Your $300 video camera
Check out the fantastic video of Mexican wrestlers shot with a Canon Powershot SD800 IS point-and-shoot camera and edited in Final Cut Pro.

Then check out these Canon cameras (all links go to the Digital Photography Review site) — SD700 IS (a k a IXUS 800 IS) — SD800 IS (a k a IXUS 850 IS) — SD850 IS (a k a IXUS 950 IS). Note that the “IS” stands for “image stabilization,” and you really want to make sure that the model you buy has that.
Link to the video via MultimediaShooter (awesome, Richard!).


[...] habe ich das über einen Beitrag auf einer meiner Lieblings-Websites von Mindy McAdams: Teaching Online Journalism: Your $300 video camera. Schon in einem früheren Beitrag hat sie dafür plädiert, eine einfache [...]
July 9, 2007 at 8:36 am[...] quality is equal to what you could expect from a comparable still camera. I’ve seen some excellent video taken on a lower-end consumer point-and-shoot digital camera (a $300 Canon Powershot SD800 [...]
December 21, 2007 at 10:16 pmCan you attach a mic to this camera? Just wondering. The videos from Mexico are great!
December 29, 2007 at 1:54 amJannet
I know, those Mexico video amaze me!
No mic attachment, however.
January 1, 2008 at 9:50 amOk, thanks!
January 3, 2008 at 1:02 am