Digital Videokamera-Need advice

[Sagge]

I want to buy a digital Videokamera for my next

Pattaya trip. Anyone knows if it´s cheaper to buy

in Bangkok than in Europe (Sweden)?

And if I buy in Bangkok is the camera compatible

with a TV bought in Sweden?

 

 Thnx

 Sagge

[PattayaPete]

Buy it duty free in Sweden or Bangkok.  I doubt if Bangkok street prices are any cheaper than Sweden and possibly they are dearer.

 

Any imported goods in Thailand are expensive.

[Skate]

When I was buying a camcorder I was concerned about

the extended warranty. I bought a Mini DV which is costly to repair.  The local extended warranty includes cleanings for 5 years. If it breaks down 3 times in a year they replace it with a current model, even 5 years from now. Just food for thought.

[TURBO]

Here in the UK the TV's run on the PAL system but in Europe there are at least 3 different systems used , the most common being PAL , NSTC and one used mostly in France ( ASCII i think ) . I have a Panasonic NVDS 15B mini DV digital camcorder which will work only on a PAL system . I think Thailand uses both PAL and NSTC systems so you would need to be careful what you buy .

 

The next model camcorder up from mine has a memory chip which can store stills as well as the tape for the movies . I can store stills on mine but it uses the tape and the picture quality isn't great - see my picture gallery on this site . These were taken inside a dark go go bar and I had to modify them with photoshop to make them viewable . Sometimes I wish I'd spent a couple of hundred pounds more and bought the better model . The prices have come down now as there is more competition and I can now buy the better model for the same price that I paid for mine .

 

Buy a few camcorder magazines and ring round the advertisers listed and search the net . I got mine mail order from England approx £150 cheaper than I could buy it locally .

 

Derek

[rooman]

Pete,

can you still help members with pics on compact flash cards, that need to get them onto a floppy.

 

I'd like to email some pics home while I'm away.

 

Thanks for your reply

rooman ;D

[Guest]

 ::) hi; i bought a sony digital camera late last year just before my trip to LOS.cost me about $370, and initially didn't had any problems handling, but, when it came to figure how download the pics into the computer that's when all hell broke loose. guess i can deal with a computer, but, still have my limitations/NOT A COMPUTER NERD, I GUESS!!/; anyways i ended up erasing my pics by mistake, was very upset about it. i decided to put it in the closet when i got back home. the camera itself is good, pics are perfect, clear, its just the instructions are for somebody who is about to drive the space shuttle . a friend is going to give me a course on how to handle this monster, then i'll be ready for my next trip to LOS(CAN"T WAIT :P ).///