Video camera recommendations?

[hanji]

Hey there

I'm thinking about picking up a video camera.. hoping someone might have a suggestion/recommendation based on my requirements.

I'm looking for a camera that has night shot, external IR for added light during night shot...AND I want it recording to flash media or DVD only. No tape. HD is a bonus but not necessarily a requirement. The biggie is recording to tapeless media.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
hanji

[Kyle]

Walmart sells a Sony Handicam for 399.99 that has a 30gb hard drive. But being sony it only takes its own flash memory (Memory Stick Pro Duo) which is about 2 to 3 times more expensive than an SD card. The only problem is it does not have IR, and I don't know if it has any ports or anything like that, that would allow you to "plug" something like that in. It does however have Nightshot.

[hanji]

This seems like the one (Sony DCR-SR85).. except it has a 60GB harddrive. I see potential price at $299! This Amazon price is $360.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...F&v=glance

It has super night shot and can take the Sony HVL-IRM Video IR light.

hanji

[Kyle]

Yes, that's the next one up from the one my Wal*mart carries. We carry the DCR-SR45. Sorry, I forgot to put the model number in my original post.

If you look on EBay be careful we get a lot of customers coming in complaining that their cameras don't come with all the chords. Most of the time it's from someone who bought a "brand new" item on EBay, but what they really bought was an item someone needed a chord for, took the chord and put it on EBay as brand new.

[Smokey]

You are stuck with Sony now.

[hanji]

So Sony is the only camera with night shot now? Crazy.

hanji

[Smokey]

LOL...that is what got me...I was looking for nightshot camcorders and didn't want to pay the price for Sony. Found out that Sony is the only one producing them now.