Video Camera with stil shot facility
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Is it a dedicated video camera that you are after getting? I'm unsure what ones are currently out there within your budget that has good stills capability, but the Panasonic DMC-TZ7 stills camera is reported to provide good video recording capabilities.
As far as a video with good stills capability goes, I have a Sony HDR-CX6 currently for sale (see via link below) to fund a Nikon 16-85mm lens. Beyond being a full HD video camera, it takes great stills too, however that's a wee bit above your budget pricemark...
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=204529
--Andy.
As far as a video with good stills capability goes, I have a Sony HDR-CX6 currently for sale (see via link below) to fund a Nikon 16-85mm lens. Beyond being a full HD video camera, it takes great stills too, however that's a wee bit above your budget pricemark...
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=204529
--Andy.
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Thanks for the reply, Its not dedecated to video he would be after just trying to get the best out of both with out spending a fortune, As for video quality i think all new video cameras record pretty decent The idea was to print off some A4s or 8 x 10 , but not sure about quality one would get so reckon i will have to do some shopping around.
I have Sony DCR TRV11E which has served me well these past few yrs quality has been great, but the stills on the memory stick are not to good.
I have Sony DCR TRV11E which has served me well these past few yrs quality has been great, but the stills on the memory stick are not to good.
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I'm sure you'll appreciate that technology has moved on a fair bit from your TRV11E, a MiniDV camcorder that has 0.8 megapixel resolution.
The Sony HDR-CX6EK is a true High Definition unit which has 6.1 Megapixel still image recording onto a MagicGate memory stick. I have a Panasonic DMC-TZ3 (stills camera) and find that, in many occasions, the CX6EK keeps up with it regards quality stills, and is a quantum leap in video capture compared to my older model Panasonic Mini-DV camcorder.
Click the links below for further info and the full spec:
HDR-CX6EK User Manual (PDF file)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-HDRCX6-Definition-Memory-Camcorder/dp/B000RF7TQQ
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/cam-high-definition-on-memory-stick/hdr-cx6ek#pageType=TechnicalSpecs
The Sony HDR-CX6EK is a true High Definition unit which has 6.1 Megapixel still image recording onto a MagicGate memory stick. I have a Panasonic DMC-TZ3 (stills camera) and find that, in many occasions, the CX6EK keeps up with it regards quality stills, and is a quantum leap in video capture compared to my older model Panasonic Mini-DV camcorder.
Click the links below for further info and the full spec:
HDR-CX6EK User Manual (PDF file)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-HDRCX6-Definition-Memory-Camcorder/dp/B000RF7TQQ
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/cam-high-definition-on-memory-stick/hdr-cx6ek#pageType=TechnicalSpecs
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your best bet is probably get a second hand bridge camera or PnS camera, a lot of them take decent pictures and offer great video capability too, some even do HD video.