Good sites for camcorder reviews?

[NadCixelsyd]

I'm about to purchase my first video camera in 18 years. Rather than
ask for recommendations here, I'm asking for recommendations for sites
that review camcorders. Specifically, I'm looking for a camcorder
that will do HD (720P is OK), but time-lapse is a requirement. I'm
also looking for recommendations/sites that review video editing
software.

[David Ruether]

Post by NadCixelsyd
I'm about to purchase my first video camera in 18 years. Rather than
ask for recommendations here, I'm asking for recommendations for sites
that review camcorders. Specifically, I'm looking for a camcorder
that will do HD (720P is OK), but time-lapse is a requirement. I'm
also looking for recommendations/sites that review video editing
software.

I do both, here --
http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/articles.html#video.
Sometimes I like Camcorderinfo.com's reviews also.
BTW, for stop-motion video, you may be better off shooting
sequences with a small still camera and dumping the images
onto a video editor's timeline. Also BTW, few (compact)
video cameras that shoot 720p have stabilizers - and more
"serious" (although still fairly cheap) video cameras shoot
1080. For its price, it is hard to beat the tape-based Canon
HV40 for image quality and ease of editing (although sound
is another matter - see my review for more on this). Also
for the price, it is hard to beat Sony Vegas Platinum 9 editing
software for price and versatility (see my comparison of
editing programs - and note the important shortcoming of
Premiere for editing HD). Have fun with this - recent cameras,
software, and camcorders have made making surprisingly high
quality videos amazingly easy (although maybe not at first...;-).
--DR