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upwardly_m
My son is a high school senior. Next year he wants to go to community college and live at home (at least that is reasonably affordable) instead of going away to school. He wants to take an expensive major however. Video production. We have been able to save about $5,000 towards his education. We are not wealthy people. The rest will have to come from loans and maybe a grant or scholarship.
We are looking at some "entry level" pro cameras in the $1500-1800 range. That's about 1/3 of our savings for his education.
Models include these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518555-REG/Sony_HVRHD1000U_HVR_HD1000U_Digital_High_Definition.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/745707-REG/Sony_HXR_MC2000U_HXR_MC2000U_Shoulder_Mount_AVCHD.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878341-REG/Panasonic_hmc40kit_AG_HMC40_AVCCAM_HD_Camcorder.html
and
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon_4922B002_XA10_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html
My concern is he starts September 2013 so these products may not even be available by then or others will be available. We hope he graduates May 2015. He tells us when he graduates he will maybe find a freelance job or shoot local cable news, build up some experience, maybe after 2 years go for a B.A. at least part time.
Is anything we buy him in 2013 (summer) going to be any use to him as a working professional in 2015 (summer)? So let's say you are a class of 2012 graduate with an AAS in video production. The camera you purchased in the summer of 2010 when you first started, do you still use it professionally? Can you make anything doing freelance news videos, PR videos or local account commercials with this equipment?
We're going to do everything we can to help him. No doubt he will still be living at home in the summer of 2015. By then he's going to have a student loan to pay off. We have a 2005 Hyundai Accent that we are going to give him for college. I hope that thing still runs when it is 10 years old and he isn't making car payments on top of that. The thing has 120,000 miles on it but runs really well. I just fear when he graduates he's going to be in deep debt and have limited employment. I may be wrong. What do you think? Thanks.
Answer
Hi "Upwardly Mobile":
Fellow Contributor "L" covered most of the bases quite well, but the only point he didn't underscore is that MOST good video & film production programs at community colleges HAVE the cameras, lights, mikes, tripods, and other gear that the students will learn on & use.
When I went to a local (but nationally prominent) university with a Broadcast/Film Dept., portable video was still fairly new, but all the film cameras, tripods, & light kits were supplied by the Department for students to "check out" as-needed for class projects.
And most video production students start out with Studio Production techniques (where it's easier for groups to learn 3-point lighting, camera setup & tripod/dolly operation, shot composition, audio techniques & mixing, etc.). No need for portable field gear there.
For field production & Electronic News Gathering, a good college will have a fair number of camcorders for students to use & check out (if needed for outside-of-class projects).
The same is true for Editing Software & computer workstations. Some college programs might be economizing and making students supply their own laptops for this, but all the major software companies offer Academic Editions of their normally-expensive edit suites at discounted prices. And of course, nowadays, apps like iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC) come "free" as part of the operating system and can accomplish what older (and expensive) software used to do, as far as basic editing.
As "L" mentioned, do a bit of "homework" yourself by contacting the community college's department head & instructors for your son's chosen major. Tour the facilities (studio and edit suites) and ask about the "equipment room" for student project gear. See what textbooks (a major expense) are required, and whether computer/laptop & software expense will be part of what's expected of your son. Only if there's little-or-no camcorder gear (or no hands-on studio cameras) would I recommend buying anything like the models from B+H that you listed.
Almost every cable TV & freelance video job I've had over the past 30 years has "supplied" (rented or company-owned) the cameras & grip gear I needed. I bring my own gear only when it's a "favor" or when what I have is better-suited to the task, or they want a "director with gear". My point being, your son doesn't need to own =any= camera gear to make a living freelancing. A good camera operator can stay busy in almost any part of the country, with just his/her skills. (Same for sound mixers & boom/wireless mike operators.)
hope this helps, and hope it saves you some money,
--Dennis C.
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Hi "Upwardly Mobile":
Fellow Contributor "L" covered most of the bases quite well, but the only point he didn't underscore is that MOST good video & film production programs at community colleges HAVE the cameras, lights, mikes, tripods, and other gear that the students will learn on & use.
When I went to a local (but nationally prominent) university with a Broadcast/Film Dept., portable video was still fairly new, but all the film cameras, tripods, & light kits were supplied by the Department for students to "check out" as-needed for class projects.
And most video production students start out with Studio Production techniques (where it's easier for groups to learn 3-point lighting, camera setup & tripod/dolly operation, shot composition, audio techniques & mixing, etc.). No need for portable field gear there.
For field production & Electronic News Gathering, a good college will have a fair number of camcorders for students to use & check out (if needed for outside-of-class projects).
The same is true for Editing Software & computer workstations. Some college programs might be economizing and making students supply their own laptops for this, but all the major software companies offer Academic Editions of their normally-expensive edit suites at discounted prices. And of course, nowadays, apps like iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC) come "free" as part of the operating system and can accomplish what older (and expensive) software used to do, as far as basic editing.
As "L" mentioned, do a bit of "homework" yourself by contacting the community college's department head & instructors for your son's chosen major. Tour the facilities (studio and edit suites) and ask about the "equipment room" for student project gear. See what textbooks (a major expense) are required, and whether computer/laptop & software expense will be part of what's expected of your son. Only if there's little-or-no camcorder gear (or no hands-on studio cameras) would I recommend buying anything like the models from B+H that you listed.
Almost every cable TV & freelance video job I've had over the past 30 years has "supplied" (rented or company-owned) the cameras & grip gear I needed. I bring my own gear only when it's a "favor" or when what I have is better-suited to the task, or they want a "director with gear". My point being, your son doesn't need to own =any= camera gear to make a living freelancing. A good camera operator can stay busy in almost any part of the country, with just his/her skills. (Same for sound mixers & boom/wireless mike operators.)
hope this helps, and hope it saves you some money,
--Dennis C.
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How do you overexpose pictures on a DroidX?
Nicoletta
I'm just using my phone (Droid X) camera, and I was wondering how to make sure all of your photos came out overexposed?
Thanks!
also, I have already turned the flash on, I'm talking other settings, or ideas??
thanks!
UGH FINE. ON A CANON CAMERA. better?
Answer
Droid X phone > camera,
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-DROID-X-US-EN
8 mp camera > settings
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48609/p_country_code/US
3ãThere are several settings just from the camera view finder screen
ãa) Scenes - tap to select a setting for better image capture under different lighting environments: Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night portrait, Sunset, Macro, and Steady Shot. camera screen has descriptions of each mode.
ãb) Effects - tap to apply different color effects on images. Effect modes are: Normal, Black & White, Negative (inverts the image color), Sepia (for an âantiqueâ look), Solarize, Red Tint, Green Tint, or Blue Tint to apply tints to the image.
ãc) Flash - tap for Flash on, Auto Flash, Flash off.
ãd) Switch to - tap to switch from Camera mode to Camcorder video.
ãe) Camera Roll - tap the thumbnail in left corner of camera view screen to bring up your Camera Roll as see all photos in your Gallery.
ãf) Tags - at at top of view finder to set Auto-Location/ GPS or Custom tags to your photos.
__________
Motorola Documents> DROID-X manual > Gingerbread (pdf) file
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/US-EN/Mobile%20Phones/DROID-X/US-EN/_Documents/Static_Files/DROID-X_Gingerbread_US-EN_UG_68014751001b.WEB.pdf
pg 23 > PHOTO OPTIONS
You can adjust the camera to optimize your shot. Touch
the right side of the screen to see these options:
ãâ¢ãScenesâAdjust in different environments: Steady Shot, Macro, Sunset, Night Portrait, and more.
ãâ¢ãEffectsâChange photo look: Normal, Black and White, Negative, and more.
ãâ¢ãFlashâSet Flash On, Flash Off, or Auto Flash.
ãâ¢ãSwitch toâToggle between photo and camcorder.
CAMERA SETTINGS
In the viewfinder, press Menu â· > Settings to adjust Picture Resolution, Face Detection, Exposure, and Shutter Tone.
PICTURE MODES
In the viewfinder, press Menu â· > Picture modes to change picture mode to Single shot, Panorama, Self portrait, or Multi-shot.
_____
Camera effects does have solarize option
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamdez/4786521377/
Camera option also has exposure setting
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/07/ars-reviews-the-motorola-droid-x.ars/4
for more exposure set from 0 to > +1, +2, or +3.
______
with Canon camera (unknown) , if point & shoot similar to phone cam, there would be same basic exposure type settings , with slr there are advanced lens options ,
check manual for both cameras,
..
Droid X phone > camera,
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-DROID-X-US-EN
8 mp camera > settings
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48609/p_country_code/US
3ãThere are several settings just from the camera view finder screen
ãa) Scenes - tap to select a setting for better image capture under different lighting environments: Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night portrait, Sunset, Macro, and Steady Shot. camera screen has descriptions of each mode.
ãb) Effects - tap to apply different color effects on images. Effect modes are: Normal, Black & White, Negative (inverts the image color), Sepia (for an âantiqueâ look), Solarize, Red Tint, Green Tint, or Blue Tint to apply tints to the image.
ãc) Flash - tap for Flash on, Auto Flash, Flash off.
ãd) Switch to - tap to switch from Camera mode to Camcorder video.
ãe) Camera Roll - tap the thumbnail in left corner of camera view screen to bring up your Camera Roll as see all photos in your Gallery.
ãf) Tags - at at top of view finder to set Auto-Location/ GPS or Custom tags to your photos.
__________
Motorola Documents> DROID-X manual > Gingerbread (pdf) file
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/US-EN/Mobile%20Phones/DROID-X/US-EN/_Documents/Static_Files/DROID-X_Gingerbread_US-EN_UG_68014751001b.WEB.pdf
pg 23 > PHOTO OPTIONS
You can adjust the camera to optimize your shot. Touch
the right side of the screen to see these options:
ãâ¢ãScenesâAdjust in different environments: Steady Shot, Macro, Sunset, Night Portrait, and more.
ãâ¢ãEffectsâChange photo look: Normal, Black and White, Negative, and more.
ãâ¢ãFlashâSet Flash On, Flash Off, or Auto Flash.
ãâ¢ãSwitch toâToggle between photo and camcorder.
CAMERA SETTINGS
In the viewfinder, press Menu â· > Settings to adjust Picture Resolution, Face Detection, Exposure, and Shutter Tone.
PICTURE MODES
In the viewfinder, press Menu â· > Picture modes to change picture mode to Single shot, Panorama, Self portrait, or Multi-shot.
_____
Camera effects does have solarize option
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamdez/4786521377/
Camera option also has exposure setting
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/07/ars-reviews-the-motorola-droid-x.ars/4
for more exposure set from 0 to > +1, +2, or +3.
______
with Canon camera (unknown) , if point & shoot similar to phone cam, there would be same basic exposure type settings , with slr there are advanced lens options ,
check manual for both cameras,
..
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