# Video Camera w/ Great stills **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 27, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668 "2007-01-27T08:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/1 "2007-01-27T08:35:09Z")
We are doing the registry… and from Target, all I want is a decent camera… I want to be able to do as much video as I have battery and memory to do (not limited to 5 min like my cybershot), and I also want at least 5mp stills. Again, this has to come from Target. Looking online isn’t returning any reviews, so I am coming here. Ideas? Suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/2 "2007-01-27T08:56:03Z")
What model Sony Cybershot do you have? Every one I’ve ever used can take unlimited video, but you have to do it on a lower resolution and you have to hold down the shutter button the whole time. You’re thread is titled “video camera” - are you talking about buying a camcorder or another camera that can do video? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/3 "2007-01-27T09:11:27Z")
more so a camcorder… but I want to be able to do stills… I don’t recall the model number, as I have not seen it in about a year after Choda stole it after he broke it. I was trying to make home movies… and it would die after 5 min… weak. Thanks for asking the right questions. It is early yet 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/4 "2007-01-27T09:38:36Z")
I work in photo over at walmart, all the ones we carry do 1.3MP stills, which are crap =) The camera I have, is a Casio EX-Z60, which can do unlimited video… and you don’t have to hold down a button or anything. Just uses quite a bit of memory. 20FPS video, on a 1 GB card gives me 30 mins of recording time. But luckily, we have 1GB memory cards at wallyworld (the one in clarence) for 20 bucks 😛 Normally $40-50. and it’s 6.0MP, so awesome pictures. But uhm. Trying to find a camcorder that does awesome stills could be a problem =) Have you checked out the everio line of camcorders from JVC? They’re all HD… so those are pretty snazzy. but cost $500 for a 20GB camcorder 😕 I think some can do stills, some can’t… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/5 "2007-01-27T09:40:37Z")
Well you’re not going to get 5mp stills from a Camcorder, unless you want to buy a $15,000 camera. My camcorder does 1920x1080, but is still very expensive. You need to decide what you’ll be doing more - capturing video, or taking photos. If you’re going to be taking more video, then you won’t get very high-resolutions for stills. If you want to focus more on pictures, then you can get a camera that records video but it won’t be high quality and have a low frame-rate (smoothness.) And Targets online selections are slim with little info, but let me know what you plan on focusing on and I’ll do some looking. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-camera-w-great-stills/23668/6 "2007-01-27T12:40:18Z")
Thank you Onyx 🙂 K, lets get a decent camcorder from Target, and I will worry about stills later. if you have the time, let me know what you think about their selection.