Bryce Comer
December 4th, 2013, 10:17 AM
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone here can point me in the direction of a small handy cam for use in a remote camera trap. I recently bought a Sony HDR CX210 & while it works perfectly with the lanc controller that turns the camera on when the PIR senses motion, after reviewing the footage, it is simply not near the quality I was expecting. It was very muddy & lacked detail, even in optimal lighting. I understand this is a cheap consumer camera, but I guess I just expected a little more. I am comparing the footage to a canon HF G10 so the price difference between the two is large, I just wasn't expecting such a large difference in the quality of the footage. I will be sending the camera back so need to find a replacement.
Is there anyone out there that can point me in the direction of a small handy cam from either Sony or Canon that I can use lanc with, either directly, or via an adaptor that has good quality footage. I don't want to be spending more than $800 as this will be left out in the woods for long periods of time. I have been looking at the Sony HDR-CX430v & the Sony HDR-CX580v. The former is newer than the latter, but from what I've managed to find on the internet, the resolution of the 430v is not up there with the 580. Can anyone confirm this? If there are any other Canon cameras out there that would suit my needs, I would love to here about them.
Regards,
Bryce
Just wondering if anyone here can point me in the direction of a small handy cam for use in a remote camera trap. I recently bought a Sony HDR CX210 & while it works perfectly with the lanc controller that turns the camera on when the PIR senses motion, after reviewing the footage, it is simply not near the quality I was expecting. It was very muddy & lacked detail, even in optimal lighting. I understand this is a cheap consumer camera, but I guess I just expected a little more. I am comparing the footage to a canon HF G10 so the price difference between the two is large, I just wasn't expecting such a large difference in the quality of the footage. I will be sending the camera back so need to find a replacement.
Is there anyone out there that can point me in the direction of a small handy cam from either Sony or Canon that I can use lanc with, either directly, or via an adaptor that has good quality footage. I don't want to be spending more than $800 as this will be left out in the woods for long periods of time. I have been looking at the Sony HDR-CX430v & the Sony HDR-CX580v. The former is newer than the latter, but from what I've managed to find on the internet, the resolution of the 430v is not up there with the 580. Can anyone confirm this? If there are any other Canon cameras out there that would suit my needs, I would love to here about them.
Regards,
Bryce