Video camera?

[torjusg]

Can anyone recommend a cheap (as in as cheap as possible) video camera that would be good for the outdoors?

If it is impossible to get a good camera for the outdoors cheaply, please notify me of that too, because I don't know anything about this.

Thanks in advance

 

[waylander]

what about one of teh £75ish digital ones that place slike maplins sell. Ive never tried one so cant reccomed them but its an idea. I can tell you that sand kills most camcorders as we found out from personal experiance, it only took one grain of sand

 

[mojofilter]

I have a vid cam that was over a grand about 6 years ago, you can probably get a better one for £150 now...

 

[Tadpole]

Can anyone recommend a cheap (as in as cheap as possible) video camera that would be good for the outdoors?

If it is impossible to get a good camera for the outdoors cheaply, please notify me of that too, because I don't know anything about this.

Thanks in advance

Philex Wandcam pro portable camera£52.52

SANYO Xacti Digital Movie C40 Camcorder £129+P+P

ebay bidding at just over a tenner

I guess it depends on what you call cheap, and what you want it for. My In-Laws are in to filming people and use expensive DVD based cameras, but the stuff they shoot still looks cr4P.

 

[torjusg]

I had a look on these cameras, I don't know what to look for, that is a problem...

I'll think I'll send a mail to that fella in Sweden and see what he uses. Bushcraft.se guy. Seems like his Iceland video is ready for downloading now too.

 

[pothunter]

Hi Torjusg

I have a friend that videos a lot of wildlife especially wildfowl, his cameras get covered in salty mud, dropped, wet etc. so he buys secondhand, last years top of the range is never more than £150 and he once picked up a pucker TV type camera although it was heavy the quality was excellent.

Pothunter.

 

[bushman762]

I've been looking for something in this line too...but got confused as to which recording format was best...mag tape or digital disk? any views?

I would be using it for recording seminars, lots of hours recording, any help would appreciated.

And likewise it needs to be cheap.

Thanks

 

[torjusg]

I'm thinking about this camera:
http://audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/123501/16051358.html

What do you think?