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i did reply but it said the reply needed to be approved by the moderators???

i'd discounted the GoPro on cost basis, they are AMAZING and can go anywhere, literally, did a video for a truck racing team a few weeks ago, they wanted shots of their front suspension to see how it was behaving, the GoPro obliged.

ah....well, with the exception of the video about the fast micra, i'm afraid to say you're beyond the realms of what is realistically possible with £150's worth of handycam. Have a look at the current range of Sanyo Xactis, they come in many flavours including full hd, waterproof and with...

It comes down to the quality of what you want over the effort you're prepared to invest. For very minimal effort you can achieve videography of a considerably higher quality than uncle johns 'you've been framed' zoomy, shaky, out of focus rubbish A gorrillapod, flip camera and mini maglite...

Zooms should, imho, be avoided like the plague, all they do is confuse the issue. if you're looking to introduce detail into your video, compose a wide shot of the engine bay and shoot it. If you then want to concentrate on finer details move the camera closer, if you're worried about blocking...

Why do you feel you need a zoom?

I might have come across as a bit shouty Mini DV was excellent in it's day, the BBC even used and I know at least one ITV camerman that still uses it, but it is outdated, solid state has all but fully killed it especially with the higher data transfer rates required by high definition...

Mini DV, hmmm how quaint. Susceptible to humidity, physical wear of the tape medium itself, digital dropout and, when recording HDV, recording at a bitrate too low for HD so as such a contradiction in terms. Add to that, for every hour you record on dv is an hour you have to wait while it...

get yourself a Flip They do full 1080p hd and super simple one button recording for under £150 linky