Recording progress - camcorder recommendations?

[skismurf75]

Happy New Year one and all!

Bit OT but I'm hoping I might get some recommendations from some of you.

I'd like to "invest" in a camcorder with which I can record lessons/clinics, training sessions or little competitions which Davie and I hope to do this year as the dig.camera is too temperamental with the light in our school.

I don't want much....just something which will give semi decent results (not looking for Oscar-winning equip!!!), is reasonably small/light as it might also get taken skiing (with a helmet-cam) and provides a fairly easy transfer of data to pc.

Don't want to spend a fortune but would prefer to go with something tried and tested than a salesman's pitch.

Over to you.......

[Lorraine L]

We always stick with Sony. I think that the manufacturer is the important thing as you can be assured of good quality. Cameras have come on so much in a short space of time and everything now seems geared towards digital cameras which incorparate a small amount of videoing too. Try to stick with a 'stand alone' video camera so that you don't overpay just for having the camera too. If you are wanting it for training and riding in general, i would ensure that the camera has a good balancing set up - don''t know the technical name for it, but the facility where it holds the image 'still' and therefore no shaking.
Oh, and Happy new year to you too !

[hkvevans]

We have just bought this - due to arrive this week!

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500000701/partNumber/5632521.htm

Dont know what its like yet, but we bought for roughly the same reasons. I shall let you know!

[maggiesmum]

Another Sony fan here, we've just bought a new one and its so easy to use.