Good budget HC camcorder? 720P 60FPS recording

buchtis · 1 Oct 2011 at 11:57

Didn't have any luck in Photography & Video so i'll whack this here.

Looking for a HD camcorder that records at 720P or higher and at 60 frames per second for fast moving objects which i'd like to slo-mo in Vegas.

rhysduck · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:16

Price range?

The Panasonic SD90 or SD900 would be the ones to go for... I bought a SD90 for my trip to Portugal a few weeks ago, still in the middle of editing the footage.

buchtis · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:44

About a £100 max, but the cheaper the better. I was looking at this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150666085642?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

It has 720P 60FPS recording, is it any good?

PermaBanned · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:52

That looks rubbish. The best you're going to get around that price range is probably a Flip Ultra or Mino HD. They're good for the price, but don't expect miracles.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2011 at 13:08

buchtis said:
About a £100 max,

And that's why you didn't have any luck in the other section.

I'm not the expert on this but what I do know is that you could have a 100 megapixel camera but if the lens is crap it will still come out crap.
I've always trusted Karl Zeiss lens that come with Sony products and my HD camcorder is a HDR-CX115.

Good grief, I've just seen the price of it now - April 2010 I paid £399

darael · 1 Oct 2011 at 14:10

Veho Kuzo VCC-002 is very decent from my own experience, but it won't record at 25fps.

airrunner · 1 Oct 2011 at 16:38

If you can still get it the kodak zx3 would be an excellent choice. A truly tremendous hd camcorder on a budget. It can even be used underwater!

buchtis · 1 Oct 2011 at 17:20

Cheers guys, but will all the cameras mention record at 720P 60FPS?

Energize · 1 Oct 2011 at 17:24

Even SD camcorders at that price are crap, I wouldn't hope for much.

darael · 1 Oct 2011 at 18:37

buchtis said:
Cheers guys, but will all the cameras mention record at 720P 60FPS?

The VCC-002 I mentioned will not do 60fps (I didn't meant to say 25fps, that was a typo ) - but search on YouTube for video samples. :cool:

Fuzz · 1 Oct 2011 at 19:08

£135 quid for a ContourHD... No screen on it but does do 720p @60fps with a 135-degree wide-angled lens

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VholdR-ContourHD-1080P-Helmet-Camera/dp/B002QGSYZ4

Music gives me goose bumps on that vid <3 <3

buchtis · 3 Oct 2011 at 17:20

Bought a Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG20 for £90 new on the bay, hope i've made the right choice.