Good model hard drive camcorder

Can someone suggest a couple of good model hard drive camcorders ?My wife just had my son not too long ago and as i was digging through my boxes i came across the 8mm camcorder that i purchased when my daughter was born(And its now up for auction on ebay). I want to purchase one with a hard drive and im at a loss when it comes to this department, so any good suggestions would be more than greatly appreciative!

I use the JVC Everio, there are SD and HD models. They vary in price accordingly, but I like them. Getting them to work nicely with OS X may be a bit more of a trick, but it's really not that hard either.

A good number of folks still prefer the miniDV tape to HDD so you may get some mixed answers.

Brian

Thanks.i heard canon would be more osx compliant.What would needed to be done to get a jvc to work with osx

JVC Everio 30GB HDD.

I won a new one on ebay for 200.00 bucks and they are retailing @ Best Buy for 439.00 or better.This will keep me quit for a month before i will have enough knowledge and want to sell the one that is coming for a better one!lol!Thanks for the advice as well as help...

no problem, check out my tutorial on the site in my sig for osxtechtips. It will give you a solid breakdown of what to do.

If there is non mac software when you receive it, let me know, I have drivers that will help you.

Brian

So what about the hard drive ?Are they pretty reliable?I will take advantage of the tutorials that you have provided.

I've used the one I've got over and over and had no issues. Occasionally there will be a write error, but JVC has a great little feature that will quickly ask you to repair it, and done.

It happens mostly when I delete the files when it's connected to my mac rather than doing it with the built in camera functions.

It just rebuilds the storage sector on the drive. Takes only a second.

Brian

Alright , point well taken.Battery is the next thing i wanted to ask you about.I have found a BN-VF823 2190 MaH battery for the unit (Although it has not gotten here yet).I was wondering would this battery be enough juice?The reason im asking is because i am taking a trip,well my daughter wanted to explore the theme parks in Orlando for her spring break and being there all day long,I want to make sure i have enough juice while im there.Any suggestions?

That one I can't really answer. I've been able to use the one that came with the camera. It lasts about 1 - 1 1/2 hours, but I have a car adapter that makes it easy to charge on the go for the most part.

Sorry about that.

Brian

No problem.I went ahead and ordered a HiCap 2190MaH battery that is supposed to last 4.5 hours.So i think that should be plenty.I also took a look at your tutorials.good information.Are you going to be updating the site anytime soon?And lastly , can the everio be connected via firewire or no?
Thanks for the help as well m8!

bmcgonag said:

That one I can't really answer. I've been able to use the one that came with the camera. It lasts about 1 - 1 1/2 hours, but I have a car adapter that makes it easy to charge on the go for the most part.

Sorry about that.

Brian

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Seems like you are the only one to answer my questions.I have several VHS movies that i would like to transfer to my mac.What sort of hardware would i need?
iMac Core2Duo 300 GB of ram if that helps you out

I have an EyeTV 250 Plus, it works great. You can compress the files after the record.

I've also used a simple piece of hardware by Neuros that compresses directly to MP4 format.

Just depends on what you want to do. The EyeTV 250 plus is around $200 US and the Neuros was around $150 US. Both work very well for this task.

Brian

I have ordered the eyeTV 250 hybrid and the 250 plus.I just got my camcorder today and it has the dv connection on the back for fire wire connection to the mac.I have plenty of those kind of cables from previous high end cameras i have owned.Works like a charm!I feel like i might only own this one until my family trip and will purchase a new one and ebay this one!Thanks for your help as well.
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Very nice, enjoy it!

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Very nice, enjoy it!

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I have another thread open and i was told that i can connect the VHS to this dock to transfer vhs tapes through the dock of the evio to the mac?Ever tried that?

bmcgonag said:

Very nice, enjoy it!

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Actually i am selling 1 of the 2 jvc everio's that i have.I just put in a order for a Canon HG10 AVCHD 40GB High Definition Camcorder.Until that one gets here ill use the one JVC and when my new one gets here then sell the 2nd JVC.I fell in love with the first one , so i figured what the ****?!Go ahead and spend the big bucks on a newer model!

I don't have the Everio Dock. I just use the mpegstreamcipl / import directly from camera to HDD on mac method.

How much for the old JVC Everio, what model, what size HDD?

Brian