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Pure Digital F630 Camcorder

$142.00 Est. at Amazon

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this product is great - it is the first product that i have seen, other than apple, that looks at the entire experience and gets it right.
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i was a little nervous buying this product after reading all the reviews of problems with this camera and macs.
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it is extremely user friendly and compatible with our ibm and mac computers.
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i took it on vacation and now with the help of imovie, i have a wonderful 26 minute video of our vacation at the beach.
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while it was before mac life had given this unit an "awesome" rating, i would have personally given it a "stupendous/colossal" rating.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 36 people for MAC

Pure Digital MinoHD F460 Camcorder

$210.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it shoots in full hd using h.264 compression (great quality video that takes up little space) it now works with macs using mpeg4 instead of avi.
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what's great about it:?easy to use, stylish design, nice quality, works well with macs, good price
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the minohd's retail box immediately reminded me of an apple product box; very sleek, refined packaging.
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this product is as good as any apple's ipods!
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the flip mino hd has just become the best miniature camcorder out there for mac users.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for MAC

Canon HG20 Camcorder

$755.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the avchd codec may pose as a problem for some people, but if you have a mac with final cut (i use final cut express 4) -- it's a total breeze.
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what's great about it:?size, image quality, mac friendly, price
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worth mentioning that if you have a mac rather than pc, you'll need leopard and imovie 08 to use this camcorder with your computer.
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to be honest i wanted another sony but my mac computer has some issues with sony so i went with canon and while i like it, it's a chore to learn a whole new system as i opted to go with a hard drive
from pavanbabut, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: copying to pc is a breeze as is with debian, not sure about mac though as i am not a mac person.for battlangl above,use avs video converter (also make sure you install all codec

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for MAC

Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 Flash Media Camcorder

$1,400.00 Est. at Amazon

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you can also put them on a media server (such as mediatomb mac/linux) and connect to it from the ps3.
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use a series of 4gb parts, so each backs up to a cheap dvd-r when i am done (i just use the apple mac os x disk utility and tell it to make a disk image from folder, and point it to the memory stick.
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so far i'm disappointed that there is no software for mac pro, only windows.
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you can easily burn hd content onto any media (dvd-r, dvd+r dl, br disc) using either sony vegas studio for pc, or toast 9 for mac.
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i would suggest voltaic hd for quicktime conversion if you have a mac until the software really catches up.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for MAC

Samsung SC-MX20 Flash Memory Camcorder BLK

Samsung SC-MX20 Flash Memory Camcorder (Black) SC-MX20 BLK

$245.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have a mac, and as such, this cameras software is not compatible with it (says so on the box, i'm not complaining).
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it does mean i need to join 3 clips together, but thats very simple to do with apple quicktime, final cut, or any media editor.
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it works fine with macs, and imovie hd and 08 the only downside is the fact that you cannot record directly onto imovie, that requires a firewire camera
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software not mac compatible
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only to a degree though as we know its not meant to zoom on something super close up like macro.

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Positives: Recording Format: Flash Media,AVC, LCD Panel Size: 2.7 in., Without Color Viewfinder, With Still Shot Capability

Kodak Zi6 Camcorder

$162.00 Est. at Amazon

from warlok9, www.shopping.com
macro mode!
from www.bestbuy.com
videos on my mac which is hooked up to an hd tv are actually very very good, and i experienced very few of the quality problems as the laptop.
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from the tiniest details in macro mode to the grand panoramas in landscape mode, this camera captures it all in stunning, vibrant colors.
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the zi6 has a macro mode you can set by flipping a switch to the macro setting on the side of the camcorder.
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the pictures are taken in widescreen format so they match the modern tvs and apple cinema displays.

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

Canon iVIS HG21 Camcorder

$888.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?waiting for apple imovie to convert dvd's into 1080i avcdv dvd's soon...
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the mac/apple compatibility of hg21 is a big plus.
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i have an intel mac and imovie 08 so i read other reviews of similar cameras and figured out how to move the shots from the camera to the computer.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Display, , Recording Format: DVD,HDD,Blu-ray

Canon iVIS HF11 Camcorder

$883.00 Est. at Amazon

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some things to consider for mac users: you need an intel-based mac to import avchd.
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i did some editing and created a dvd using imovie and idvd.
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the camera includes a usb cable to do transfers to a pc or mac for video editing and a hd component cable to view the video directly from the camera to any tv.
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i've spent quite a bit of time doing internet research and talking to apple techs to make sure all of my settings are correct in final cut and idvd.

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

JVC Flash Media GZ-MS100 Camcorder

$291.00 Est. at Amazon

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i can easily import clips into imovie, which was my biggest worry prior to purchasing this camcorder.
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i couldn't seem to find this information when i was first shopping around for camcorders, so i just wanted to make sure any mac users out there knew that this camcorder imports fine to imovie '09.
from www.amazon.com
4) as other reviewers have mentioned, it does not work with macintosh.

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Positives: Excellent Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Value, Recording Format: Flash Media

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