Q. Hi there!
I would REALLY love to be able to make videos to put on the computer and edit. But, I don't have the video camera to do that with. What's a good one?
I need one that's got awesome quality video and audio. And of course, I need it to be able to plug in to my computer and transfer the videos. Also, if I were making a short movie, does this camera come with a microphone for enhanced sound quality? If not, do you know of one I could look into?
Thanks alot.
I would REALLY love to be able to make videos to put on the computer and edit. But, I don't have the video camera to do that with. What's a good one?
I need one that's got awesome quality video and audio. And of course, I need it to be able to plug in to my computer and transfer the videos. Also, if I were making a short movie, does this camera come with a microphone for enhanced sound quality? If not, do you know of one I could look into?
Thanks alot.
A. If you have the money, you will want to get a professional camcorder that can handle XDCAM or DVCPRO HD quality. Any of the other professional video cameras the record to basic HDV are also good and can be found as low as $1,000 new or even cheaper for older used models.
If you can not afford any professional models, there is a huge myriad of consumer level camcorders that can work for you as well. It all comes down to what your specific filming needs are.
All of the professional camcorders come with very good microphones. If you get a consumer model, you can add professional audio by adding a Beachtek device and an appropriate microphone.
Your Windows computer will come Windows Movie Maker for free, but it may not be able to handle HD video. Macs come with iLife which includes iMovie and iDVD. With a Mac computer, you will be able to handle HD video and burn DVDs right out of the box. The Windows system will probably require more work to find all the appropriate software for your needs.
There are a number of medium and high grade editing programs which will definitely do much better work. Sony Vegas Pro, Avid's Pinnacle Studio, and Final Cut Pro Express are all available for less than $100. You can also get something more powerful like Thomson Grass Valley EDIUS, Adobe Premier Pro CS3, or Final Cut Studio 2, but these will cost hundreds of dollars or more.
If you can not afford any professional models, there is a huge myriad of consumer level camcorders that can work for you as well. It all comes down to what your specific filming needs are.
All of the professional camcorders come with very good microphones. If you get a consumer model, you can add professional audio by adding a Beachtek device and an appropriate microphone.
Your Windows computer will come Windows Movie Maker for free, but it may not be able to handle HD video. Macs come with iLife which includes iMovie and iDVD. With a Mac computer, you will be able to handle HD video and burn DVDs right out of the box. The Windows system will probably require more work to find all the appropriate software for your needs.
There are a number of medium and high grade editing programs which will definitely do much better work. Sony Vegas Pro, Avid's Pinnacle Studio, and Final Cut Pro Express are all available for less than $100. You can also get something more powerful like Thomson Grass Valley EDIUS, Adobe Premier Pro CS3, or Final Cut Studio 2, but these will cost hundreds of dollars or more.
Are all the Canon Vixia camcorders the same video quality with only differences in zoom and battery life?
Q. I wouldnt mind getting the lowest price model if video quality can be the same with only differences in battery life and such. I'm just going to make a skateboard videow itht his so the angles and stuff I want don't require such high tech super focusing power or something. I can deal with the low battery life also just want to make sure the video quality is the same.
A. No.
The HG series were designed to record very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS format video to an internal hard drive. The HF and HF S series were designed to record very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS format video to flah memory. Some have built-in flash memory, some use removable SD cards. The MTS files are copied to the computer over USB and the video editor must decompress them before editing. The video editor must be capable of dealing with MTS files - or you need to convert the files first - typically, if you convert the MTS files to some other format before your editor gets them, this means the video is no longer high definition. There is no clearly defined long-term archive process flow in case you want the video in a year, or 2 or 5 or 10...
The HV series were designed to record to miniDV tape using the same DV and HDV format used by professional videographers. The DV and HDV video formats are recorded to inexpensive miniDV tape - but this means your computer must have a firewire port to import that video... and it also means that when you do not re-use the tape, it is the long-term archive. Most video editors can deal with DV format video - HDV may be a problem (but most likely just with the low-end editors like MovieMaker). Assuming it is not a problem, after inporting the video and editing, you can export that high definition video project back to the camcorder and use the camcorder as a playback deck and watch in high definition oin a HDTV when the camcorder is connected with component or HDMI cables. This is not possible with flash memory or hard disc drive consumer camcorders.
If your computer has no firewire port and no way to add one, then you only decent option is flash memory. Even though the video file types and video compression are the same, hard disc drive camcorders have other known issues with vibration and high altitude - and potential video data recovery challenges when the camcorder breaks and the video has not yet been transferred. With miniDV tape or flash memory, just take the tape or memory card out and find a similar camcorder for transfer. In the case of a flash memory card, just use a cheap card reader.
There's lots more, but these are the big-deal issues.
The HG series were designed to record very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS format video to an internal hard drive. The HF and HF S series were designed to record very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS format video to flah memory. Some have built-in flash memory, some use removable SD cards. The MTS files are copied to the computer over USB and the video editor must decompress them before editing. The video editor must be capable of dealing with MTS files - or you need to convert the files first - typically, if you convert the MTS files to some other format before your editor gets them, this means the video is no longer high definition. There is no clearly defined long-term archive process flow in case you want the video in a year, or 2 or 5 or 10...
The HV series were designed to record to miniDV tape using the same DV and HDV format used by professional videographers. The DV and HDV video formats are recorded to inexpensive miniDV tape - but this means your computer must have a firewire port to import that video... and it also means that when you do not re-use the tape, it is the long-term archive. Most video editors can deal with DV format video - HDV may be a problem (but most likely just with the low-end editors like MovieMaker). Assuming it is not a problem, after inporting the video and editing, you can export that high definition video project back to the camcorder and use the camcorder as a playback deck and watch in high definition oin a HDTV when the camcorder is connected with component or HDMI cables. This is not possible with flash memory or hard disc drive consumer camcorders.
If your computer has no firewire port and no way to add one, then you only decent option is flash memory. Even though the video file types and video compression are the same, hard disc drive camcorders have other known issues with vibration and high altitude - and potential video data recovery challenges when the camcorder breaks and the video has not yet been transferred. With miniDV tape or flash memory, just take the tape or memory card out and find a similar camcorder for transfer. In the case of a flash memory card, just use a cheap card reader.
There's lots more, but these are the big-deal issues.
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