what camera for non laggy HD video...

[keef247]

basically i'm looking at this
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/articl..._lumix_dmc-tz7
but i do not want to wait till april so whats the closest thing to this?
i do obviously want to take decent photos aswel but i rele need the hd video aswel.and so far everything else i've seen lag/stutters every 5seconds or so in a video.which is unacceptable seeing as your paying to a feature that's sposed to work not "make do cause it's a new feature" etc...
am i going to have to wait and will that record proper smooth video etc...?
anyone know how much it will be UK price-wise?

[Funkstar]

I would expect it to be at the same price as the TZ5 as it was around the same as the TZ3 which was about the same as the TZ1.

As for stuttering video, I'm not sure. I guess I could have a go of my brothers TZ5 if I get a chance. One thing that spring to mind though: you should always use a fast SD card. A Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III/IV card is definitely worth the extra money. The stuttering could be when the camera runs out of buffer in it's own internal memory when writing to a slow card.

[keef247]

loldo you know how much they were sorry
yeah that'd be great if you could... and if pos email me it to keef247@googlemail.com

that'd be wicked if it is solveable via decent card.simple solution.i'll be literally putting the biggest card i can get in there in it

[Funkstar]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Panasonic+TZ5+price

[keef247]

yer but thats the price now i meant how much were they when they came out...

[Funkstar]

About £250

The ~£300 that it's being listed at right now is way too high. But not surprising as it isn't released yet.

[keef247]

About £250

The ~£300 that it's being listed at right now is way too high. But not surprising as it isn't released yet.

w00000t its gonna be 250-300quid thats crazy cheap i think i WILL be waiting for this then wicked. i still want to wait for a review though but the avcHDlite should be good right? half the filesize whilst retaining nice quality apparently

[Funkstar]

Should be acceptable, but not in the same league as a dedicated HD camcorder (like the new ones from Panasonic or Canon). I would expect it to be better than the Sanyo HD-800 pistol grip cameras though.

[keef247]

Should be acceptable, but not in the same league as a dedicated HD camcorder (like the new ones from Panasonic or Canon). I would expect it to be better than the Sanyo HD-800 pistol grip cameras though.

yeah that sanyo thing is cack. and the dedicated ones are silly money for decent.
and plus i want the nice photo features this has automated with light/shudder etc