Q. im an amature film maker and photographer. id like to have a camera that can do both just to save in general. as far as spacifics id like it to have a mount for mic and other nessecary filming accessories. im looking to spend any where from 400 to 700 dollars.
A. Film making requires a motion picture camera, 16 mm or 35 mm.
What you seem to be looking for is a digital camera with a video feature.
At present the Nikon D3100 and Canon T3i/600D are the most popular, under $700 dSLR cameras which have this feature.
The video accessories you will need cost far in excess of your $700 budget.
Here are some links to those:
http://www.digitalphotographywriter.com/2010/07/dslr-camera-microphone-for-videos.html
http://www.redrockmicro.com/redrock_dslr.html
http://www.markertek.com/Video-Equipment/Video-Cameras-Camcorders/DSLR-Accessories.xhtml
http://www.photographyblog.com/news/letus_talon_and_hawk_dslr_video_accessories/
http://www.switched.com/2010/05/24/essential-dslr-accessories-for-shooting-oscar-worthy-hd-video/
And more info on becoming an director of video and film
http://www.learner.org/interactives/cinema/directing2.html
What you seem to be looking for is a digital camera with a video feature.
At present the Nikon D3100 and Canon T3i/600D are the most popular, under $700 dSLR cameras which have this feature.
The video accessories you will need cost far in excess of your $700 budget.
Here are some links to those:
http://www.digitalphotographywriter.com/2010/07/dslr-camera-microphone-for-videos.html
http://www.redrockmicro.com/redrock_dslr.html
http://www.markertek.com/Video-Equipment/Video-Cameras-Camcorders/DSLR-Accessories.xhtml
http://www.photographyblog.com/news/letus_talon_and_hawk_dslr_video_accessories/
http://www.switched.com/2010/05/24/essential-dslr-accessories-for-shooting-oscar-worthy-hd-video/
And more info on becoming an director of video and film
http://www.learner.org/interactives/cinema/directing2.html
looking for a video camera with headphone and microphone jacks?
Q. not really sure where to start looking. ive found a few but they're like 800 or more dollars. i'm looking for something a bit more affordable.
A. Hi Tim:
Combining what fellow Y!A Contributors "Lare" & "Palladini" said, you can get a Canon consumer model camcorder with both an external mike jack and a headphone jack, but just about the best-buy you'll find in a new (current) model is by buying the factory-refurbished version of the Canon Vixia HV40 for $499 (normally a $700-class camera). Since you are in New Jersey, you can order from Canon USA's Shop Direct website: http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_210157_-1
The ZR-series that Dave (Palladini) mentioned are now-discontinued (I own a ZR-85 and a ZR-600 – both standard def models) but they were more-affordable than the Hi-Def HV-series. The HV40 will shoot either HD (HDV) or standard-def (DV) on miniDV cassettes.
If you don't mind the digital artifacts of highly-compressed HD footage, Canon also offers a $199 refurbished deal on their $270 Vixia HF-M301, which also has dual inputs for mike & headphone: http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_294015_-1 This (and the other under-$400 models) Vixia records using the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec (a/k/a "AVCHD" compression format) which can be a challenge to edit, both regarding software and hardware requirements.
If you can afford the Vixia HV40, the HDV and DV formats use lower-compression, have better image fidelity (especially with fast-motion subjects), and frame-accurate editing capability.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
Combining what fellow Y!A Contributors "Lare" & "Palladini" said, you can get a Canon consumer model camcorder with both an external mike jack and a headphone jack, but just about the best-buy you'll find in a new (current) model is by buying the factory-refurbished version of the Canon Vixia HV40 for $499 (normally a $700-class camera). Since you are in New Jersey, you can order from Canon USA's Shop Direct website: http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_210157_-1
The ZR-series that Dave (Palladini) mentioned are now-discontinued (I own a ZR-85 and a ZR-600 – both standard def models) but they were more-affordable than the Hi-Def HV-series. The HV40 will shoot either HD (HDV) or standard-def (DV) on miniDV cassettes.
If you don't mind the digital artifacts of highly-compressed HD footage, Canon also offers a $199 refurbished deal on their $270 Vixia HF-M301, which also has dual inputs for mike & headphone: http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_294015_-1 This (and the other under-$400 models) Vixia records using the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec (a/k/a "AVCHD" compression format) which can be a challenge to edit, both regarding software and hardware requirements.
If you can afford the Vixia HV40, the HDV and DV formats use lower-compression, have better image fidelity (especially with fast-motion subjects), and frame-accurate editing capability.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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