Re: Best video camera to work w/ FCP

Hi All!
I need a video camera that is easily compatable w/ FCP. My husband bought a Panasonic SDR-H85 and
I would need a $99.00 video converter...and I don't like the camera..not crisp...too grainy.
So I am looking for a family video camera ranging from $300.00-400.00. We shoot basketball games,
ski trips and baseball games. And we have imovie, which is fine, but my job has FCP and I have a copy on my imac here at home, so I would like to have my home videos in FCP because then I can
add effects and make them sing!
Thanks for all your help!

Seriously - you think X was being rude?
I think he politely told you everything you need to know. Really - this question comes up a LOT. Search is your friend:
http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=f939&search=Go&q=bestvideocamera
That turns up almost two hundred posts in the last 90 days alone. Granted, not all of them will be what you need, but some of them will be. X was just trying to show you how to fish...
If you have questions after doing that level of investigation, you can ask specifics...
regards,
Patrick

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