Camcorders that are a pistol grip style would work well for left handed people. The zoom and start/stop controls are on the back and can be used by either hand. Some models to look at would be the...Aiptek A-HD+, Insignia NS-DCC5HB09, Sanyo VPC-E2BL...Panasonic and some other manufactures have models too.
Some cameras have a small amount of memory built in as a connivance so if you have forgot to put memory in of the memory card is full you can still take some photos. Usually the is a very small amount of memory for just a few photos...10 to 15 pictures. The main memory slot and card is for the removable media. This makes it easier to transfer to computer and take more pictures by having extra sticks/cards with you. If a camera does NOT have any internal memory it will still take a photo but cannot save it. You will see it for just a few seconds on the LCD screen then the picture will disappear never to be seen again.
I'm from the old school Hi-8 cassettes, and am finally tired with the tapes getting destroyed. Looking to get something that I can transfer to a hard drive for "permanent" storage. The Sony models fit the price, and the specs look real interesting (to an amateur eye like mine). Not sure which way to go. Any assistance would be appreciated.
DvD based camcorders are a little tricker to edit and archive to computer with. Also the record lengths on DvD camcorders are much shorter. You may be happier with the DCR-SR45 because the hard drive is 30GB..that is a lot of record time...and because it is already hard drive based it will be easer to backup to the computer.
You would have to take 70mm * 1.6 (average sensor size) then divide by 50 ...which is... 112 / 50 = 2.24X factor. Keep in mind this is OPTICAL ZOOM there is a 1.5 and 2 x DIGITAL ZOOM on the Sony a350 D-SLR cameras (small button on back in the upper right corner). You can also get higher zoom lenses (300mm – 1600mm) or add a teleconverter to smaller lenses. Adding a 2x teleconvertor to a 300mm f/4.6 lens will make it a higher zoom..600mm...but a slower lens...f/9.2. As the zoom is doubled the f stop is cut in half.
The camera does not come with any of these items supplied. The Nikon D90 uses standard Secure Digital (SD) or |Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory. This does not have to be special ordered. It is available on shelf at the store. All of the items you mentioned are at most BestBuy stores and generally in stock. If you do not have a local BestBuy then yes, you will also need to order them.
The Samsung NV3 camera uses a AD adapter SAC-45 with USB cable SUC-C2 for proprietary NV3 port. There are both OEM and some after market versions of this available. You can call the Geek Squad and see if this can be special ordered.
There is nothing very special about a computer to work with Hi-Def footage. Most computers now have enough horsepower to do the job. It is the Hard Drives inside the computer that do the work. If you get 2 Sata 500gb drives at 10,000 rpm in a raid configuration it is pretty much going to handle any Hi-Def situation you can throw at them. You can work on standard drives but it might be slow and or jerky in movement. Once the footage is edited you may still have to knock it down to SD video to export it unless you save as a AVCHD file...burn that to standard DvD and play back on a Blu-Ray player.
The Sony HDR-SR11 records video to an internal 60gd hard drive. Footage will have to be exported to either a computer or stand alone DvD burner. In DvD recording, a standard, single layer, 4.7 GB disc holds up to 2 hours of video at DvD quality regardless of the original recording quality.
I want to buy either camera but which one? My local Best Buy has the G10 and I have used it there, I loved it. But I have always been a huge Nikon fan and its $50 less. Should I order it or has anyone used the Nikon P6000?
Both are good cameras. With a price difference of only $50 my question is.....which camera has the better features that interests you? Many fans of Brands have changed to another brand because of features. Canon and Nikon make some of the most reliable cameras so you can't go wrong with either. The Canon has better Optical zoom (5x vs 4x on Nikon) and a little more mega pixel ( 14.7 vs 13.5). Try taking your own memory stick and take photos on both cameras then compare them at home. Maybe this will help you decide.
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