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Originally Posted by Smackre
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JVC makes some nice stuff. That's one of the better cameras in that price range you can get.
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I see it says 32X Optical Zoom. Well the scope on my Swift is a 15X Scope. does that mean stuff will be 2X bigger in the cam?
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Roughly, yes. Realistically with a lens that small your image quality will degrade a bit at full optical zoom.
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Im just tring to determain if this is enough zoom to be able cam small animals out at say 250yrds.
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If you want more zoom than that, and you want it to be a high quality image, get a "real" camera. But then I doubt you have $50,000
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Also it says its 520 of Horizonal resolution. What does that mean. I used to seeing megapixel on cameras.
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It means it's a standard definition NTSC camera. Your TV displays around 480 or so lines. Those extra lines will be clipped, which is why you'll see a safe zone marker box in the viewfinder.
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I dont see wear it says weather it has a tripod post or not. Id need to use a tripid for almost everthing i do so it would be a huge plus.
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It does, and might I say how nice it is to see someone planning to use a tripod?
I have a pet peeve about shaking video
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Well if you got any advise please post. Any help is great.
Thanks Eric,
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Unless you decide to spend significantly more (2-5 grand) you're not going to get a much better camera than the one you're looking at. Do yourself a favor regarding the tripod and get one with a quick release plate - that way you don't have to waste time screwing and unscrewing the camera from the sticks. You might also consider spending the cash for a tripod with a level adjustment on the head. Many tripods require you to play with the leg lengths to get the head level, which is a pain and takes forever to get right.