked up a pucker TV type camera although it was heavy the quality was excellent.
Pothunter.
bushman762
27-01-2007, 14:16
I've been looking for something in this line too...but got confused as to which recording format was best...mag tape or digital disk? any views?
I would be using it for recording seminars, lots of hours recording, any help would appreciated.
And likewise it needs to be cheap.
Thanks
:)
I'm thinking about this camera:
http://audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/123501/16051358.html
What do you think?