http://live.pirillo.com/ – Shooting High Definition video for personal use isn’t quite mainstream yet, but it can be done with a bit an of investment. Bwana in the chat room wants a recommendation for an affordable High Definition Video Camera, between $500 and $800.

The closest thing Chris can recommend is the Canon Powershot TX1:

Imagine a tiny digital-camera that takes great still pictures and also takes movies compatible for viewing on widescreen HDTV. With Canon’s PowerShot TX1, Canon takes a futuristic wish-list and makes it a reality. This is an ELPH-sized camera with a whopping 10x optical zoom that not only captures 7.1 megapixel images, but HD movies, too! The stylish vertical design in stainless steel houses plenty of premium advancements including Optical Image Stabilizer Technology, DIGIC III Image Processor, Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction. And because you’ll want to take this compact wonder everywhere, it’s equipped with a built-in lens cover and tough new scratch-resistant, anti-reflective coating on the LCD screen. It’s virtually pocket-sized and automatic, easy to use, and all images can be stored on compact SD or MMC memory cards and easily transferred to your computer or directly to your video output. progressive-scan compatible to HDTV.

Chirs recommends staying away from the Sony HDR SR1. It shoots great quality HD video with 5.1 surround sound, but getting the video off of the camera has been a down-sampling nightmare.

Do you have any HD Video Camera recommendations?

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