Q. I have looked around and don't believe i need a 'pro' level camera, i do plan to start a Business filming wedding videos, as long as the camcorder is hd and not a cheap rip off how good would the picture quality be?
Names of cameras please guys?
Thanks
Video student - I have worked within massive company's im not what you would call an amateur, just wanted other peoples opinions on the matter.
Names of cameras please guys?
Thanks
Video student - I have worked within massive company's im not what you would call an amateur, just wanted other peoples opinions on the matter.
A. The very least I'd even think about going with is something with a relatively good lens, good manual controls, and controllable audio inputs. I've thought about using, for example, something like a Canon HV40 as a second or backup camera on paid gigs, but that's as low as I'd even consider going. Even then, I take my HV30 along as a "use in an emergency only!" backup on paid shoots I use my DVX100B on.
A consumer camera will leave you shorthanded in many ways - it will auto-focus at times when you do not want to change focus. It will leave you scrambling to find light, anywhere, to avoid grainy video. It will leave you trying to figure out what to do about audio - you WILL need some form of external mixing or recording if you go this route - there just aren't enough audio options on consumer cameras. Make sure your clients know EXACTLY what they will be getting from you, and make sure that they're comfortable with that.
If you're shooting HD, factor in the costs of the Blu-Ray burner and discs, as that's how you're delivering video to clients, right? If you're not mastering in HD, you might as well go with a really good standard-definition camera like the DVX100B, or even a GL2 if you're really budget-strapped, and output to DVD. You can get a solid entry-level pro standard definition camera for a MUCH better price than any solid entry-level pro HD camera that doesn't compress the heck out of the video - and therefore, your video quality will actually improve! I'll take DV from a DVX100B over "HD" from any handheld consumer camera any day, with VERY few exceptions.
On a wedding, I NEED control over my image - this means iris, white balance, and especially manual focus. I NEED a relatively large lens for decent low-light performance. I NEED good audio (absolutely critical!) - this means direct pickup from the couple at the ceremony, whether a wireless microphone or some other direct feed. Any combination of equipment that doesn't meet those needs is useless to me, and more importantly, it's useless to the celebrating couple. You'll find that just about every camera that is lower than the entry-level pro threshold will fall into this category.
To make some money, you have to spend some. If all else fails, consider renting or borrowing pro equipment. Or, buy demo or refurbished pro equipment - my demo DVX100B has been a workhorse of an entry-level pro camera through my entry into the world of video. Big retailers like B&H do this, as well as lesser known ones like Omega Broadcast in Austin, TX.
Explore all your options, and resist the urge to cut corners in places where your quality will suffer. With all due respect, sacrificing quality is an amateur move, and not one to be taken lightly - it's certainly not one that people who pay you will take lightly. Do not settle for a camera that will cripple the skills you have acquired in preparing to go out on your own.
A consumer camera will leave you shorthanded in many ways - it will auto-focus at times when you do not want to change focus. It will leave you scrambling to find light, anywhere, to avoid grainy video. It will leave you trying to figure out what to do about audio - you WILL need some form of external mixing or recording if you go this route - there just aren't enough audio options on consumer cameras. Make sure your clients know EXACTLY what they will be getting from you, and make sure that they're comfortable with that.
If you're shooting HD, factor in the costs of the Blu-Ray burner and discs, as that's how you're delivering video to clients, right? If you're not mastering in HD, you might as well go with a really good standard-definition camera like the DVX100B, or even a GL2 if you're really budget-strapped, and output to DVD. You can get a solid entry-level pro standard definition camera for a MUCH better price than any solid entry-level pro HD camera that doesn't compress the heck out of the video - and therefore, your video quality will actually improve! I'll take DV from a DVX100B over "HD" from any handheld consumer camera any day, with VERY few exceptions.
On a wedding, I NEED control over my image - this means iris, white balance, and especially manual focus. I NEED a relatively large lens for decent low-light performance. I NEED good audio (absolutely critical!) - this means direct pickup from the couple at the ceremony, whether a wireless microphone or some other direct feed. Any combination of equipment that doesn't meet those needs is useless to me, and more importantly, it's useless to the celebrating couple. You'll find that just about every camera that is lower than the entry-level pro threshold will fall into this category.
To make some money, you have to spend some. If all else fails, consider renting or borrowing pro equipment. Or, buy demo or refurbished pro equipment - my demo DVX100B has been a workhorse of an entry-level pro camera through my entry into the world of video. Big retailers like B&H do this, as well as lesser known ones like Omega Broadcast in Austin, TX.
Explore all your options, and resist the urge to cut corners in places where your quality will suffer. With all due respect, sacrificing quality is an amateur move, and not one to be taken lightly - it's certainly not one that people who pay you will take lightly. Do not settle for a camera that will cripple the skills you have acquired in preparing to go out on your own.
What camcorder is capable of HD recording and quality sound, but at a low price?
Q. I have a $100-$200 budget and I'm looking for a camcorder with HD recording. Thanks
A. HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes – four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes – four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
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