Video camera recommendation?

[teach]

As far as I can tell, it's been almost a year since the last thread on this topic. The company of the swing program that I have, JC video, recommends the Panasonic GS line of cameras. Has anyone bought a video camera in this series? I saw some nice reviews of the Panasonic PV-GS39, but I don't know if this video camera is suitable for taping the golf swing. In general,

1. What features should I look for in a video camera that will be used mainly for golf?
2. What specific models might you recommend (Panasonic or any other brand. For some reason the head of JCVideo doesn't like Sony, but I'm not ruling it out at this time.)?
3. Do all video cameras attach to a tripod?

I should add that the last video camera that I bought was before camcorders were manufactured, so ease of use would be a *huge* plus. Think "Videotaping For Dummies," please. Along those lines, I'd also like a camera that would allow me to simply "plug and play" into either my aging computer or my VCR (yes, I still have one).

Thanks a lot.

teach

[mb6606]

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ight=panasonic

[mrodock]

I found the Panasonic cameras to be the best for the money I was willing to spend after doing quite a bit of research. I purchased the Panasonic PV-GS150 3-CCD Mini-DV Camcorder 6 months ago from beachcamera.com. It was $497. I find it to be an excellent camera. Going in I wasn't willing to spend that much, but I really believe I got great value and would have regretted spending less I believe. But it is something I use a lot so it was important to me to have one that was very high quality but within my price range.

It is surprisingly good in "low light" conditions.

Matt

[12 piece bucket]

It is surprisingly good in "low light" conditions.

Matt

Uh . . . . Is that right? What have we been filming . . . exactly . . . Matt?

[Daz]

Teach it all depends on your budget. High Definition seems to be the way to go now with 1/10000 + shutter speeds. But this will cost.

Ive had a few Sony cameras over the years and I have to say they've been all great. I know from friends that Panasonics are good as well so I can only assume that the software houses are being paid to promote a certain camera.

[mrodock]

nekid puddin' wraslin' Bucket, whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bergsey]

I bought myself a Panasonic GS180 a couple of months ago - awesome camera and has all of the manual adjustments that you will ever want or need.

If you do a search you'll see some vids that i posted up a while back.

[12 piece bucket]

nekid puddin' wraslin' Bucket, whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!!!!

Let me know if you need a "tripod centered" thingie.

[mrodock]

pivot centered tripod, always!

[teach]

Thank you for the suggestions.

teach