Q. What are the highest quality models from each manufacturer at the moment? I've been using a Canon HV20 and frankly have not been overly impressed by what I saw in the transition from tape.
A. models are not the question, its what they record onto, and the compression used.
Both flash drive and HDD camcorders use very high compression and therefor the quality has to be reduced, by the fact that the video is compressed, trying to get the huge amount of data onto a relatively small storage medium. Neither of the formats can record fast movement well, the plus side is the speed that the video can be put onto a computer, downside the large amount of resources needed to process the data (editing)
For quality then it still has to be tapes based for most people, consumer and semi pro use Mini-dv, less compression, better quality, down side only 60 minutes on a tape and capturing is in real time. its a play off do you want quality or speed. Modern technology is not always best, sometimes proved and tested, is the better option.
When you capture the video and play it back on your computer, very often the quality of the video appears not to be that good, try playing it back directly to a HD TV from the camera, or after editing put your video onto a Blueray disk, then you will see the benefits.
If you have plenty of money then maybe start to look at higher end semi/pro equipment, remember that as you pay more for your camera there are normally less features to help you. The user needs to do more work setting up and recording the video.
I used a HV20 a few Weeks ago I thought the quality was very good, I needed a small camera to take diving, and the results (with the correct lighting) was good for a camera in that price range.
I assume you are keeping the heads clean, should be done more often than people think, I normally do it at the beginning of a days shooting, and always use good quality tapes, and never use them more than twice. if I don't need to keep the footage. For home use then I may use a tape four or five times.
Good luck
RR
Both flash drive and HDD camcorders use very high compression and therefor the quality has to be reduced, by the fact that the video is compressed, trying to get the huge amount of data onto a relatively small storage medium. Neither of the formats can record fast movement well, the plus side is the speed that the video can be put onto a computer, downside the large amount of resources needed to process the data (editing)
For quality then it still has to be tapes based for most people, consumer and semi pro use Mini-dv, less compression, better quality, down side only 60 minutes on a tape and capturing is in real time. its a play off do you want quality or speed. Modern technology is not always best, sometimes proved and tested, is the better option.
When you capture the video and play it back on your computer, very often the quality of the video appears not to be that good, try playing it back directly to a HD TV from the camera, or after editing put your video onto a Blueray disk, then you will see the benefits.
If you have plenty of money then maybe start to look at higher end semi/pro equipment, remember that as you pay more for your camera there are normally less features to help you. The user needs to do more work setting up and recording the video.
I used a HV20 a few Weeks ago I thought the quality was very good, I needed a small camera to take diving, and the results (with the correct lighting) was good for a camera in that price range.
I assume you are keeping the heads clean, should be done more often than people think, I normally do it at the beginning of a days shooting, and always use good quality tapes, and never use them more than twice. if I don't need to keep the footage. For home use then I may use a tape four or five times.
Good luck
RR
Camcorder Quality............?
Q. What is the best type of camcorders under $70 and what is its quality?
I want to film bands and free runners for Youtube channels if that gives you a better idea of what I need.
I want to film bands and free runners for Youtube channels if that gives you a better idea of what I need.
A. While I agree with lare, if your budget is what you say, all cameras capable of capturing video and "camcorders" in your price range will all be about the same video quality. See what fits your budget and flip a coin a bunch of times to get to your decision.
Less expensive cams have small lenses and imaging chip making good low light behavior impossible. As well, the lack of manual audio control will result in loud audio recording being very muddy and full of static. As these cams increase in price lenses and imaging chips get bigger allowing better low light behavior; manual audio control appears - first buried in the camcorder's options menu then on the outside of the camcorder.
If the plan is to record bands outside in bright sunny daylight, you still need to address the audio issue. Use of an external audio recording device (like a Zoom H1) works - and adds a step in editing.
lare's recommendation to increase your budget is valid.
Less expensive cams have small lenses and imaging chip making good low light behavior impossible. As well, the lack of manual audio control will result in loud audio recording being very muddy and full of static. As these cams increase in price lenses and imaging chips get bigger allowing better low light behavior; manual audio control appears - first buried in the camcorder's options menu then on the outside of the camcorder.
If the plan is to record bands outside in bright sunny daylight, you still need to address the audio issue. Use of an external audio recording device (like a Zoom H1) works - and adds a step in editing.
lare's recommendation to increase your budget is valid.
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