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Subject: Re: Wanted portable VCR camera info.
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 11:04:18 EDT
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> I am in need of information on portable VCR camera set-ups. I am going to 
> New Zealand in November, and would like to buy one for the trip.  Has anyone
> had any experience with the many brands now available on the market?  I am 
> looking for something fairly small, and not too expensive (<~$900 for the 
> combination of camera & VCR).  Has anyone tried mixing brands- say, a Sony
> camera & Panasonic VCR? I am looking for a VHS format machine. Also, has
> anyone done any extensive traveling with one? Is it worth the pictures, or is
> it more trouble/worry than it's worth?  Please respond soon, as I would like
> to learn how to run it before I leave.  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Margaret Farnik
> Burroughs DSG Boulder Co
> ...{sdcsvax, many paths}!bmcg!asgb!margaret

I have used quite a lot of portable gear from Sony, Panasonic, etc.
I don't think I would lug a recorder and camera on a trip.  Sony
has a new unit just hitting the stores now which is a "camcorder"
that records in super beta.  From everything I have seen, there
is nothing even close in the consumer grade equipment that can
match the quality of the super beta format.  In addition, the
Sony decks have the best features available in consumer gear
for editing and Hi-Fi.

Mike Garelick
COSI Texas
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