HD Camcorder for a novice

Lizards80 · Lizards80 #1 (**permalink**)

04-29-2010, 04:09 PM

I know there are a few threads already about which HD camcorder to get but I have a few other questions too. I am trying to find a good HD camcorder that will be easy to use and easy to edit on the Mac. I am a bit of a novice to all the technical details so I am not sure what the best format to get is.

Once I put the video onto the Mac do I need to do anything further to it to view it? I am buying a 2tb hard drive to store the videos.

As I said, I am a complete novice so if anyone can offer some advice to a complete novice trying to buy a camcorder I would be very grateful. Or could someone point me in the direction of any good review websites.

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iZach · iZach #2 (**permalink**)

04-29-2010, 10:33 PM

What is your price range?
around $200 you can get a flip, which isn't true HD but it's still good quality for a beginner.
A friend of mine has the Canon vixia HF200 and it's very easy to use with a mac. It's also great quality HD video and the camera itself has many features. It's around $500 depending on where you buy it.

Lizards80 · Lizards80 #3 (**permalink**)

05-01-2010, 09:35 AM

I would pay up to about $700. I will look at the Canon one you suggested. Do you think Canon are better than Panasonic?

iZach #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 126 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac, 3.06GHz duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA 9400M\| 8GB iPod Touch	04-29-2010, 10:33 PM What is your price range? around $200 you can get a flip, which isn't true HD but it's still good quality for a beginner. A friend of mine has the Canon vixia HF200 and it's very easy to use with a mac. It's also great quality HD video and the camera itself has many features. It's around $500 depending on where you buy it. How do you like them Apples?
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Lizards80 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2	04-29-2010, 04:09 PM I know there are a few threads already about which HD camcorder to get but I have a few other questions too. I am trying to find a good HD camcorder that will be easy to use and easy to edit on the Mac. I am a bit of a novice to all the technical details so I am not sure what the best format to get is. Once I put the video onto the Mac do I need to do anything further to it to view it? I am buying a 2tb hard drive to store the videos. As I said, I am a complete novice so if anyone can offer some advice to a complete novice trying to buy a camcorder I would be very grateful. Or could someone point me in the direction of any good review websites. Thanks
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