Mark Farnik
EF5
Hello all
I recently bought a Panasonic GS-320 3CCD Mini-DV as my primary chase cam. I've already shot some video with it, its a fantastic little video camera and I can't wait to put it to use in the field this spring
But as storm season grows nearer and nearer, I did some deep thinking and a little homework, I discovered two things:
A) I really wanted a second cam to function as my dedicated dash cam
B) I wanted to do some time lapse video, but MiniDV isn't exactly the optimal format for that kind of videography...
I've heard lots of postive things over the years about 8mm/Digital-Hi8 and time lapse, so I did a search on Denver's Craigslist, and stumbled across a gently used Sony TRV-37 8mm video camera with 20x optical/200xdigital zoom and 0 Lux NightShot (perfect for low light shooting) and 16:9 widescreen recording. It comes with a leather carry case, battery charger, and a spare battery. The seller only wants $100 for it.
So, what do y'all think? For $100, would it be a good buy for a dash/time lapse cam, or should I look around a little more and try and find a Digital or Hi8? I don't want to spend more than $200 on one, I already dropped $450 for the Panasonic and really can't afford to spend more than $650 TOTAL on video equipment for this year.
If anyone has any thoughts/recommendations, they would be greatly appreciated.
I recently bought a Panasonic GS-320 3CCD Mini-DV as my primary chase cam. I've already shot some video with it, its a fantastic little video camera and I can't wait to put it to use in the field this spring
But as storm season grows nearer and nearer, I did some deep thinking and a little homework, I discovered two things:
A) I really wanted a second cam to function as my dedicated dash cam
B) I wanted to do some time lapse video, but MiniDV isn't exactly the optimal format for that kind of videography...
I've heard lots of postive things over the years about 8mm/Digital-Hi8 and time lapse, so I did a search on Denver's Craigslist, and stumbled across a gently used Sony TRV-37 8mm video camera with 20x optical/200xdigital zoom and 0 Lux NightShot (perfect for low light shooting) and 16:9 widescreen recording. It comes with a leather carry case, battery charger, and a spare battery. The seller only wants $100 for it.
So, what do y'all think? For $100, would it be a good buy for a dash/time lapse cam, or should I look around a little more and try and find a Digital or Hi8? I don't want to spend more than $200 on one, I already dropped $450 for the Panasonic and really can't afford to spend more than $650 TOTAL on video equipment for this year.
If anyone has any thoughts/recommendations, they would be greatly appreciated.
