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Sony DSCH300/B 20MP Digital Camera with 35X Optical Zoom

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413Crew
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so guys i have like 200 bucks that i made over the summer and i need a camera mainly for video nothing crazy just a good starter camera i was thinking Sony DSCH300/B 20MP Digital Camera with 35X Optical Zoom
cheap, small, AWESOME zoom and 720 with 30fps sounds pretty good. what do you guys think

Aug 24 2014 12:24AM
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gups53
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you can do better with 200
Aug 24 2014 12:53AM
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Forcillo
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Everyone here will tell you that bridge cameras are shit. You could probably find a t2i with a kit lens for 200-250, but if you're only doing video then you may want to look at some dedicated camcorders such as the canon HF r400 or a handycam of some sort.
Aug 25 2014 1:48PM
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123+ski
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I had an earlier version of this. long story short, it has the worst of both in terms of features. Small sensor, limited controls, shitty codec/formats of a point and shoot, as big and heavy as a small dslr. They seem cool, they are great for non photagraphers on vacation, but you will outgrow it very quickly. If you don't want/need a full dslr, you can get most of the same features in a point and shoot the size of a deck of cards. Bridge cameras "bridge" a gap that should exist.
Aug 25 2014 2:22PM
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