Comments on: Sony HDR TG3 Full HD Digital Camcorder http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sony-hdr-tg3-full-hd-digital-camcorder/ official website of Simon Page Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Simon Page http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sony-hdr-tg3-full-hd-digital-camcorder/#comment-334 Simon Page Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:46:44 +0000 http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/?p=897#comment-334 Hey Tony, Thanks. I find the TG3 to be a good performer in low light but to be fair I really only use it for action style videos where lighting isn't really an issue. I have tried the Xacti and you are right the images isn't as stable, lacking the quality and isn't up to the same crisp standard of the Sony. All the best. Hey Tony,

Thanks.

I find the TG3 to be a good performer in low light but to be fair I really only use it for action style videos where lighting isn’t really an issue.

I have tried the Xacti and you are right the images isn’t as stable, lacking the quality and isn’t up to the same crisp standard of the Sony.

All the best.

]]> By: Tony O'Donohoe http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sony-hdr-tg3-full-hd-digital-camcorder/#comment-332 Tony O'Donohoe Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:59:03 +0000 http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/?p=897#comment-332 Hey Simon, I came across your blog when researching the Sony TG3, it seems like a great little camera. I had heard varying reports about the low light performance but from looking at some near pitch black shooting scenes on youtube it seemed to manage very well considering its size! The one thing that is still bothering me though is that it only captures in interlaced mode. I think its closest competitor is the Xacti VPC-HD2000 which captures in progressive mode although it does seem a tad bit bigger. Most reviews I have read seem to say that the TG3 produces better video quality than the Xacti. Plus the Xacti has recieved some shocking reviews regarding its image stabilization! Wondering what you think? Love your cat btw, I have a similar one called Shadow :o) Your design work is top notch too. Cheerio, Tony Hey Simon, I came across your blog when researching the Sony TG3, it seems like a great little camera. I had heard varying reports about the low light performance but from looking at some near pitch black shooting scenes on youtube it seemed to manage very well considering its size!

The one thing that is still bothering me though is that it only captures in interlaced mode. I think its closest competitor is the Xacti VPC-HD2000 which captures in progressive mode although it does seem a tad bit bigger.

Most reviews I have read seem to say that the TG3 produces better video quality than the Xacti. Plus the Xacti has recieved some shocking reviews regarding its image stabilization!

Wondering what you think? Love your cat btw, I have a similar one called Shadow :o) Your design work is top notch too.

Cheerio, Tony

]]> By: Simon Page http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sony-hdr-tg3-full-hd-digital-camcorder/#comment-238 Simon Page Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:18:16 +0000 http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/?p=897#comment-238 You say "good picture" but I am assuming you mean video. (Taking photos is not why you buy this HD camera - the 4 megapixel photos from this camera are above average but definitely not for night time and I would suggest buying something like a cheap <a href="http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/10/14/canon-ixus-macro-photo-gallery/" rel="nofollow">Canon IXUS</a> camera for taking night photos). However video wise at night it is still the best quality HD camera out there for portability. I have got some great HD video from streets lights at night. If you are often recording (video or pictures) in really dark places you need to start looking at high end professional HD cameras - The new Canon 5D mark II would do nicely but price wise you are in a whole different league. Check out the my review <a href="simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/09/24/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-dslr/" rel="nofollow">here</a> I think it is going to be a good 3-4 years till this type of quality will be seen from portable / handheld HD cameras. You say “good picture” but I am assuming you mean video. (Taking photos is not why you buy this HD camera - the 4 megapixel photos from this camera are above average but definitely not for night time and I would suggest buying something like a cheap Canon IXUS camera for taking night photos).

However video wise at night it is still the best quality HD camera out there for portability. I have got some great HD video from streets lights at night. If you are often recording (video or pictures) in really dark places you need to start looking at high end professional HD cameras - The new Canon 5D mark II would do nicely but price wise you are in a whole different league.

Check out the my review here

I think it is going to be a good 3-4 years till this type of quality will be seen from portable / handheld HD cameras.

]]> By: Dean Gilasbey http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sony-hdr-tg3-full-hd-digital-camcorder/#comment-237 Dean Gilasbey Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:02:13 +0000 http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/?p=897#comment-237 Love this High Def camera in the day, however the TG3 camera struggles a bit at night. High def is bad in the night, and it takes some fiddling around to get a good picture. Which is a shame because the moment might of passed you by. Love this High Def camera in the day, however the TG3 camera struggles a bit at night. High def is bad in the night, and it takes some fiddling around to get a good picture. Which is a shame because the moment might of passed you by.

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