Hello all,
Well, I have a "problem" (of sorts... it's kind of a fun problem to have)...
About a week ago I dropped my baby (my Canon HV 30) on my floor and picked it up to discover that the flip LCD had dislodged... and, while it wasn't dangling, it was just broken enough not to close properly!
That's the bad news.
The good news was that I had purchased it at Best Buy and opted to buy their $156 accidental drop protection... so it was covered! I thank God for that.
So I brought it to the Geek Squad and they told me that this minor problem should be fixed, no problem... and I'll have it back in 2-3 weeks.
Today, I got a call from Geek Squad: "Hello, this is Jon from the Geek Squad. We've been authorized to have your HV 30 swap out..." (translation: We didn't fix it... go find a camcorder of equitable value and we'll give it to you).
At first, I was excited and thought, "Cool! I can shop for a new camcorder!"
But then I got to look at Best Buy's site and here's what I found:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Canon+-+VIX ... Id=9239521
It's the Canon HF S10...and it has good reviews from both their site as well as Amazon (I plan on checking out other review sites as well).
I also noticed they only have two Mini DV camcorders...one of them being over $3k in price!
So I'm wondering if anybody can give me any insight on the S10? I know it's Flash (which is something I actually LIKE!) and I know that means AVCHD...
I have a quad system with 8 GB or RAM...
Should I NOT even attempt this? I also have PE 7 (if that matters).
If you can suggest another camcorder that is BETTER, then I want to hear it... because I trust so many people on this site. But keep in mind it HAS to be offered at Best Buy.
Thanks for any help you can provide! It's much appreciated!