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Cheap camcorder 500 dollars or less

Started 6 months ago | Questions thread
rumple
rumple Senior Member • Posts: 2,249
Re: Cheap camcorder 500 dollars or less
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muljao wrote:

Can anyone recommend one for 500 dollars or less. I'd like it to be 4k but think I need to be realistic for the money, [...]I'd like stabilization and touch focus if possible.

For simple things a GoPro Hero 10 / 11 might meet your needs. Have a read of the manual to assess. https://gopro.com/help/productmanuals They are surprisingly capable, e.g., with high bit rates (100Mbps in 4K).

You can't change the lens, but you can 'change' focal lenghts (wide to narrow) and you can get ND and other filters for them (tiffen, for example) to control shutter angle in brighter light.  And you can get various external microphones.

Not knowing your application, that's my suggestion.

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