Bob
Hi all,
Just a quick question to anybody who may be able to help me out. Basically, I have a Sony Handycam which I am happy with, but I often need to use it for more professional jobs where I needed better sound quality.
I used to use the Song A1 at work, which comes with two XLR ports and is ideal. I have been looking at buying one of these myself because they are good quality and they allow me to use a hand held microphone. I can get one for around £500, which is not a bad price really.
However, these camcorders use minidvs, and this can often cause a few problems - ie, needing to change tapes during filming, having to download the footage in real time.
Ideally, I would like an HD digital camcorder that does not use mini dvs, and also one that has an external mic jack where I could attach and adapter and use my own microphones.
Can anybody recommend any suitable camcorders? I really do not have a clue where to start looking, there are thousands of camcorders out there and I don't have time to go through them all.
They don't have to be top of the range. Mine only cost about £200, but got told I would need an upgrade if I wanted to be able to connect the adapter via an external mic jack.
I was considering buying the Sony A1 as it was just more convenient, but I thought that I could possibly find a much cheaper camcorder that has an external mic jack, and then just buy the adapter separately.
Price range, I would say between £200 and £500. Anything above and I may as well just stick with the Sony A1 as I would still need to buy the Beachtek XLR adapter to connect to it.

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