I might finally get a cam!

bangoker · Post by **bangoker** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:22 pm

yeah! I may be getting a cam today, and I was thinkin on the Canon ZR 60 or the ZR 70

here is the web page: http://canondv.com/zr60/zr60_flash.html

what do you think about it, do you recomend it to me? its about 900 dollars the 70 and the 60 is around 670 dollars, do you think the option for memory card/photos is worth paying 230 more?

I think it pretty much has everything needed for digital video editing, what do you think about it?

[Edited on 28-9-2003 by bangoker]

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:24 pm

sure go with it, if you must get a cannon, even though I always recomend a Sony.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:25 pm

I've never seen a great photo from a digital camcorder!

Pay the extra and get a cheap digital camera instead if you want to take photos!

Hopefully you lot can prove me wrong, this was the case about 2 years ago!

bangoker · Post by **bangoker** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:28 pm

the thing is that this cams are in a 12 month with no interest, gotta check if the Sony also has that promotion

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:29 pm

You may get a similar deal on a different camera if you shop around at electrical stores that do DV cameras.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:47 pm

dont get the memory card option for 230 more. if you really need a photo then you can just take a frame from your video that looks good.

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:37 pm

Or......use a real still cammera.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:06 pm

hahah yeah good call

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:52 pm

So simple people these days make things so much harder then they need to really be.

epsonink · Post by **epsonink** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:32 pm

Yeah, I would go with the cheaper one without the memory option. I rarely use it on mine and its really bad quality when i do. My friend has a canon ZR 60 and it works great.

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:41 pm

I lost all the photo cr** that cam with my cam, it p*** me off they came me a crapy mim card for pictures and not a miniDV tape, so out of the box I could take pictures but not film of anything.

epsonink · Post by **epsonink** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:27 am

Dang that must of sucked! camcorders hardly take good still pictures too. I feel very sorry for you.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:33 am

i usually just pick a good frame from a movie for pictures. one thing i really like about the canon XL-1s is the frame mode option so you have tons of frames with great quality.