trphyhntr Report post Posted December 17, 2015 i want to film some hunts i think. what camcorder do you recommend? less than $1500 preferably. probably for early elk and coyote hunts the most Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 check out the http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ70-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B00DY2Y28M When looking at long range video you want a high OPTICAL zoom lens. DO NOT LOOK AT DIGITAL ZOOM. Digital zoom will get really distorted fast. This camera has a 60x optical on 16mp, 120x optical on 1080hd, you can drop down the mp to 5mp and get out to 160x optical. The 16mp is great for posters ect, but you dont need that if everything will be on computer. On computer a 5mp is perfect. Check out some links. I had a 1800.00 profesional camera but it sucked for anything past 200 yards (12x optical lens). Watch some video in HD on you tube with the camera or the Sony 90x optical (i think dont know model). You will see some amazing stuff. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Nikon makes the Best Optical at 83X not sony like I said above. http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-COOLPIX-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B00U2W4JEY/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1450376016&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A10705322011 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 17, 2015 do you like those ones better than a handheld or shoulder style camera? any advantage to those Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Oh heck ya. These are small and trust me when I say the others are WAY too heavy to pack in with all your gear. I can toss this into my bag and pull it out when I need it. The optical stabilizer are awesome also. I will try and find a video of us shooting at 1100 yards you will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Here is a video I took of 2 bucks at 1100 yards. Make sure you click the HD in bottom right corner. https://www.facebook.com/william.clay.price/videos/vb.1030661066/10206647517239858/?type=2&theater Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 17, 2015 link didnt work for me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tucson John Report post Posted December 17, 2015 me neither Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 I believe you have to friend me on Facebook. I will try and upload to Youtube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 I copied this video over from facebook so now its not in HD. I can not compress this file which is MP4 to hd without having the original file. I will see if I can find the original. It has 5 times more detail. Nevermind it says in the lower right corner to choose HD 720. Still don't look like my original. I am doing another video at 500 yards shooting. I am uploading now. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Here is a video at 500 yards with my rifle in my signature 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 17, 2015 right on that is nice. im mostly wanting it to film 100 yards or less for the most part. im just wanting it to be crystal clear with great sound. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Heck anything can do that. Get a go pro 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Heck anything can do that. Get a go pro i was looking at them but the go pro vids i see on youtube suck though. cant even see what theyre shooting at. ill check out the one you mentioned in store and look at it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Workman Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Heck anything can do that. Get a go pro i was looking at them but the go pro vids i see on youtube suck though. cant even see what theyre shooting at. ill check out the one you mentioned in store and look at it The nikon p900 is what i bought about 8 months ago. I've been really happy with it so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites