les@vaxwalle.UUCP (03/29/84)
I am shopping around for a color video camera for my VHS portable ( a Hitachi ), and find the choice difficult. I would like the camera to be small and light , but need advice on other features : o Are the new MOS cameras any good ? ( the RCA for example ) o Is auto focus an important feature to have ? o What is a review button for ? o How easy is it to ruin a tube by pointing it at bright lights ? o Will an RCA or JVC camera retain it's features with another brand VCR? I think I have narrowed my choice down to the solid state RCA unit , and the compact JVC unit, but I'm not sure yet. Anyone have any suggestions ??
ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (03/29/84)
If you don't have autofocus, an electronic finder on the camera is a must, I just can't handle focusing an optical viewfinder. -Ron
jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis) (03/30/84)
Do not get a MOS camera pickup if you tend to do pictures indoors without special lights. These pickups are not as light sensitive as many tubes (30-40 lux min. vs. 10 lux min., I think). Review seems useless to me. I have it, and I never use it. Auto-focus is a must. Who wants to continuously focus a camera as they track a moving target? Jim Heliotis {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jeh rocksvax!ritcv!jeh ritcv!jeh@Rochester
tang@uiuccsb.UUCP (04/05/84)
#R:vaxwalle:-14100:uiuccsb:12400001:000:296 uiuccsb!tang Apr 4 09:57:00 1984 We have a Canon video camera that works great with a portable Hitachi. You need to adjust a hard-to-reach switch on the bottom of the Hitachi to make them compatible, though. Thank technology for the auto focusing --- or else, how do you keep a 2-year-old kid still for more than 5 seconds??