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Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 14 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

under £50.

Im Scottish remember, and I dont need new, and I dont want something that will give me a massage because Ill never be able to work it. Simple, easy & cheap.

Rob R



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York
PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 14 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ouch, that really is cheap. I suspect that, for that budget, quality video will only really be possible by paying a friend for their time to shoot it with a more expensive camera.

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 14 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Second hand is looking great - ebay is the place. There are flipcams with 4mb there for £5.
I just think 4mb is too small.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 14 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

this sort of thing

would do the job .

tis worth looking to see if a camera will take an external mike

either go for a stills camera with a movie option or a movie camera .

optical zoom is more useful than lots of modes etc .

running on aa batteries is much handier than those that need a dedicated built in battery

if not plugged into a pooter the limiting factor is the size of the sd card memory

zoom a bit small but if you are not planning sports footage this sort of thing works much better than a phone etc

Lorrainelovesplants



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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Take1-HD-Digital-Video-Camcorder-with-Flip-out-1-8-LCD-Screen-USB-Black-/281348761429?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders&hash=item4181b16755

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

no mention of mike internal or external

4x digital zoom is a bit shabby

the lens looks a bit small ie good light only

at a guess it wont be better than a phone

very similar to mine which takes nice snaps and quite nice movies

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

mmm - thats interesting - I take it its a card inside, which is fine as Im used to the card thing.
Will discuss with him indoors.

He's in a mood right now, as I had an incident with the ride-on......and I have to take him to the pub later.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd be worried about the miner marks. They're often brutal fellows, with picks and such. Maybe even dynamite.

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dang miners!

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

they are not as brutal as tail end rippers

Rob R



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Location: York
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 14 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Seriously, if this is for your business it will be worth every penny to spend a bit more & get a decent optical zoom lens & some good sound quality.

As dpack says, be wary of how it operates in low light. I had such a camera that cost £100 and it was capable of taking excellent pictures, given the correct light, but every movie looked like it was shot in the 1950's!

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 14 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

not bad and should not be more than £75 tops although it might go high if folk notice that it has 4 sd cards with it

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 14 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it was still decent value for 125 considering the sd cards

good kit is a lot better value than cheap but rubbish

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 14 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

maybe we are missing the point

if you only need it now and again can you borrow one ?

Lorrainelovesplants



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 14 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My NZ helpexer has shown me how to mnake movies with my little digital camera and I can view these on the computer. They too are a bit grainy, but this could have been the light - it was later afternoon in a shady orchard, so Im going to try again on a bright day.

Its the wrong time of year of course now, but its on the back burner. I think borrowing something is a good option.

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