Back a few years ago I decided that instead of just taking a ton of stills as I normally do on our trips, I'd take some video. I wanted to be able to capture video in HD and without having to use a "film" camera or something too large. I ended up getting a 1st generation Kodak Zi6 to help me to that end. The size was perfect as was the fact that it captured in HD and used an SD card to do it however the image stabilization was horrid and every minor movement my hand made was picked up by it. Additionally it didn't do that great of a job in low-light situations like dark rides. I got some pretty good video using it but I ended up selling it a year or so ago because I just wasn't that impressed.
So here's what I'm looking for from you wonderful camera experts... some advice! I want to pick up a relatively inexpensive video camera with the following features:
I know saying "relatively inexpensive" is well, relative, but I don't want to specify a price necessarily because it really depends on how good the camera is as to how much I'm willing to shell out. Thanks!!!
So here's what I'm looking for from you wonderful camera experts... some advice! I want to pick up a relatively inexpensive video camera with the following features:
- Great HD capture (higher fps the better)
- Great performance in low light
- Excellent image stabilization (by far my biggest irritant when it comes to video)
- Ability to take stills at high resolution (5MP or above is fine)
- Waterproof (not just resistant - I'd like to capture some video in the AoA Nemo pool)
- SD Card expansion slot or straight SD (no internal memory)
I know saying "relatively inexpensive" is well, relative, but I don't want to specify a price necessarily because it really depends on how good the camera is as to how much I'm willing to shell out. Thanks!!!