Cheap hd camcorder as back up at DVinfo.net

Steve Bleasdale · July 7th, 2011, 12:58 PM

So got a double booking by mistake! Whoops! So the four cameras will be used two on each shoot! But as a precaution is there a really cheap hd good quality cam out there that would do a job at full hd or 1080x 1440. I read on here ages ago someone had a chinese one cheap and was really good footage?? Steve

Matt Thomas · July 13th, 2011, 09:13 AM

If you find out what the cheap chinese one was, please post back in here as I'm looking for a couple of cheap HD cams as b/c roll for events.

Buba Kastorski · July 13th, 2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Bleasdale

is there a really cheap hd good quality cam out there that would do a job at full hd or 1080x 1440.

with sufficient amount of light I'd say any high end consumer camcorder will do the job, but full HD is 1080X1920

Spiros Zaharakis · July 21st, 2011, 02:38 AM

At what price range?

We use Canon HF M406 (the European version of the HF M400) as B role cams and they are outstanding. Image quality is identical to the XA10 we also have.

If you want something cheaper and you don't mind the 29min limit I suggest the Sony HX7V or the HX9V. They are not video cameras but they have wide angle lenses, 1080 50/60p and they seem to have excellent video quality (I don't own one so I cant be sure)

July 7th, 2011, 12:58 PM	#1
Steve Bleasdale Trustee Join Date: May 2010 Location: England liverpool Posts: 1,343	Cheap hd camcorder as back up So got a double booking by mistake! Whoops! So the four cameras will be used two on each shoot! But as a precaution is there a really cheap hd good quality cam out there that would do a job at full hd or 1080x 1440. I read on here ages ago someone had a chinese one cheap and was really good footage?? Steve

July 13th, 2011, 09:13 AM	#2
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July 21st, 2011, 02:38 AM	#4
Spiros Zaharakis Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 171	Re: Cheap hd camcorder as back up At what price range? We use Canon HF M406 (the European version of the HF M400) as B role cams and they are outstanding. Image quality is identical to the XA10 we also have. If you want something cheaper and you don't mind the 29min limit I suggest the Sony HX7V or the HX9V. They are not video cameras but they have wide angle lenses, 1080 50/60p and they seem to have excellent video quality (I don't own one so I cant be sure)