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Posted by diabloargentino on Sep-28-2010 18:15:

good camera for videos?

hey all,

i'm looking to get a simple digital camera with a good mic for taking videos. i'm not looking for anything crazy or fancy. all i want is to have a good microphone so when i record videos at shows you can clearly hear the music as opposed to ridiculous bass and sounds.

thank you!

Posted by Disturbed10890 on Sep-28-2010 18:20:

Re: good camera for videos?

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Originally posted by diabloargentino
hey all,

i'm looking to get a simple digital camera with a good mic for taking videos. i'm not looking for anything crazy or fancy. all i want is to have a good microphone so when i record videos at shows you can clearly hear the music as opposed to ridiculous bass and sounds.

thank you!

I have a Sony DSC W55, and it works great... never have any muffed sounds or anything, and the video quality is very good

Posted by infizero on Sep-28-2010 18:35:

Lumix ZS3/ZS5 check the samples on vimeo.com

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Sep-28-2010 18:57:

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Originally posted by infizero
Lumix ZS3/ZS5 check the samples on vimeo.com

I'm running ZS3, stereo mic on HD video.

Only issue I've had so far was dealing with the AVCHD Lite .mst files. The inbox software is useless on a mac, iphoto for digital stills work fine, but to get to the HD Video files you'll need Handbrake to convert the .mst files to mpeg4 or something that you can use in iMovie or Final Cut.

Posted by diabloargentino on Sep-28-2010 19:37:

Re: Re: good camera for videos?

thanks for the suggestions guys!

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Originally posted by Disturbed10890
I have a Sony DSC W55, and it works great... never have any muffed sounds or anything, and the video quality is very good

found a used one on amazon that's in perfect working condition (only a few scratches) and includes charger for 70 bucks with shipping. can't pass it up!

look forward to finally being able to listen to the songs i record at shows!

Posted by infizero on Sep-28-2010 20:06:

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Originally posted by get nyce
I'm running ZS3, stereo mic on HD video.

Only issue I've had so far was dealing with the AVCHD Lite .mst files. The inbox software is useless on a mac, iphoto for digital stills work fine, but to get to the HD Video files you'll need Handbrake to convert the .mst files to mpeg4 or something that you can use in iMovie or Final Cut.

I had no idea Handbrake could convert the files. Thanks!

Posted by Disturbed10890 on Sep-29-2010 00:12:

Re: Re: Re: good camera for videos?

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Originally posted by diabloargentino
thanks for the suggestions guys!

found a used one on amazon that's in perfect working condition (only a few scratches) and includes charger for 70 bucks with shipping. can't pass it up!

look forward to finally being able to listen to the songs i record at shows!

If you go to my youtube channel, it has some videos from last year.... they are on the low quality setting... i have higher quality ones from JP Classics, but have not uploaded them yet...
Here is an example, check out the rest of my channel for others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FopeelFo4i4

Posted by Burak14 on Sep-29-2010 00:43:

go with cybershot t300 or t800. i have used it for about 3 years and it's the best you'll get.

took this one with t300.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=508944995887

Posted by RoBDaWG on Sep-29-2010 01:59:

The Canon SD1000 has awesome sound quality, no distorted bass or anything, you can get one used on ebay cheap as hell

Posted by mayerry on Sep-29-2010 02:38:

Canon SD1000 is great,I get one and I thought canon camera all in good quality