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Looking for an HD camera...

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ButteredToast.
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I'm shoppin around for an HD camera for this season preferably under 800. I've looked at a lot of options, specifically the Canon Vixia HV30.
Upon reading reviews, all of these cameras seem pretty ridiculously complex and it's discouraging. I'm a noob with cameras.

I work mostly with the old iMovie, and my comp has 550MB of ram (soon to be wayyyy upgraded)


Suggestions?
Sep 20 2008 4:08PM
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miroz
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Complexity is what you get when you work with technology.  Its a fact.  The HV30 is the best camera overall under 1000, not even worrying about the fact that its HD.  The HV20 is a step down and a bit older but still pretty amazing.
Sep 20 2008 6:19PM
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dergblerp
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HV30 sound's like the right camera for you.  You won't be able to edit HDV footage with only 550 MB of ram.  I have 2 GB and i'm thinking about upgrading.  550 seems even a bit low for SD footage.  If you end up buying one go to HV20.com.  It's a great website for users of HV20 and 30.  It explains how to work with the 24 and 30p footage as other cameras.
Sep 20 2008 6:41PM
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hv20/30

get more ram
Sep 21 2008 10:29AM
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ButteredToast.
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Bump.
Any other suggestions?
Sep 24 2008 9:15PM
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