Wide Angle Camcorder

I have a 7 year old Cannon camcorder with a wide angle lens that died. Cannon wants $145 + shipping to repair it. I thought I'd see what replacements were available before shipping it to CA.

I know a lot of folks have started using digital cameras but the angle of view is not wide enough to suit me. (Mine will show both B pillars from the mount I rigged on the roll bar.) A helmet cam might work, but I also want immediate replay. I want to see what I recorded right after my run without having to haul a laptop around.

Any serious suggestions are appreciated.

I use a Panasonic digicam that has a wide Leica lens (28mm equiv on wide side) and it shoots in 16:9 format. It's plenty wide even on the back glass right behind my head in the Elise.

The video from Joe's point and shoot Panasonic looks great. Much better than the Nikon I have.

How about a model number on that Panasonic digicam?

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Originally Posted by onething

How about a model number on that Panasonic digicam?

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Mine is now discountinued but there are new ones in the line that are similar with new gadgets.

Mine is the FX-07. Just look for the ones with a wide angle Leica lens. Battery life is good too if you remember to turn it off after the runs.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Battery life is good too if you remember to turn it off after the runs.

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:puker:

I have a 1997 classic/vintage mint++ condition Panasonic VHS camcorder with a 5.4mm-76.1mm 14x zoom in its original case...

Only used one time for 5 minutes.

[QUOTE=Radio-Active;149247]I have a 1997 classic/vintage mint++ condition Panasonic VHS camcorder with a 5.4mm-76.1mm 14x zoom in its original case... QUOTE]

It possible weights several lbs instead of several ounces of the new ones!? I think Polaroid is coming out with a "shirt pocket camcorda".