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Sony hi8 vision camcorder

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y guys. this isnt really a question about ski movies or anything but im gonna be making a ski movie next year and i have 60 something thousand points on my mom's gold card that shell give me towards a camera from the rewards bookley. there is a sony hi8 camcorder which i can get for 48 000 points and 301 dollars. thats the only one i can afford. i plan to get it but i wanna know if its any good, anyone used this camera and know the wuality or can tell me how good it is

Jul 25 2005 3:16PM
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Schoening
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this is pretty much how i look at it. if it's not mini dv it's gunna suck for quality on the computer.

Jul 25 2005 3:17PM
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id like a second opinion^

Jul 25 2005 3:32PM
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Dilla
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i wouldnt get a hi8 either, just go with a 16 mm.



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Jul 25 2005 3:38PM
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eastAR5
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haha even the 'best' hi8 cam you can buy is gona suck ass for quality, especially when you display it on a TV.

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Jul 25 2005 3:41PM
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sketchlinefilms
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shitty...

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Jul 25 2005 5:24PM
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sketchlinefilms
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IS THE PANASONIC COMPACT MINI DV PALMCORDER BETTER?

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Jul 25 2005 5:31PM
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mski
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yes shitty

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Jul 25 2005 6:58PM
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sketchlinefilms
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was that an answer to my question?

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Jul 25 2005 7:01PM
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johnwiechecki
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Pretty much you'll want to do yourself a favor and get something digital...Hi8 is analog and therefore you'll lose quality when transferring to a computer or anything else for that matter.
Film, such as 16mm is also analog and you might be wondering 'well why doesn't that suck in quality, I mean they use it in big ski movies'. That's because transferring the film onto a computer involves individually scanning each frame which you will not be doing with a Hi8 handicam.

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Jul 26 2005 9:56AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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digital 8 is the same resolution as mini dv.

Are you saying you have to spend 48000 points and 300 dollars? Cause for 400 dollars you can get a mini dv camera.

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Jul 26 2005 10:11AM
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mski
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hahahahahaha^ you a funny, funny man

DV is much better quality no matter what the resolution says on a hi8

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Jul 26 2005 10:03PM
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I heard this one guy on here say that hi8 had half the resolution of 16mm miniDV. ha. fucks.

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Jul 27 2005 12:19PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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mini dv and digital8 look exactly the same. At least on low end cameras. hi8 and digital8 are different but they use the same tapes.

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Jul 27 2005 12:29PM
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freestyle_rich
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just get the camera if that's what you can afford. it's way better to be filming than not, and when you can save up for a media camcorder or a high definition camcorder.





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Jul 28 2005 5:46PM
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freestyle_rich
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and samsung has a camcorder specifically for outdoor filming which is incredible for skiing, i think you should check that out.





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Jul 28 2005 5:49PM
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