Green Eyed Girl’s Thought’s

It’s something I’ve always been interested in video, and have something of a background in it.  Donna Rose has inspired me to join the 21st century and to contribute to the “Our Stories” concept.  Plus, there can be so much lost in just text.  There’s also Jenny Boylan’s comments at SC a little while back.  So, I needed a decent video camera.  Donna’s work with the UltraFlip has encouraged me, but being a careful, and somewhat picky shopper, I decided to really look at my options.

The UltraFlip has some serious advantages, but a couple of shortcomings I was concerned about.  It does have a great price point and that made it kinda hard to say no.  It’s simple and easy to use, inexpensive (About 150 dollars) and point and shoot.  Hook it right up, and off you go.  Has a tripod mount (mandatory for me) and moves video over to the computer with point and click ease.

Not being a newby and being more than capable of dealing with things like firewire, and high def, I wanted more.  I also wanted if at all possible, wide screen (16:9) and more options for storage, like something removable and a name I knew.  Would have been nice if I could have an external mic, and keep it in the same price range as the UltraFlip.  Tall order I know.

Some careful shopping turned up an unexpected buy that fit ALL my requirements.  150 dollars, HD, Firewire, Widescreen, Removable storage, tripod mount, external mic and more.  Rock!!!  So, I ordered it from Amazon, the Canon ZR800.  I have an existing relationship with Canon, in fact the picture in the header was one I shot with my Canon 20D digital still camera.  It’s not my first Canon, even the 20D isn’t, and it’s small, feature packed and easy to use.

So I’m excited!  It should be here in a couple of days!