What is a good camcorder for recording my bands shows and practices?
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luckeenumber8 asked:
I’ve been looking into buying a camcorder to record my bands shows. I need something 125$ or less. I really want something that has good audio (obviously) and can capture a good picture in dark places. The venues I play in tend to be dark. I have been looking at Aiptek camcorders but I’m worried I’m going to buy something that isn’t worth the money. Does anyone have any suggestions on camcorders?
I’ve been looking into buying a camcorder to record my bands shows. I need something 125$ or less. I really want something that has good audio (obviously) and can capture a good picture in dark places. The venues I play in tend to be dark. I have been looking at Aiptek camcorders but I’m worried I’m going to buy something that isn’t worth the money. Does anyone have any suggestions on camcorders?
Posted on May 12th, 2009 by CamCorder
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May 13th, 2009 at 5:07 am
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Toy cams, entry level consumer and mid-range consumer camcorders have small lenses and imaging chips so low-light behavior will be poor. They also do not have manual audio control so if your band is loud, the audio will be poor.
The least expensive cams - of which I am aware - that have manual audio control are the Canon HV230 and Sony HDR-HC9. Sorry. It is what it is.
You can get the cheap cam for the video - but when you edit, replace the audio with audio captured by a field recorder like those from Zoom or M-Audio or Edirol among others… The field recorders have manual audio control - the good ones can use external mics - the best ones connect external XLR mics.