Digital Camcorders

[dawgball]

With the little one on the way, I am currently researching digital camcorders to purchase. Are there any that people here recommend or would not purchase again. I am leaning towards Canon since I have enjoyed my digital still camera so much.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Sites that do extensive, unbiased reviews would be helpful. Have read cnet.com's write-ups and found them helpful.

Thanks.

 

[DJTranks]

How much you looking to spend...

WOW I used to sell these at Circuit City.. remember that summer job lol..

Used to sell a lot of Sony's - Panosonics....

 

[dawgball]

After looking, it doesn't look like I need to spend much more than a grand. I don't need a three chip camera.

Using cnet.com's vocabulary, I would be in the Home-movie category. Their categories are: Budget, Compact, Home movie, and Three chip. I also do not need Bluetooth on the camera.

Thanks

 

[DJTranks]

Ok good, no you wont need to spend over a grand at all...

Take a look at those Sonys, you will def like them and I think they are the way to go IMO!

Let me know if you need any other info..

DJ

 

[skulldog]

dawg- I just bought a sony mini-dvd 100 for the wife @ xmass and the picture is awesome, the only problem is getting the mini-dvds. I just bought some @ the local sony outlet for 22 for a dvd/rw 60 min, I also ordered some on the net. I bough mine @ circuit city 3 wks ago and went back to the store a week before xmass and they were sold out of the same model.

You maybe able to get one cheaper on pricegrabbers.com. Sony is the way to go, I looked at the reviews of the cannons and they weren't very good.

Good Luck

 

[DJTranks]

Yeah I agree -

When I sold them Canons were the most returned, try to stay away from them..

 

[dawgball]

Canon cameras

With so many to choose from, it is hard to choose the best one for my needs. I don't know much about camcorders. I feel like I am about to break down and go to Circuit City to try different ones out.

 

[Chopsticks]

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Best of luck and congrats

 

[Chopsticks]

Totally my bad...Misread your post and thought you were looking for a digital camera and not a camcorder. Best of luck anyway.

 

[DJTranks]

Yeah go down their and try them out, CC is a good place to go! Dont let them ooze you into buying one though, but look at the Sonys!

 

[in2fitness]

Dawg,

I am in the market for a digital camcorder too and have found the following sites to be pretty helpful so far:

Camcorder HQ

CamcorderInfo.com

I think I am going to go with the Sony TRV38. Good luck!

Also, I was wondering if you ever had any luck getting hooked up w/ a discount real estate agent?

 

[dawgball]

fitness -- I have talked to a discount realtor, but I have not put my house on the market just yet. We have 6 months to sell it, so I am going to try and market it myself first to avoid any payment. I have a friend here who said she would cut the commission down to 5% if we placed it with her.

The discount broker had two plans: 1. Pay a set price ($2995) when he sells it by marketing it on his own, or 2. Pay 4.5% commission if he lists it on MLS (3% to buying aggent; 1.5% to him). The discount broker seemed like the way to go with me. They are full service brokers.

Full price brokers, I'm sure, will have negative things to say about this route. I don't have positive feedback about it because I have not made a decision yet.

 

[dawgball]

Also, check out Choice One Digital .

The owner of this site said he would hands down buy the DCR-PC105. I gave him a budget of $1,100 and he recommended a camera that lists at his shop for $686. That gives me a lot of confidence. I asked him about the TRV-70 ($892), and he said that he would definitely stick with the PC105.

I am going to Circuit City today to play with different models.

 

[in2fitness]

Thanks for the info on the discount broker. We are probably going to be listing our house soon.

I saw really good reviews for the DCR-PC105 too, however, a lot of reviewers said it was awkward to hold. Let me know what you think since you're going to look today. Take care!