Camera for outdoor use?

morrow

Looking for a good entry level video camera, for outdoor use.

Somthing rugged, with telephoto, light weight.

Not opposed to a digital camera that has video capability.

Budget around $400-$500

Somthing beyond a gopro. This is for my son who attends a art magnet high school program, to learn with.

Thanks,

WaterEngineer

Buy this and get him a good fluid head tripod with the rest of the $$$$.

Good in low light, fairly good range on the Telephoto lens, and SD memory, priced right.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-M40-Camcorder-Internal-Memory/dp/B004HW7E3I

If he is going to shoot a lot in daylight then this camera because of the better sensor.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-M41-Camcorder-Internal-Memory/dp/B004HW7E2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1381245186&sr=1-1&keywords=VIXIA+HF+M41

Here is a good, inexpensive, fluidhead tripod.

http://www.amazon.com/Benro-C1573FS2-Single-Tripod-Black/dp/B009KOO6FM

We are at to VERY close to the bottom of the "decent" market, here, believe me.

Also if you want to see the look of the "look" of the sensor, I have woven some footage from the Canon with some footage off a Nikon DSLR in the video below. I had a chance to use on in Atlanta. While I was grateful for the chance to use the camera, I won't buy one. But, that is just me. For a rank beginner it will be fine. >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVxgn5vH-E&feature=c4-overview&list=UURyKWGJnoXjdY8ZMTUopUtQ

morrow

Thanks for the info

Swimbaiter

You might also want to consider one of the "tough" cameras" that many of the camera companies are producing. Specifically cameras that can handle some pretty significant hard knocks without wimping out. The perfect solution to the outdoor camera genre. I recently bought an Olympus TG-2 for myself and an Sony TX-30 for my wife, both of which fit this category, and they are extraordinary for the outdoorsmen who likes to carry one camera that can do photos and video. They are not dedicated DSLR's or Video cameras but believe me when I say they can shoot some very nice video and photos, even underwater!!!. This link is one I used to help me pick the cameras I purchased; you may arrive at a different decision ... Hope it helps you select something useful for your son!

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/2013-waterproof-roundup?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu