Hey guys.
I've been getting serious about getting serious about film making lately, so I've been doing a lot of research on cameras. My budget's not huge, and I would still have to spend money on basic lighting and audio equipment, so I've been looking at cameras in the $500-1000 range. I understand that I'm not really going to get professional looking video with any camera that cheap, and that's fine. I just want a camera that would be decent enough to cut my teeth on that would actually have value later on.
With that in mind, I've become very interested in Canon's HG21. It has quite a bit going for it:
Really, the choice came down to between the HV20/30/40 and this one. Recording to hard drive is a big seller to me, as I imagine it would be much easier to work with than miniDV.
Is there anything I'm overlooking, or would this be a more or less wise investment? From what I've seen, this camera is the best one in its class, but I'm more than open to suggestions.
I've been getting serious about getting serious about film making lately, so I've been doing a lot of research on cameras. My budget's not huge, and I would still have to spend money on basic lighting and audio equipment, so I've been looking at cameras in the $500-1000 range. I understand that I'm not really going to get professional looking video with any camera that cheap, and that's fine. I just want a camera that would be decent enough to cut my teeth on that would actually have value later on.
With that in mind, I've become very interested in Canon's HG21. It has quite a bit going for it:
- it shoots in HD
- it has mic and headphone jacks
- lots of manual controls
- records to hard drive, which is more convenient than tape
Really, the choice came down to between the HV20/30/40 and this one. Recording to hard drive is a big seller to me, as I imagine it would be much easier to work with than miniDV.
Is there anything I'm overlooking, or would this be a more or less wise investment? From what I've seen, this camera is the best one in its class, but I'm more than open to suggestions.