kc50

yo I'm lookin for a good video camera to film stuntin (under $700), and just wanted to know the opinions of the guys that know. What video camera sucks, what camera is good, what to stay away from, what features are a must have? that type of stuff, any info very much appreciated

Kevin

metal doc

I have a JVC 510 model. It has a digital camera built in ( not great but it does the job ) . Its a mini DV type. I like it alot and its been in use for 2 years without any problems . Thats my 2 cents .

mike

kc50

is miniDV the way to go or should I consider D8 too?

metal doc

I used my dads hi 8 for a week then went and bought the mini DV camera. The quality was like night and day !!!! . My buddy just bought a jvc similar to mine off ebay for $300 ( had all kinds of extra goodies ) .

mike

SPINE

I bought a MiniDV and then wanted to get one of those mini cameras to use to film while riding BUT my camera did not have an A/V INPUT ony an output so that's just one thing to consider unless you are going to be holding the camera or someone else is going to be filming from a car.

I have a JVC Mini DV with digital zoom I think its model GR-DVL810. Mini DV lets you import your vids to a computer for editing later. Mini DV's are getting cheaper though I bought mine open box at Best Buy for $400 about 1 year ago. Now that's how much it goes for online.