Which camera

(shino) · (shino) **Join Date: Apr 2009** 05-15-2012, 2:30 AM

Hello,

I'm looking to buy a camera to film wakeboarding (no gopro). Something with a good quality and a big enough zoom to film at the cable.. My budget is 400-600 $ ... or a bit more if there's a real good opportunity.
Any idea ?

Thank you

(BlitzedVLX) · (BlitzedVLX) **Join Date: Feb 2011** 05-15-2012, 9:31 AM

I have been using a Canon HG10 I got for a steal on ebay $150. Does 1080p and records to a 60gb hard drive.

(TheHebrewHammer)

Check the frame rate. Get a good frame rate or your slowmo stuff will look like ****.

(BlitzedVLX) · (BlitzedVLX) **Join Date: Feb 2011** 05-15-2012, 2:29 PM

Here is a vid i filmed with the hg 10

(stang_killa_ss)

Canon

(gotwake133) · (gotwake133) **Join Date: May 2010** 05-15-2012, 5:42 PM

My canon T2i takes pretty awesome video. I usually shoot at 60fps and everything looks pretty good. You may be able to find one on ebay in your price range.

(wakerpunk) · (wakerpunk) **Join Date: Jan 2006** 05-16-2012, 4:53 AM

Canon DSLR's shoot amazing video. Keep in mind these aren't run and gun rigs. There is no autofocus so you will have to have a good eye and pull focus yourself. Another thing to consider is there isn't a traditional eye piece so you would want to buy a viewfinder add on for the lcd screen which will cost extra. If you don't mind buying used I would highly recommend the canon hv30 or hv40 series. They are tape based but still hd and most computers don't have any trouble handling the HDV codec.

(HighWater) · (HighWater) **Join Date: Apr 2012** 05-16-2012, 5:33 AM

Nikon P510. 42x optical zoom, largest zooms of super zoom cameras, to me it's pretty much a dslr without all the $$$ lenses. Does everything I need, and more. The zoom is unreal and usable at full zoom. Takes 1080p, 720p, etc.. video, and the quality of it is amazing.

(rasorjb) · (rasorjb) **Join Date: Nov 2011** 05-22-2012, 4:10 PM

Canon T2i with Magic Lantern Custom Firmware (google it)!