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Has anyone tried the Canon Vixia HF20 or HF200 in the air yet? I just got an HF200 for snowboarding use, and since I don't jump much anymore, hadn't planned on taking it in the air. But now I'm curious. Between its OIS and the stabilization of my NLE software, it did a pretty good job on biking through not-very-flat sidewalks: http://blog.daviddouglasbooks.com/index.php/2009/09/helmetcam-video-first-test/ (yes I need a ring sight) Also curious if anyone's got a clever solution to monitor the "record" light (actually memory access light) on the backside of a camera. mirrored lightpipe or something? :-)

I liked my Canon Elura 40mc (it had LANC). However the video was shakier than with a Sony. I always wrote that off as being due to my homemade mounting bracket, which I never got around to re-doing since I never got good enough with video (and didn't make $ from it). Now I have a Canon Vixia HF200 for non-skydiving uses. So far it was great biking, eventually I'll use it for snowboarding. Hope that's as good. Sample: http://blog.daviddouglasbooks.com/index.php/2009/09/helmetcam-video-first-test/ (Yeah I need a ring sight now...)

I'll never forget all the excitement that always followed Waldo. As some of you know I experienced it first hand as he rented a room from me for ~6 months (until the infamous fire). We had a lot of fun in that time, he was one of the most honest people I met - never afraid to speak his mind. And I've never seen anyone else so enthusiastic about the things he cared about: Guyana, Orange, the helicopter, his friends. This article (which Waldo asked me to scan in for him) sums up what he was about: always in the right place at the right time to help someone in need. Sorry the quality's bad but ya only get 100k. I'll email someone a couple of BASE pics from bridge day 2003... Tigger & Lowchop 2-way exit. Fly free wherever you are brother! -dave

Hi all, was looking around locally to find what are some nice camcorders for skydive vid. The ones that came to the top: JVC GRDVP7U ($828) Canon Elura40MC ($663) Sony DVR-PC101 ($1000 or so) The 1st two, I can get a good deal on since I have a friend who works for a nationwide retail chain