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Camcorder advice
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My daughter is wanting a camcorder for her birthday, shes really into video editing etc... and usually uses her ipad to make videos etc... but the memory gets full really quickly so she has now asked for a camcorder.
Can anybody recommend a camcorder that can upload directly to her youtube account?
I apologise if this is not the right place to ask but figured somebody techy would know!
Thanks in advance.
Can anybody recommend a camcorder that can upload directly to her youtube account?
I apologise if this is not the right place to ask but figured somebody techy would know!
Thanks in advance.
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I have a JVC camcorder, it is a smallish camera and give good results, but getting on now.
here are some
Oh yeah, someone I know that does video work for a living uses JVC equipment.
You got to look at a few things, price, size, zoom, I mean analogue zoom, not digital and the JVC got a pretty big zoom 40X is a fair bit for HD. Storage space, most uses SD cards these days, ease of use.
Ease of use is the problem with smaller camcorders, they are fine if yo leave them on auto, but if you want to change settings, like whitelight and focus, they can be fiddly as these settings are stuck in menus.
A larger camera will have these controls in a easy to use place, but you pay more and it is larger to cart around.
My Camcorder is small enough to fit in pocket and I do not go hardly anywhere without it.
I must get back into this video lark myself.
Panasonic HC-V750EB-K
Though if that to much I also use a Canon SX700 which might be cheaper its a very tiny camera and fits in the pocket.
Even this would be much better than an Ipad.
Would be handy to have an extra battery to.
I also have the Panasonic HC-V700 though its a few years old but might be cheaper.
Though it not have WIFI but I really like the camera and use it all the time.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/cameras-camcorders/digital-camcorders/digital-camcorders/panasonic-hc-v550eb-k-full-hd-camcorder-black-22034164-pdt.html
Go for it, at that price it is good,
As fmradiotuner1 said, also make sure to get a spare battery, as you only normally get a hour recording on batteries that come with the camcorder.
Looks good
they aren't brilliant in low light but much, much better than the iPad.
i flipping well hope so to be honest. The Ipad is a tablet, a multifunction device that does lots of things okish. A camcorder is produced to do one thing and one thing only.
My phone is pretty good at photos, but to get better quality I use my Fuji camera, the same as video, outside my phone takes good video, but it can not compeat with my camcorder, I do not expect it too either. Also the problem with phones and tablets is that you can not hold them steady, it is hard enough with a small camcorder, never mind with a strange shaped device.
Hopefully next year or even this year if I can get the money I will be getting a larger camcorder and then make more use of it.