Which Digital Video Cam?
Discussion
Im after a digital video cam to use mainly for recording decent drives/ trackdays/ sprints etc etc...
I wish to record and edit videos and such to share amongst mates/ PH'ers. Im not particularily technically minded, but would like to be able to edit videos to include music etc etc Is it reasonable to assume I can get something decent for under £300??
I havent got a clue about these things - anyone know of anything that'll meet my requirements?
Thanks in advance,
Ben CA
i got my camera last summer mainly to record track days and Vmax events.
i got the panasonic NV GS11.
it is great cos it is V easy to use and has a 24X optical zoom which means that if you are spectating track days etc then you can get really clear shots from a long way away.
you generally buy the editing software separate from the camera. i got a basic package from pinnacle called studio 9. it is really easy to make decent vids and you can add music etc.
check out my vid at pistonheads.tv called RUF CTR vs RUF RGT2. that was taken with that camera and edited with pinnacle software. (please note that the actaul video is much better quality, i have just made it worse so that it is not massive!)
hope this has helped
i got the panasonic NV GS11.
it is great cos it is V easy to use and has a 24X optical zoom which means that if you are spectating track days etc then you can get really clear shots from a long way away.
you generally buy the editing software separate from the camera. i got a basic package from pinnacle called studio 9. it is really easy to make decent vids and you can add music etc.
check out my vid at pistonheads.tv called RUF CTR vs RUF RGT2. that was taken with that camera and edited with pinnacle software. (please note that the actaul video is much better quality, i have just made it worse so that it is not massive!)
hope this has helped
i have survived quite well without a bullet cam. for Vmax i use the camera as a handheld and after a bit of practice you can get fairly smooth vids.
ofcourse for track days you cant do handheld, but a basic £10 roll bar/headrest clamp from jessops online works well with most cameras.
chris
ofcourse for track days you cant do handheld, but a basic £10 roll bar/headrest clamp from jessops online works well with most cameras.
chris
this may come up twice later as i have already posted a reply, but it didnt appear.
i have survived quite well without a bullet cam. for events you can get good videos using the camera normally as a hand held.
of course for track days you are not normally allowed to do this, but a £10 roll bar/headrest clamp works well for most cameras.
a benefit of a bullet cam is the ability to quickly move the view by just taping it somewhere else on the car.
but i personally would get a camera first and try it out with a basic £10 clamp and then if you really want a bullet cam then get it later.
hope this helps
chris
i have survived quite well without a bullet cam. for events you can get good videos using the camera normally as a hand held.
of course for track days you are not normally allowed to do this, but a £10 roll bar/headrest clamp works well for most cameras.
a benefit of a bullet cam is the ability to quickly move the view by just taping it somewhere else on the car.
but i personally would get a camera first and try it out with a basic £10 clamp and then if you really want a bullet cam then get it later.
hope this helps
chris
BCA said:
Ouch 
Any chance I can get the lot - cam and bullet cam for £300?? any chance at all????
If you look on ebay there is a canon factory outlet . You should be able to get an MV700i for about £160'ish inc vat + del.
Looking a bit low on stock at the moment though - but worth checking every couple of days.
Hope this helps
Chris
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