Need some guidance/advice on a decent camera to buy. Mainly want to use it on a family cruise trip in a couple of weeks, a trip to the us early next year and videoing my boys play sport (mainly cricket).
I have enough myer gift card $$ but not sure of their options and pricing….so happy to go elsewhere.
I am thinking I might be able to take advantage of TRS also.
Not sure if a go pro as mentioned in a prior topic is an option for me?
Not going to be as good at the ~$350 price tag, bitrate/framerates is going to be lower and most importantly zoom (for Cricket) is going to be insignificant. For DSLR a included kit lens is usually 55mm at most, that's 2X zoom at best, where as you'll find video cameras with equivalent of 300-1000mm or 10X-30X easy.
agree not the best for the price tag. but nowadays, I dont think the video camera good as the dslr.
DSE have canon 600d for $551 with current offer -$60=$491
but not sure if its include a lens or just the body if its just the body NOT good
What sort of price would a decent one set me back?
have a look at Sony HDR-CX240
I havent use it but its look good.
you can buy it for $260 from DSE with the current deal but you have to add +$1 item to make the total <$300 to get $40 off.
or if you dont mind a refurbished one. graysonline sell it for $160 shipped
some youtube videos about the camera
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sony+HDRCX240
Did you think about DSLR? They can record videos and you can take advantage of shooting photos too