Help - camcorder

[divein]

Hi

I am in the market for my first camcorder and i need some advice. Eventually I will want to take it underwater so it needs to be one for which there is a cheapish housing. It needs to have good auto settings as I am a numpty with new technology unless it is point and shoot, and I would prefer mini DV. Looking to spend no more than £400. Any ideas, suggestions etc. All contributions gratefully received. Thanks.

[SCUBA_STEVE]

Originally Posted by divein

Hi

I am in the market for my first camcorder and i need some advice. Eventually I will want to take it underwater so it needs to be one for which there is a cheapish housing. It needs to have good auto settings as I am a numpty with new technology unless it is point and shoot, and I would prefer mini DV. Looking to spend no more than £400. Any ideas, suggestions etc. All contributions gratefully received. Thanks.

i have a full set up that im thinking of putting up for grabs

panasonic dv vid cam with green water filter and blue water filter 2 batts 1 3 hour batt and 1 standerd with a sea pro housing, 13 dv tapes all the leads you will need to charge and put the vids on the comp, with spare O rings, everything that is needed for out of water and in water
its all in good con and working order the only problem is its £200 pounds over what your wanting to spend, im happy to sell it for £600
just let me no as its not going anyware antill i get the time to put it up on ebay

[divein]

Which model camcorder is it? I was looking at a Panasonic and as I am in NY next week I thought I would buy one for the $ price.

[dreading]

hi divein- if your getting a video camera in the US make sure its PAL and not NTSC, sony models with an 'e' at the end of the model number are PAL- which is what you want.

i.e. dcr-pc350 is NTSC
dcr-pc350e is PAL

not sure about other makes of video camera

[SCUBA_STEVE]

its an nv-ds37