Minidv Camcorders

[camel_jockey]

Hi All,

Am looking at getting a camcorder, baby on the way and all, and have noticed that some can be used as webcams, my questions are,

1/ What, if any problems have you had during set-up, and during operation etc

2/ What brand and model did you purchase?

Am looking to spend upto 25,000THB,

Much appreciated,

I have a an iBook, if thats any help.

[spog]

Hi All,

Am looking at getting a camcorder, baby on the way and all, and have noticed that some can be used as webcams, my questions are,

1/  What, if any problems have you had during set-up, and during operation etc

2/  What brand and model did you purchase?

Am looking to spend upto 25,000THB,

Much appreciated,

I have a an iBook, if thats any help.

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I got a Panasonic DV camera. Expensive as it's the triple CCD model.

They are relatively simple to set up - just plug them in to the USB port.

But, you you need to plug in your USB cable, then the power cable, then screw in a tripod to line it up...etc, etc. then you are worried about knocking it over.

Frankly speaking, it's easier to just buy a webcam. They cost sod all - probably the same as the cost of a desktop tripod for the camcorder. I'd go down that route.

With the camcorder itself, I think the general recommendation is to buy a cheap DV recorder. After all, your mac can do all the fancy editing - you just need something that puts it onto tape. As long as the camera has a firewire connection, you can happily transfer to the mac, edit it, and tranfer back

Sony has a good reputation for camcorders, as does panasonic

[Firefoxx]

Take a look at the different options:

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/video/20041008/index.html

[Doi Thong]

Used Panasonic and Sony camcorders as a webcam. Easy and cool, but try to buy one that have this option build in and mentioned. So it will be much more easy to conect and use(few control options from the cam itself etc).

[udon]

I bought a Canon mini dv 20i back in '99 in Singapore.

A beaut cam, never used it as a webcam but i'm told i could have.

In the states its called Elura. Look for a model which ends in "i"

The range is here

I'm sorry I sold it now.

Where are you based?

FFox , thanks for that link