great prices for this camcorder even older model still sold £189.99 on amazon
£25 cashback also available as part of Canon summer cashback promotion. Details here: amazon.co.uk/b/r…7WA
HTH. - Ajibee
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paul_merton
6 Jul 17#1
£94.99 after cashback!
... but do I really need another one? :smile:
dark_shadow
6 Jul 17#2
Does anyone still use camcorders oO
Gordon.Bell
6 Jul 17#3
It has a proper optical zoom (x30) - phones can't really handle that. Digital zooms result in quality loss (this has x57 with full zoom). In addition, a lot of phones do not have image stabilisation.
CampGareth
6 Jul 17#4
Not sure, they're still better than phone cameras but they're usually lacking compared to a good DSLR until you either 1) need to record footage for more than 15-30 minutes at a time or 2) can justify spending thousands on one of those shoulder-mounted ones for TV.
My LX100 certainly beats my smartphone but it has a way bigger sensor than most camcorders.
dewonderful
6 Jul 17#5
It's been selling on amazon for 4 months, yet not one single review. Very weird.
dark_shadow
6 Jul 17#6
Ah true say, completely forgot about that!
paul_merton
6 Jul 17#7
Well, I'd recommend it, especially at 95 quid :smile:
Obviously way better than a phone as soon as you want to zoom in on anything, plus the optical image stabilization is really good. A single battery lasts a good 3+ hours of recording, and it's much easier to use than a DLSR for video (and a lot cheaper!), especially for one-handed use.
dewonderful
6 Jul 17#8
I guess you need the other hand to hold on to the branches of the tree, right? X)
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£25 cashback also available as part of Canon summer cashback promotion. Details here:
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HTH.
- Ajibee
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... but do I really need another one? :smile:
In addition, a lot of phones do not have image stabilisation.
My LX100 certainly beats my smartphone but it has a way bigger sensor than most camcorders.
Obviously way better than a phone as soon as you want to zoom in on anything, plus the optical image stabilization is really good. A single battery lasts a good 3+ hours of recording, and it's much easier to use than a DLSR for video (and a lot cheaper!), especially for one-handed use.