Thread: Video Cameras

Ace, I picked a Samsung Hi-8 analogue type camcorder in April last year, when retravision were doing specials, for $358. It expired after 13 months and is unfixable. One lives and learns. Samsung wouldn't do a thing about it as it was a month out of warranty....bah! So more Samsung stuff for me...

If you go used, just be careful...

You could maybe get one of those no interest no repayments for a few years deals from a major retailer. A thousand buck camera would then only cost you maybe $5-$10 a week, and if you get a 30gb hard drive type, you'll save a heap in buying videotapes (as you wont need any), the savings on tapes would pay for the camera!

A camera that is tapeless has to be the way to go.

Cheers, GQ

PS Someone mentioned buying thru Grays Online, I've bought a few things thru them and have saved quite a lot of $$$. A new superceded, all in one printer/scanner/etc, was paid and delivered for just $74, it was the previous model, but no different to the newest model which was retailing for $399...HP change the design every week I think.

Originally Posted by dobbo

I just checked it out and yes you can get a webcam for an Ipod

An ipod with a decent storage capacity is as much as a digi camera and the quality wont be as good, ok if already have an ipod.

Originally Posted by Quiggers

You could maybe get one of those no interest no repayments for a few years deals from a major retailer. A thousand buck camera would then only cost you maybe $5-$10 a week, and if you get a 30gb hard drive type, you'll save a heap in buying videotapes (as you wont need any), the savings on tapes would pay for the camera!

Got one of those, the card is maxed out after we bought a new drier, washing machine, bed for marcos and the digital camera we have. I will be using that but want to pay off what we have rather than up the limit and buy ontop of it. Its a shame cause Harvey Norman in Bathurst is doing 40months interest free at the moment. Matt

Originally Posted by loanrangie

An ipod with a decent storage capacity is as much as a digi camera and the quality wont be as good, ok if already have an ipod.

I just thought of an IPOD basically because Ace is a student he could get one for next to nothing, no the quality would not be as good but neither is the expense, I have been considering the same idea for my wife when she does cross sountry in her horse events