Recommend your camcorder please!

MrsPatterson

DH and I want to get a camcorder for when the LO is born and we are both a little technologically impaired.  Does anyone have a camcorder that they absolutely love (or one they hate and want to warn against)?  We are looking to spend no more than $350, if possible.  TIA!

mfransdell

I have the Sony handycam and it's awesome.

mistywhite400

mfransdell:

I have the Sony handycam and it's awesome.

me too, it's so worth the money!  I love it!

riario

If you're technologically impaired then I'd suggest getting a flip. We got them for some family members as they are idiot proof - even grandma can use it.

https://www.theflip.com/products.shtml

jdouglas84

I have a Samsung....I absolutely love it. DH bought it for me for Christmas. I'm bad when it comes to anything technological but it's really easy to use. I guess it's always on sale at Best Buy, I know it was when DH bought it.....

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8907365&type=product&id=1213046784418

jenna0627

Ours is Hitachi. I am not sure the model it's a couple years old but we LOVE it. It was more than $350 I think between the $400-$450 range if I remember correctly.

jenibo

We have a JVC Everio and it's great. It uses an SDHC card instead of a DVD, etc. and I love it :-)

tigergreen

riario:

If you're technologically impaired then I'd suggest getting a flip. We got them for some family members as they are idiot proof - even grandma can use it.

https://www.theflip.com/products.shtml

 

we're getting a flip as well...DH works for a video production company, so he's a big geek when it comes to this stuff, and he said for our purposes with the new baby, it'll be perfect.

and, it'll record in HD as well, which was oh-so important to him... 

mrsgtobe

We just got a flip and we love it.  We had another nice one for years but hardly ever used it because it was bigger and it was more work to download/watch the videos.  The flip is dummy-proof, relatively inexpensive considering it does movies in HD, and so tiny we take it everywhere.  

chick730

mrsgtobe:

We just got a flip and we love it.  We had another nice one for years but hardly ever used it because it was bigger and it was more work to download/watch the videos.  The flip is dummy-proof, relatively inexpensive considering it does movies in HD, and so tiny we take it everywhere.  

We are planning to get one of these too. 

iuplori

We got a 30 gig JVC everio that stores on the hard drive.  We were able to get one at our local best buy, and though I usually don't like the store, they had one that was an open box special for $250.  We've been really satisified with it so far.