Best Camcorders for Dv

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Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 Flash Media Camcorder

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

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i had been using the sony hdr-hc1 hdv camcorder, but as my boxes of dv tapes grew, i thought going tapeless would solve two problems: 1) tapes degrade and take space, while a flash memory card could
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sony dvd hd dvd burner is more flexible than canon's, for example, you can shoot video in hd, and burn a standard dvd for people w/o hdtvs and blu-ray.
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i'm upgrading from a sony sd dv camera.
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i was getting tired of buying mini-dv's.
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harddrive based have potential room for error, and dvd as well as the minidv have gear components that have risk of breaking.

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Positives: , Easy To Use, Great Display, Recording Format: Flash Media

2 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for DV

JVC GZ-HM200 Flash Media Camcorder

$607.00 Est. at Amazon

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replaced my old sony mini-dv camera with this...
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but ivideo recognized it fine and the uploading was way more simple and much faster than the old dv tapes.
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i'm a big fan of mini-dv tape cams, but i'm beginning to favor these new card based cams as they make it so much quicker and easier to transfer videos from your cam to your pc or notebook.
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i currently own the sony dcr-dvd305 1mp dvd handycam camcorder with 12x optical zoom so i am use to tapping the lcd screen to select my options.

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Positives: Easy To Use, , Excellent Video Quality, Recording Format: Flash Media

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for DV

Creative Technology Vado HD 8 GB HDD Camcorder

$193.00 Est. at Amazon

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i think it takes very good video, almost as good as a dv camcorder.
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lets start with why i got this and the good points, i am comparing this to the panasonic dv camera it is replacing.
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as someone just getting into the youtube craze i quickly got tired of recording videos on my mini dv tape camcorder.
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i'm particularly impressed that the images are a lot steadier than with my old mini dv cam.
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i have three other video editing software including studio dv.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Video Quality, Excellent Display, Recording Format: Hard Drive

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for DV

Canon Legria HFS10 32 GB HDV Camcorder

$1,240.00 Est. at Amazon

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the first was an ancient hi-8, the second was an older dv-tape camera, the third was the hg10 hard-drive hd camcorder.
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24mbps recording mode has many restriction (require fast speed flash memory, and not all dvd player can playback)

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Positives: Good Display, Nice Video Quality, Good Sound Quality, Recording Format: Flash Media,AVCHD,High Definition

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for DV

Flip Video Mino Camcorder

$153.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have one of those first-generation consumer digital video cameras (a sony mini-dv) that cost $1200 way back when.
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you're not going to get really high quality dv out of this gizmo.
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i don't like carrying my outdated dv camera...
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i'm on a mac too, so i do not recommend their software, i purchased visual hub for $20 and copy/covert them right from the camera (.avi file) to my imovie folder (.dv file) using the software.
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to be fair, the flip is not that grainy, but projected on my 32 inch sony tube tv, the quality was definitely not as good as my mini dv jvc camcorder that i bought in 2003.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Lightweight, LCD Panel Size: 1.5 in.

Pure Digital F630 Camcorder

$162.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have one of those first-generation consumer digital video cameras (a sony mini-dv) that cost $1200 way back when.
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i'm on a mac too, so i do not recommend their software, i purchased visual hub for $20 and copy/covert them right from the camera (.avi file) to my imovie folder (.dv file) using the software.
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you're not going to get really high quality dv out of this gizmo.
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i don't like carrying my outdated dv camera...
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to be fair, the flip is not that grainy, but projected on my 32 inch sony tube tv, the quality was definitely not as good as my mini dv jvc camcorder that i bought in 2003.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Video Quality, Nice Display, Recording Format: Flash Media

Canon HG20 Camcorder

$755.00 Est. at Amazon

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my wife and i were looking for something to replace our aging dv camcorder, and decided to step up to hd.
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even when i compress hi-def avchd to high quality wmv or mpeg, the picture quality way outperforms the quality i get with canon mini dv camcorders.
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my main concern when getting this, can i make a high def dvd using dvd-r, or dl dvd's.
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my previous device was a sony mini dv and the video quality seems to be better.

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Positives: Nice Video Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Display, Recording Format: DVD,HDD,Blu-ray

Canon Vixia HF S100 Hi Def Flash Memory Camcorder

$1,055.00 Est. at Amazon

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my previous camcorder, while i'll keep handy, is a canon optura 300 dv camcorder.
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24mbps recording mode has many restriction (require fast speed flash memory, and not all dvd player can playback)
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the sony mini-dv tape camcorder i owned before this one performed much better.

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Positives: Nice Value, , Easy To Use, Recording Format: High Definition,Flash Media

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