Q. I'm trying out a Panasonic PVGS80 camcorder, and noticed that the zoom shots have great resolution, but the far away wide shots aren't very distinct. The camera has 1/6" CCD with 680,000 pixels, and 640x360 pixels in 16:9 widescreen mode, 640x480 in 4:3 regular mode. Is this camera just too wimpy to shoot half of a soccer field, or is there a way to make this work? Is there a better camcorder I could get for under $250? Thanks!
A. If you want detail you'll need a camcorder with a CCD or (C)MOS chip larger than 1/6", especially for what you have in mind. However, I can't see that you can get anything up to the job on your budget.
By the way, it's a DV camcorder, so your resolution stats are wrong. I take it you're in the USA, so your TV system is NTSC. The resolutions are 720 x 480 pixels in 4:3, which is the same for 16:9 because of the anamorphic optical processing (ie: it's not proper widescreen).
Readers in Europe should note that the equivalent resolution is 720 x 576, basically because our PAL TV system is better than that found in the USA.
By the way, it's a DV camcorder, so your resolution stats are wrong. I take it you're in the USA, so your TV system is NTSC. The resolutions are 720 x 480 pixels in 4:3, which is the same for 16:9 because of the anamorphic optical processing (ie: it's not proper widescreen).
Readers in Europe should note that the equivalent resolution is 720 x 576, basically because our PAL TV system is better than that found in the USA.
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Q. im looking towards a mini dvd camcorder
A. (First I would encourage against a DVD camcorder. You can only record 30 minutes or up to 60 minutes on a DVD. I bought a 600.00 Panasonic DVD camcorder. It was so annoying. You have to "finish" the DVD when you're done recording (on some DVD's), but you have to plug it into the wall for that to work and it takes a few minutes. So, if you were out taking video of a soccer game. Imagine you could only take video for 30 min., then you'd have to find a way to plug your camcorder in to finish it, which takes a few minutes.
Dude, go for a flash drive camcorder or a hard drive camcorder.
There are many things that you need to consider:
1.Price Range: If you have $500.00 to spend then ask, "What is the best $500.00 camera I can buy?"
2. Type of format you want to record in: you can record on to digital cassette tapes, dvd's, internal hard drives, or Flash memory. (Personally, if you want to know where the technology's going, buy either an internal hard drive camera, or a flash drive camera. I bet most camcorders will be Flash Drives b/c it has no moving parts. Flash Drives can hold up to 2 Gig's of Space right now which is more than an hour- double what you'd get on any DVD and probably digital cassette.
3. Finally consider what format the camcorder you buy records into. Some camcorders, though great, record into a weird format and are very difficult to use the data once you get it off the camera. Panasonic's are known to be great camcorders video-wise, but you have to be able to play with the video to be able to use it a lot. I recently bought a Sanyo xacti for 200.00 and totally love it. Although, it doesn't have all the quality of a 400.00 camera, it picks up light great in a dark room and the info is very easy to use.
If you can spend 500.00- go for an internal hard drive by Panasonic or Sony. Check out www.camcorderinfo.com for moreinfo. Oh, and be careful about HD. If you don't own an HD TV, then don't buy an HD camcorder.
Dude, go for a flash drive camcorder or a hard drive camcorder.
There are many things that you need to consider:
1.Price Range: If you have $500.00 to spend then ask, "What is the best $500.00 camera I can buy?"
2. Type of format you want to record in: you can record on to digital cassette tapes, dvd's, internal hard drives, or Flash memory. (Personally, if you want to know where the technology's going, buy either an internal hard drive camera, or a flash drive camera. I bet most camcorders will be Flash Drives b/c it has no moving parts. Flash Drives can hold up to 2 Gig's of Space right now which is more than an hour- double what you'd get on any DVD and probably digital cassette.
3. Finally consider what format the camcorder you buy records into. Some camcorders, though great, record into a weird format and are very difficult to use the data once you get it off the camera. Panasonic's are known to be great camcorders video-wise, but you have to be able to play with the video to be able to use it a lot. I recently bought a Sanyo xacti for 200.00 and totally love it. Although, it doesn't have all the quality of a 400.00 camera, it picks up light great in a dark room and the info is very easy to use.
If you can spend 500.00- go for an internal hard drive by Panasonic or Sony. Check out www.camcorderinfo.com for moreinfo. Oh, and be careful about HD. If you don't own an HD TV, then don't buy an HD camcorder.
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