Q. I want to find a good starter camcorder that is easy to use, but is still good. I want to film my friend doing parkour.
A. Hi "Dino" and welcome to Yahoo!Answers:
Since parkour and other freerunning activities typically would involve you moving with the "action", two things to look for in a camcorder for this would be:
1) a wide angle lens (or decent "wide" setting on the zoom). This is both to help keep the action in-frame, as well as minimize the shakiness of the image. The "tighter" the zoom or angle-of-view, the harder it is to keep a moving object framed-up, plus if you are running with the camera as well, your movements will be magnified by a tighter lens angle.
2) a good Optical Image Stabilization feature ("OIS"). Optical stabilization works better than digital image stabilization methods. Canon labels theirs "OIS" and Sony calls it "SteadyShot". Again, since parkour involves running and following a running subject, your hand-held footage will benifit from image stabilization features.
Since you are a 16-year old saving up for film school plans & with limited income, you might shop around on eBay or Craigs' List, or even a local pawn shop (have your folks help you deal with potential sellers) for a good used Canon, Sony, or JVC model with MiniDV cassette storage. These store the highest bit-rate video for best quality and have good image stabilization; and most models accept inexpensive "fisheye" wide angle adapters (Opteka and Sunpak are cheap lens brands popular with skateboarders for their action & POV shots).
Your best bargains will be slightly older "standard definition" (non-HD) models, but you'll still be able to shoot 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen (almost all MiniDV models have this setting). I've purchased several Canon ZR-series & JVC GR-series used for under-$100 each, with good success.
Just make sure you have a FireWire port or card on your editing computer to be able to transfer & edit the MiniDV video.
If you opt for a non-tape camcorder, just stay away from DVD and hard-drive models, since neither type deals with vibration very well during shooting.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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Since parkour and other freerunning activities typically would involve you moving with the "action", two things to look for in a camcorder for this would be:
1) a wide angle lens (or decent "wide" setting on the zoom). This is both to help keep the action in-frame, as well as minimize the shakiness of the image. The "tighter" the zoom or angle-of-view, the harder it is to keep a moving object framed-up, plus if you are running with the camera as well, your movements will be magnified by a tighter lens angle.
2) a good Optical Image Stabilization feature ("OIS"). Optical stabilization works better than digital image stabilization methods. Canon labels theirs "OIS" and Sony calls it "SteadyShot". Again, since parkour involves running and following a running subject, your hand-held footage will benifit from image stabilization features.
Since you are a 16-year old saving up for film school plans & with limited income, you might shop around on eBay or Craigs' List, or even a local pawn shop (have your folks help you deal with potential sellers) for a good used Canon, Sony, or JVC model with MiniDV cassette storage. These store the highest bit-rate video for best quality and have good image stabilization; and most models accept inexpensive "fisheye" wide angle adapters (Opteka and Sunpak are cheap lens brands popular with skateboarders for their action & POV shots).
Your best bargains will be slightly older "standard definition" (non-HD) models, but you'll still be able to shoot 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen (almost all MiniDV models have this setting). I've purchased several Canon ZR-series & JVC GR-series used for under-$100 each, with good success.
Just make sure you have a FireWire port or card on your editing computer to be able to transfer & edit the MiniDV video.
If you opt for a non-tape camcorder, just stay away from DVD and hard-drive models, since neither type deals with vibration very well during shooting.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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What profession video camera should i purchase?
Q. I need to buy a professional HD Camcorder. It needs to have a lot of customizable options, and i need to be able to make it look like film. I also need to be able to switch the lens on it. Any ideas? Thanks!
Budget is $5000
Budget is $5000
A. Well, I would advice you to go in for a Canon Camcorder. Its a good Camcorder both for professionals as well as amateurs. Even i have one that i bought last week. I speak from Experience I travel a lot, so I�m always on the lookout for good locations and good cameras. Last month; I got myself a new Camcorder the Canon HF11. I just love this Camcorder. It�s a hundred times better than the one I had before. It�s got 32GB of inbuilt memory and an SD card slot if I need more. It�s like nothing I have ever seen before. Its trendy, it�s lightweight and it�s compact so I can easily take it anywhere without having to worry. The best part is, I can record in full HD, so I can even view my videos on my big screen TV. Oh boy! And it�s so easy to use that even my 9 year old daughter goes around recording her younger brother.
Check it out at this link
http://www.canon.com.sg/camcorder/travel.php?smo=yahoo
Check it out at this link
http://www.canon.com.sg/camcorder/travel.php?smo=yahoo
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