All cameras in this price range will produce similar length videos.
If videos is a priority, I reiterate that the cheapest camera giving compressed video sizes is the Sony W270. I bought it myself two weeks back "only for its ability to take compressed videos". I was also initially considering the Panasonic FS5 but then decided to pay a premium only for W270's MPEG4 videos. I was also considering the Panasonic FX36 but finally decided upon the Sony W270.
I got it for Rs.15k. If u r ok with buying on ebay, you can get a grey market piece for Rs.11-12k
You could get MPEG4 compression in the Casio Exilim range of cameras too; but Casio is not that good a brand in cameras.
Regarding the time & length of movies encoded under various resolution under various cards, I suggest you download the FS3 manual from Panasonic website. It gives a table of time & video size based on memory cards & resolution.
If videos is a priority, I reiterate that the cheapest camera giving compressed video sizes is the Sony W270. I bought it myself two weeks back "only for its ability to take compressed videos". I was also initially considering the Panasonic FS5 but then decided to pay a premium only for W270's MPEG4 videos. I was also considering the Panasonic FX36 but finally decided upon the Sony W270.
I got it for Rs.15k. If u r ok with buying on ebay, you can get a grey market piece for Rs.11-12k
You could get MPEG4 compression in the Casio Exilim range of cameras too; but Casio is not that good a brand in cameras.
Regarding the time & length of movies encoded under various resolution under various cards, I suggest you download the FS3 manual from Panasonic website. It gives a table of time & video size based on memory cards & resolution.
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