Absolutely must:
- Have compatibility with Mac OSx and in particular Final Cut Pro x editing SW
- Sub $500
Wish List:
- Have a good video performance in both good and poor lighting conditions
- Be rugged.. preferably shock proof
- 16:9 format
- Be water resistant.. not water proof
- Doesnt have to be rich with bells and whistles.. most of which you never use anyway or can introduce during editing.
This may sound strange but is it possible to get a camcorder that will recognize an external HD when its plugged in and download to that HD? (formatted in OSX extended journal)
The reason I ask this is that we often go away for a while and dont have the modern facilities like computers etc. It would be nice to just download my camcorder to an HD when the memory is full? Any other ideas apart from stock up with memory cards?
Another thing is that we sometimes travel to Malaysia, where its extremely humid. In the past my camcorder has had big problems with humidity! So a camcorder that is resistant to that would be great. Im not quite sure what water resistant sport camcorders mean. If they just shrug of splashes or are they actually sealed?
If I could find a sports camcorder that had a viewfinder as well then it would be perfect!
Something like this would be good: http://store.contour.com/contourgps-1080p-camera-p5.aspx
But it doesnt have a viewfinder. Of course I can get a connect card and view on my ipod.. but that seems a little clumsy and troublesome. Something like this with a build in LCD screen would be perfect
thanks
- Have compatibility with Mac OSx and in particular Final Cut Pro x editing SW
- Sub $500
Wish List:
- Have a good video performance in both good and poor lighting conditions
- Be rugged.. preferably shock proof
- 16:9 format
- Be water resistant.. not water proof
- Doesnt have to be rich with bells and whistles.. most of which you never use anyway or can introduce during editing.
This may sound strange but is it possible to get a camcorder that will recognize an external HD when its plugged in and download to that HD? (formatted in OSX extended journal)
The reason I ask this is that we often go away for a while and dont have the modern facilities like computers etc. It would be nice to just download my camcorder to an HD when the memory is full? Any other ideas apart from stock up with memory cards?
Another thing is that we sometimes travel to Malaysia, where its extremely humid. In the past my camcorder has had big problems with humidity! So a camcorder that is resistant to that would be great. Im not quite sure what water resistant sport camcorders mean. If they just shrug of splashes or are they actually sealed?
If I could find a sports camcorder that had a viewfinder as well then it would be perfect!
Something like this would be good: http://store.contour.com/contourgps-1080p-camera-p5.aspx
But it doesnt have a viewfinder. Of course I can get a connect card and view on my ipod.. but that seems a little clumsy and troublesome. Something like this with a build in LCD screen would be perfect
thanks
