We've always wanted to play with a broadcast quality camcorder. So we buy a junker from eBay. But is it any good? It's a Digital Betacam camcorder which once cost as much as a small house. Comments below, how much do you think we paid for it, and what's it actually worth (not that I'm selling it). Still require a tripod mount if someone has a spare one. Also see us messing about with getting a viewfinder:
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Music “Let It Run” with permission, copyright Cristie/MacFarlane.

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00:00 Introduction
01:57 Unbox and inspect
06:36 Power up with IDX JL-2PLUS
09:10 Load a tape
16:07 Pixels and gain
17:48 Lash up a monitor
19:33 Mess up colour temperature
20:36 Better shots
21:01 Look inside
25:58 Menus and hours meter
28:52 Conclusion