Does Anyone Use A Camcorder While Bowhunting?
 

I am looking at getting a camcorder for hunting so my buddy and I can do some tapeing any suggestions on any Digital Camcorders that some of you might use. Thanks.

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Anyone

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I dont have a digital video recorder yet, but am saving up for one. I have been using just a vhs-c camcorder and it is fine for my hunts and simply viewing them at home and sharing with friend and family, but if you want a good digital and can afford one, a Canon GL-2 is what Im wanting to get, then you have good digital quality good enough to edit or send to a video company and possibly get it on a production video, if it is something special enough to make them interested in it. Good luck, it definitely is a totally different ballgame when your trying to hunt with both a bow and a camera, hard enough to do one, but both is difficult, but worth it if you succeed.

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I started using one this year and will never get in the stand without it now. I videod 8 turkeys yesterday afternoon inside 10 yards. Today I was filming a buddy and was able to capture a young buck nudging a doe, then he made a scrape and peed in it. Almost sealed the deal on the doe. Had her at 10 yards head on though. She never pressented a shot.

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Titleist what kind of camcorder do you use?

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Scott, if you want quality video and ones that can be used via professional format that the answer is to look into Mini DV. That is primarily what all television formatting is done in unless you go very expensive ($50,000)

Many manufacturers make a Mini DV format camera like Canon GL I and GL II, a big industry favorite. You can usually pic these up for $1000 used for a GL I and upwards to $4000 with all the bells and whistles in the newer GL II.

Sony also makes a very nice Mini DV and I've used both of these makes and models, very user friendly.

I personally have a Sony 8 MM Digital $1000 in it's day, which takes very high resolution video. The main reason the MINI DV is used is editing equipment from what I understand, my Digital 8 MM takes the same quality.

I've been told by some productions guys that worst case scenerio get one of the little cameras that take the mini discs, they take very high quality video for a reasonable price.

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I've just got a little sony handycam DVD 92. It's not the greatest, but its good to start with. I think it was around 400. After I get my feet wet using it I hope to have GL2 or XL2 in a couple years.

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i have been filming for 6 years i started with a hi-8 and gradually moved up to gl-1, and now use an xl1-s.this is a little pricey but if you are serious about filming you will eventually end up with a professional camera ,i hope to release my first video next year, look for naucke outdoors, good luck, filming is very addictive

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If you don't want to get into those really expensive set-ups like Primos does and other people who film their hunts, go with something cheap, like an entry level camcorder. Mine is a Panasonic Palmcorder...there are several models but mine is the one with the 30x zoom. That is about the longest zoom I've seen on a MiniDv at this price. I bought it at Best Buy. If you're going to be filming your hunts you might want to look into buying extras for your camcorder like a tripod, (for filming on the ground) a tree arm (for attaching your camcorder to the tree if you or someone else will be filming your hunt) and a durable carrying case (because you don't want the camera to get messed up in the woods). The MiniDV cameras are the best to buy because they are the easiest format to transfer to the computer and edit. If editing is not that important, you can look into the Digital8 cameras, which can also be transferred to the computer, but I don't think it's possible to edit your footage in that format. To make things simple, just go with a MiniDV. Another important factor in buying a camera for filming your hunts is to go with one that has a decent/good low light filming ability. You know a lot of deer are shot just as it's getting dark, and filming in the dark is almost impossible if your camera doesn't have a low light feature. that's all I can think of mentioning. Hope that helps.

RE: Does Anyone Use A Camcorder While Bowhunting?
 

Thanks guys I will look in to a mini dv.

Good luck hunting