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Chuck Test
I'm looking for a camcorder under £300 ($500), i will be using it for filming short films. i am looking for it to have a nice focus with a good depth of field.
Answer
HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.
DSLR Cameras, all Makes, all Models, all have the same problem when video taping some long videos, all overheat at the 13 to 18 minute mark, depending on the Make and Model. This is unavoidable, it all has to with the fact, video is an afterthought in DSLR camera production.
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.
DSLR Cameras, all Makes, all Models, all have the same problem when video taping some long videos, all overheat at the 13 to 18 minute mark, depending on the Make and Model. This is unavoidable, it all has to with the fact, video is an afterthought in DSLR camera production.
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
How many camcorders do I need for a short film?
movie_mani
I make videos with my friends and family for fun. How many camcorders will I need if we make a short film (because of the camera angels)? I want it to look somewhat professional. Not Hollywood material necessarily, but good enough for a short film festival.
Answer
If you shoot like Hollywood, then you generally need only one. Just reshoot using the same camcorder after you move it to the new location.
If you think it is easier by shooting multiple angles at the same time, then I guess that is up to you. But I presume you have a budget - just as the big players do and they do not want to pay for more cameras, people to run them, editing, tripods, cranes, mics and everything else - just like you don't want to - and their cameras are in the $100,000 range - than absolutely necessary.
The only time simultaneous multiple camera angles are used "in Hollywood" is when it makes financial and logistics sense. For example, if the scene is a conversation betwen 2 or more people, it is cheaper to reshoot scene by moving the camera for the different people speaking. If the scene is high-action, stunt-driven, explosions and all that stuff, it makes more sense (from a safety perspective) to shoot it only once (less chance of people getting hurt, no need to re-build the set, no replacement props, etc.) so multiple cameras are used... and how many depends on the scene's requirements - could be up to 6 or 7...
The "requirements" are determined by story-boarding the scene and making a shot list.
I typically use two cameras... but many people don't have that capability.
If you shoot like Hollywood, then you generally need only one. Just reshoot using the same camcorder after you move it to the new location.
If you think it is easier by shooting multiple angles at the same time, then I guess that is up to you. But I presume you have a budget - just as the big players do and they do not want to pay for more cameras, people to run them, editing, tripods, cranes, mics and everything else - just like you don't want to - and their cameras are in the $100,000 range - than absolutely necessary.
The only time simultaneous multiple camera angles are used "in Hollywood" is when it makes financial and logistics sense. For example, if the scene is a conversation betwen 2 or more people, it is cheaper to reshoot scene by moving the camera for the different people speaking. If the scene is high-action, stunt-driven, explosions and all that stuff, it makes more sense (from a safety perspective) to shoot it only once (less chance of people getting hurt, no need to re-build the set, no replacement props, etc.) so multiple cameras are used... and how many depends on the scene's requirements - could be up to 6 or 7...
The "requirements" are determined by story-boarding the scene and making a shot list.
I typically use two cameras... but many people don't have that capability.
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