Q. We are looking at buying this camcorder...My husband and I are currently in the wedding photography business and are looking to expand to the videography part of it. We do not have a lot of $ to spend, but we would like a good starter camera.... can anyone tell me a little about this camera.... can you download footage right to your computer? Is this a good starter camera? What else do we NEED that does not come with the usual basic camera? Thank you in advance!!!
A. The Panasonic AG-DVC7 miniDV tape based standard definition camcorder that has been discontinued.
This shoulder mount unit was the low-end of the professional line. As a shoulder mount, it is very helpful to keep a steady shot when you must be portable because of the shoulder mount capability - just like the news folks and their shoulder mount units. In your case, it is probably better to use some sort of other steadying device - fluid head tripod (Manfrotto, Libec) to start. Later, a GlideCam/SteadyCam system or camera crane (Kessler) can be considered.
This camera has only a 43mm diameter lens. It also has a single 1/4" imaging chip and 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo audio in jack. In my opinion, these are more "consumer grade". That this is in the pro lineup is most likely because of the shoulder-mount form factor.
Since we don't know what you are planning to pay for the AG-DVC7, it is a bit difficult to make other recommendations - but because the high definition wave is upon us, you might consider looking into the Sony HVR-HD1000U. It has essentially the same lens/imaging chip/mic input, and is a shoulder mount, but it provides the option of capturing standard definition DV, DV widescreen and high definition HDV format video to miniDV tape. Another worth looking at is the Sony HDR-FX7.
Other than the tripod... Mics and lights.
Mics: This can be a simple as a shotgun mic cabled to the audio-in jack. The cable needs to be long enough so the camcorder can be put in an unobtrusive place and the mic close enough to get the video. If the cable is longer than 12 feet, you should use shielded cable (so interference is not picked up and recorded). This could move you into a pro-grade mic - which uses XLR connectors. To connect XLR to 1/8", you need an XLR adapter - like those from juicedLink (CX231) or BeachTek (DXA-6).
Or...
A wireless clip-on mic or mics. Stay away from the low-end ones. They are usually in the FM, 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz RF spectrum - these are shared with garage door openers, home cordless phones, wifi networks and others - and the base stations are subject to picking up interference from these and other sources. VHF is acceptable - UHF is best. Sennheiser, Audio Technica and Shure make the best units - but they are expensive.
Lights: This can be a simple as a camera mount light with built-in rechargeable battery (short illumination time) to a battery-belt powered pro system. Bescor and NRG Research are good sources.
Editing: MiniDV tape based camcorder have a DV port. This connects to a computer with a firewire cable - and connects to the computer's firewire port. USB will not work. USB-to-DV cable/converter/adapter things do not work. If your computer does not have a firewire port, hopefully it has an available expansion slot so you can add one. When the firewire cable is connected to the camcorder's DV port and the computer's working firewire port - and the camcorder is in Play mode (and the camcorder is plugged into an AC outlet), launch the computer's video editor and capture ot import the video. MovieMaker is included with Windows XP (SP2 or newer), Vista (and Windows 7). There is no version of MovieMaker and Windows XP that can deal with importing HDV and only certain combinations of Vista and MovieMaker that can. Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere are the usual suspects. iMovie comes with Mac OSX and can deal with HDV (going back to iMovieHD 05). Final Cut is a step up for Macs.
Standard def DV will import to a computer and use about 14 gig of computer hard drive space. High definition HDV will import to the computer and use about 44 gig of computer hard drive space.
You will also want one or two high capacity rechargeable batteries from the camcorder manufacturer. The battery included in the box with the camcorder has a very short record time.
GOOD LUCK!
This shoulder mount unit was the low-end of the professional line. As a shoulder mount, it is very helpful to keep a steady shot when you must be portable because of the shoulder mount capability - just like the news folks and their shoulder mount units. In your case, it is probably better to use some sort of other steadying device - fluid head tripod (Manfrotto, Libec) to start. Later, a GlideCam/SteadyCam system or camera crane (Kessler) can be considered.
This camera has only a 43mm diameter lens. It also has a single 1/4" imaging chip and 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo audio in jack. In my opinion, these are more "consumer grade". That this is in the pro lineup is most likely because of the shoulder-mount form factor.
Since we don't know what you are planning to pay for the AG-DVC7, it is a bit difficult to make other recommendations - but because the high definition wave is upon us, you might consider looking into the Sony HVR-HD1000U. It has essentially the same lens/imaging chip/mic input, and is a shoulder mount, but it provides the option of capturing standard definition DV, DV widescreen and high definition HDV format video to miniDV tape. Another worth looking at is the Sony HDR-FX7.
Other than the tripod... Mics and lights.
Mics: This can be a simple as a shotgun mic cabled to the audio-in jack. The cable needs to be long enough so the camcorder can be put in an unobtrusive place and the mic close enough to get the video. If the cable is longer than 12 feet, you should use shielded cable (so interference is not picked up and recorded). This could move you into a pro-grade mic - which uses XLR connectors. To connect XLR to 1/8", you need an XLR adapter - like those from juicedLink (CX231) or BeachTek (DXA-6).
Or...
A wireless clip-on mic or mics. Stay away from the low-end ones. They are usually in the FM, 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz RF spectrum - these are shared with garage door openers, home cordless phones, wifi networks and others - and the base stations are subject to picking up interference from these and other sources. VHF is acceptable - UHF is best. Sennheiser, Audio Technica and Shure make the best units - but they are expensive.
Lights: This can be a simple as a camera mount light with built-in rechargeable battery (short illumination time) to a battery-belt powered pro system. Bescor and NRG Research are good sources.
Editing: MiniDV tape based camcorder have a DV port. This connects to a computer with a firewire cable - and connects to the computer's firewire port. USB will not work. USB-to-DV cable/converter/adapter things do not work. If your computer does not have a firewire port, hopefully it has an available expansion slot so you can add one. When the firewire cable is connected to the camcorder's DV port and the computer's working firewire port - and the camcorder is in Play mode (and the camcorder is plugged into an AC outlet), launch the computer's video editor and capture ot import the video. MovieMaker is included with Windows XP (SP2 or newer), Vista (and Windows 7). There is no version of MovieMaker and Windows XP that can deal with importing HDV and only certain combinations of Vista and MovieMaker that can. Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere are the usual suspects. iMovie comes with Mac OSX and can deal with HDV (going back to iMovieHD 05). Final Cut is a step up for Macs.
Standard def DV will import to a computer and use about 14 gig of computer hard drive space. High definition HDV will import to the computer and use about 44 gig of computer hard drive space.
You will also want one or two high capacity rechargeable batteries from the camcorder manufacturer. The battery included in the box with the camcorder has a very short record time.
GOOD LUCK!
Camcorder whth no wifi and no computor?
Q. is there a camcorder that has no wifi, no computer hook up but only a wall charger and you can only watch your videos on the camcorder? sort of like a closed system.
thanks.
thanks.
A. computor?
Look into X.10
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Look into X.10
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