At a family party last weekend, my dad, who still possesses and uses a video camcorder, was very taken with my uncle's digital camcorder and has decided (finally!) that the time has come to upgrade.
The magical camcorder in question was the Panasonic SD800 which, although very reasonably priced as far as I understand it, is really out of my dad's price range, particularly as it would only come out on high days and holidays
However, he's now seen the Panasonic SD80 this weekend for about half the price at which we could get the SD800.
I know nothing about digital video cameras except that the videos produced by my uncle's SD800 were really quite stunning, and my dad is even less tech savvy than me. Having read the technical specifications, I think I would buy the SD80, but can anybody see any glaring 'cons'?
He and mum really just need something that they can pick up and shoot with, which will give them brilliant videos that they can watch back through the telly.
Thank you in advance
The magical camcorder in question was the Panasonic SD800 which, although very reasonably priced as far as I understand it, is really out of my dad's price range, particularly as it would only come out on high days and holidays
However, he's now seen the Panasonic SD80 this weekend for about half the price at which we could get the SD800.
I know nothing about digital video cameras except that the videos produced by my uncle's SD800 were really quite stunning, and my dad is even less tech savvy than me. Having read the technical specifications, I think I would buy the SD80, but can anybody see any glaring 'cons'?
He and mum really just need something that they can pick up and shoot with, which will give them brilliant videos that they can watch back through the telly.
Thank you in advance
