Compact HD Camera Recommendation

[poshgeordie]

I need to make some more videos for the website and I believe the most cost effective device will be a small HD camera - cheap as well.

I've got a budget of up to around £70 (pounds sterling)($115), and it has to do the following:

Purpose is to make some videos showing the various reflowing and reballing processes. There will be a combination of close up work from 1 - 2 feet, to more overall shots from 6 -8 feet away

Indoor use in fluorescent tube type light - daylight tubes

High quality non jerky video

Some sort of zoom either optical or digital

To have a video format that's easily editable.

To be mounted on a standard Camera Tripod stand

That's about it.

I may have posted these already, but the two I've already done using our own macro camera is on my Youtube Channel, and shows 0.6mm solder balls on a previously reballed chip being soldering onto the motherboard.

Unfortunately the macro camera's completely unsuitable for normal distance work.

[killer]

Hi Poshgeordie,

Your budget is small and your requirements are high. Panasonic do decent cameras using Leica optics and you may be able to get hold of a TZ10, or a lower spec version, second-hand to fit the depth of your pocket.

I hope this helps.