I also would want the camcorder to be lightweight for when I am recording and under $230.
Getting a camcorder that is lightweight is not always the best. That means it can be unstable and your picture is not good quality. Invest in a decent tripod to help you out. maybe even search youtube on how to build a homemade steadicam. But as far as camcorders go I own a panasonic pvgs320. It takes photo and video. about 300 dollars i assume. This camcorder is very nice because it shoots in 3ccd instead of only one ccd. The reason why 3ccd is better is because instead of having one chip process all the colors this camcorder has 3 to process the colors (one for red one for green one for blue). So camcorders that shoot 3ccd will have more vibrant color and excelent picture. I have made many snowboard videos with this camcorder and the quality is great. one thing is when dealing with snowboarding and skate vids you need to invest in a wide angle lense. check my youtube account and watch backyard rail sesh. i made that snowboard vid on the pvgs320
Jan 09
January 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
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January 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Getting a camcorder that is lightweight is not always the best. That means it can be unstable and your picture is not good quality. Invest in a decent tripod to help you out. maybe even search youtube on how to build a homemade steadicam. But as far as camcorders go I own a panasonic pvgs320. It takes photo and video. about 300 dollars i assume. This camcorder is very nice because it shoots in 3ccd instead of only one ccd. The reason why 3ccd is better is because instead of having one chip process all the colors this camcorder has 3 to process the colors (one for red one for green one for blue). So camcorders that shoot 3ccd will have more vibrant color and excelent picture. I have made many snowboard videos with this camcorder and the quality is great. one thing is when dealing with snowboarding and skate vids you need to invest in a wide angle lense. check my youtube account and watch backyard rail sesh. i made that snowboard vid on the pvgs320
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http://www.youtube.com/ben1257sb
January 9th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
With that budget you can only get a ccd camera. But on ebay you might find a 3ccd gs320 for $250.
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January 9th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
The Canon FS-100 is the best camcorder you can get for skate videos that's under 400 dollars. But if you do want the best skate camcorder ever made you should look at the VX-2000 (it's price range is anywhere from 800 to 1000 dollars though) don't forget to get a fisheye lens to make it even better quality!
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