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hi all have been offered this camcorder from a guy at work,bought it home and it wont record,it goes through the motions,but no playback,I have bunged a head cleaner through it(lots) but hasn't made a lot of difference, it plays some times then blue screens,(lots of digital artefacts) any tips before i take it back? thanks --

Looking for the best DV for the money. I have been reading alot about Canon's lately how good they are in the $3000 range, but the low range has alot of motor noise and low-light is bad. So I can spend about $1000-1200.00 buck and want a good camera for shooting short films etc. Any good feedback from consumers that are satisfied? Thanks

got ulead videostudio6 had to refomat hard drive now can`t find the key code any one have a crack???

Just been looking at the Sony TRV33, which has widescreen functionality. Are there many other digital camcorders out there with this feature. Do other makes such as JVC/Panasonic have such a feature? Lee

Okay after reading good things about this camcorder I am going to order one tomorrow.............. But first a couple of really newbie questions................. It takes mini dv tapes and also multimedia cards - okay so i am going to be doing say 8 (maximum but could be 1 or 2) 10 minute recordings a day. Do I use cards or tape - can i transfer to pc from either?

can anybody tell me whether the JVC digi cam on here is worth what there asking for it http://ok2bid.com/cgi-bin/auction.pl?action=disp&disp=viewseller&user=Christ ine thanks in advance

After struggling for eighteen months I've finally found a solution to a very annoying problem with my Sony camcorder. Whenever I've been doing video editing, or when changing tapes with an external mic connected when shooting, the plug/socket cover has got in the way making things very difficult - especially when changing tapes. The solution was very simple (and too, too obvious). Just cut...

and more or less decided on the Canon MVX150i. Second choice would be the JVC DV3000. Simple reason for selecting these two is the 3.5" LCD screen, the Sony TRV80 well exceeds budget. Any comments or contrary advice? -- Nick H (UK)

Hi, I have been filming with my canon 530i for a few years now but have come across a problem that i cant quite put my finger on. I film with my 530i and edit it with premier and this gives me perfectly captured films with no dropped fames. Just recently i sometimes notice a choppy jerky effect especialy when the subject is moving only once they have been burnt to dvd .Sometimes it does it and...

I bought this camera a couple of months ago for my Wife, she's got a couple of hours of footage now so it's my job to transfer to VHS and VCD for the distant relatives. I've reviewed the footage and there is a constant high pitched drone throughout the entire recording (image quality is fine by the way). I know exactly what the noise is, it's the microphone picking up the noise from the motor...

Does anyone know what tape gives the best quality video on trv33?

.... without using computer ? Waht is necessary to do this?

Recommend it or not? Dave

To keep your PC fit and healthy for video work, you might like to read through: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,887976,00.asp -- Tony Morgan http://www.camcord.info http://www.rhylonline.com

What is the quality of the low light (night shot/view) modes on the following video cameras? Panasonic MX500A (PV-DV953) Sony TRV80 Canon MVX3i Does anyone know what shutter speeds are used? I have previosly had a Panasonic NV-GX7A, and the night view mode was

From my DV manual: working temperature 0 - 40 C, battery 0 - 40 C, memorycard 0 - 40 C. What is the manufacturer thinking of when setting these limits? Use outdoors in cold weather will the DV take damage, tape damage? will the properties of the memorycard change with low temperatures? I spent last weekend in a snowy mountainarea with -15 C daytime, could I have used it without fear from ruining...

i am having trouble capturing video off my mini dv camera with a 1394 card. When i first plug it in after a boot it works fine but if i try to access it a second time the computer does not see the video camera. i have used numerous video capturing programs but i get the same result for each. Also if i start capturing video from the camera and about 20 mins into the recording the recording stops...

I recently bought a Panasonic GS50B and am really pleased with it. Within an hour of taking it out of the box I was shooting holiday movies with it. The sound and image quality is amazing considering I haven't got a clue about cameras. The Camera has a button on it: "Colour Night view" for low light conditions. When I press this, the film goes really jerky and doesn't perform in real time. It...

Hi Guys/Gals, Need some advice on buying my first digital camcorder. Want something compact and would ideally like to but something which has good still photo capabilities. I'd only like to spend around £500-£600. I have seen a JVC GR-DV700 which has the ability to take still photos at a resolution of 1600x1200. It also seems to have good zoom functions plus DV in/out which I need as I'd like to...

Hi all, I'm a bit of a newbie at all this, but have got myself a copy of the above program. Trouble is, I capture from my DV cam using vegas 4 and play the resulting AVI in windows media player, it 'stutters'. What I mean by that is it plays for about a second, seems to pause, plays for a second, pauses,.....and so on. During this pausing I have no control over the mouse.