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February 14th, 2003, 03:09 PM

ok, what's the best digital camera i can get for 600 to 800 bucks right now to shoot my first doc. project ?

please, any help is appreciated.

Bill Pryor · February 17th, 2003, 08:22 PM

I think you can get a Sony TRV25 for about that price, or there may still be some new TRV18's available. For quite awhile the TRV18 was about the best quality you could get for the price. Newer models add bells & whistles, but actual video quality isn't all that much different, from what I've seen. Also, Panasonic has one or two models in that price range, but I don't know anything bout them personally. There's also the Canon ZR series, but when they came out with the newer models, they made the chip smaller.

Frank Granovski · February 17th, 2003, 10:58 PM

Yeah, a TRV25 should be good, even a PV-DV852---if you want to spend about $1000 US.

Richard Alvarez · February 18th, 2003, 09:02 AM

If you can find a Frys near you, I think both the TRV27 and the ZR50 can be had for under 800... pros and cons for both, so go try em out.

February 14th, 2003, 03:09 PM	#1
miguel felix Posts: n/a	just one dumb question ok, what's the best digital camera i can get for 600 to 800 bucks right now to shoot my first doc. project ? please, any help is appreciated.

February 17th, 2003, 08:22 PM	#2
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I think you can get a Sony TRV25 for about that price, or there may still be some new TRV18's available. For quite awhile the TRV18 was about the best quality you could get for the price. Newer models add bells & whistles, but actual video quality isn't all that much different, from what I've seen. Also, Panasonic has one or two models in that price range, but I don't know anything bout them personally. There's also the Canon ZR series, but when they came out with the newer models, they made the chip smaller.

February 17th, 2003, 10:58 PM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Yeah, a TRV25 should be good, even a PV-DV852---if you want to spend about $1000 US.

February 18th, 2003, 09:02 AM	#4
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	If you can find a Frys near you, I think both the TRV27 and the ZR50 can be had for under 800... pros and cons for both, so go try em out.