I don't own a camcorder, but I WON"T buy one until reliable Solid State Memory 3CCDs are on the market... Is this Panasonic HDC-SD1 AVCHD the one?
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Looking at "true full" HD and omitting other characteristics is like choosing a digital camera based solely on megapixels. The lens quality, aperture size, and CCD quality/size are also very important. A "full HD" camcorder can be vastly inferior to one that isn't full HD because of variances in these characteristics. Signal to noise ratios are critical to image quality.
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HG21 is the only cam on the market with 24Mbps AVCHD and the colors are much better too. there's a comparison on vimeo.com i'd definitely go with canon.
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Absolutely it will. I have to say, though, that there are now XHCSD camcorders that make the need for tape drive camcorders obsolete. This cam is outdated at this point and the tape drive maintenance will upset you after a while. Go with a newer cam that uses SD cards.
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I own a HDR-HC1; yes, it works well with my old Maxwell SD tapes. HC3 is a dumbed down version of HC1; but hc1 is hard to get - they are all sold out.
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I've ordered the HF100. 549$.I couldn't see any difference between the HG20's 24Mbps recording and the HF100's 17Mbps recording on 40" fullHD Toshiba lcd.It's cheaper about 90$, about 2 16GB SDHC Cards and a 8GB SDHC card...I will use my PS3 to watch videos, no need 60Gb capacity on camcorder.
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I don't know if any SD card is so much better than another, but any name brand SD HC card works. I happen to like SanDisk myself. I use an 8gb currently but I know up to 64gb are available. To give you an idea of time, at 1080P (HD) video setting, I use approx 100mb per minute of filming, so 1gb is ~ten minutes: 8gb card should get about 70+ minutes (as an 8 gb card formatted is around 7.3gb usable)
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The hdc sdt 750 is a dual purpose conventional and 3D video camera. To use the 3D feature, the camera comes with a special lens attachment that converts the video signal to 3D. However....you must have a 3D television or monitor in order to playback your 3D video. The HD video playback plays on all televisions, however!!!You should really search Amazon with these keywords (Panasonic HDC-SDT750, High Definition 3D Camcorderby Panasonic) and look at these people have to say. This is the post that sold me on the camera. Read this for yourself......
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yes. the camcorder doesn´t include the memory. you have to purchase separately. It use micro SD.
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So that's why I can't find it! Hmmmm. I had it on my SD1000 and it was a fun feature. So, the SD780 has it? I hate to spend $44 more if there aren't any other significant upgraded features. I know there is HD video. I'll have to rethink this! :)
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This model may be a bit high-end for you. There are many excellent HD videocameras in the $500 - $700 range that would fit your needs, especially if this is your first videocamera. I would suggest that you look at Canon or Panasonic videocams in the price range I described. JVC is also excellent, but this camera sounds WAY overkill for your intended purpose. Good luck.
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Have you looked at the Panasonic TM 700K? This is the best video and smallest camcorder around for less than $1000. Flash recording is the way to go for Battery consumption. Would not go into the hard drive versions regardless of the brand
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Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily need a PS3). Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily... » Read More Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily need a PS3). « Show Less
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Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily need a PS3).
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So the camcorder does come with basic editing software to edit AVCHD files? Does it allow all types of transitions? Any cool features that stand out?Thanks...
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Yes, this camcorder records in either AVCHD or iFrame. Additional information is available in the below link. http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/HCV520_ADV.PDF#page=2
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I am considering CX150 or CX110. Is there any difference between those two except 16GB internal memory in CX150? I have been researching camcorder for more than week and can't decide. Now boils down to one of these two - no reasons...just due to Sony brand. I know there better rated panasonic and canon out there in the similar price range...any comments???
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I have a JVC and use SDHC 32GB cards the camera has two slots. This gives me lots of time even shooting RAW and can be down loaded from the Camera or removing and using a PC Slot. from experiance use the Camera to Reformat after you down load so you can ensure full use of the memory card.