need a camcorder w/$500 budget (1 Viewer)

[joe_waite]

hey guys, im upgrading my camcorder because i have one that is about 10 years old. my budget is $500 and i really want one of those flip screen ones. if anyone could recomend a quality recorder for this amount i would really appreciate it. also, if you know of any sites for camcorder reviews ect, could you please post them too. thank you

 

[Phil Tomaskovic]

You can get the Sony TRV-19 for $569 at circuitcity.com and you then get $100 credit (20% or $100max) for future purchases back (in a couple months) if you use the MSN shopping wallet. Go to msn.com and click on the shopping area and you should see the deal. The credit is good for any site that uses the MSN wallet. I just see that circuitcity has Sony on sale now. See camcorderinfo.com for reviews. trv22 review

Also if you can go about $100 more, go for the trv22, it has color viewfinder and analog passthru. You can hook up your old analog camcorder and convert it to dv format and transfer to your pc over firewire or usb 2.0 connection.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I was looking at these yesterday. If you are looking for a MiniDV format, OneCall has a good deal on a Canon with a 20x optical zoom lense for $540, including shipping.

http://ww3.onecall.com/PID_18436.htm

You can step down to a 18x optical zoom model for $475.

http://ww3.onecall.com/PID_18435.htm

 

[John*Fee]

Wal-mart has a Sony Digital 8 video camera for $397

And they have a Small Palm size Panasonic Minidv cam for 498