Scott
I am a skateboarder and I also film for a couple skaters. Right now I don't have the money for the best camera, so is this a good camera for some skate filming? PLEASE only answer if you are a skateboarder of filmer.
Answer
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/canon-fs200-silver/4505-6500_7-33483235.html?tag=mncol;lst
its not a bad camera but i wouldnt go as for as calling it even ok it doesnt have an optical image stabilzer and its not HD and there is no hard drive which means you have to buy a high cap class 4 or higher SD card...
check out this video i shot with my JVC Everio GZ-HD30...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R32QeqiVMM
i got it on ebay for $300 and it has everything i said the canon doesnt (except it also doesnt have an optical image stabilizer which i wish it did but can get away with just using the tripod as much as possible)
also since your a skater check out the other vids on that channel its my friends channel and he has some pretty nice tricks on there.. like a varial heelflip cross foot landing, a lazer finger flip, a nollie 360 unward flip...(youll have to check that one out if you dont know what that is) please subscribe if you like the stuff... thanks!
also check out this skate vid from my friends youtube page he's pretty sick.. check out his other vids and subscribe if you like... http://www.youtube.com/user/zach01313 ... please subscribe...
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/canon-fs200-silver/4505-6500_7-33483235.html?tag=mncol;lst
its not a bad camera but i wouldnt go as for as calling it even ok it doesnt have an optical image stabilzer and its not HD and there is no hard drive which means you have to buy a high cap class 4 or higher SD card...
check out this video i shot with my JVC Everio GZ-HD30...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R32QeqiVMM
i got it on ebay for $300 and it has everything i said the canon doesnt (except it also doesnt have an optical image stabilizer which i wish it did but can get away with just using the tripod as much as possible)
also since your a skater check out the other vids on that channel its my friends channel and he has some pretty nice tricks on there.. like a varial heelflip cross foot landing, a lazer finger flip, a nollie 360 unward flip...(youll have to check that one out if you dont know what that is) please subscribe if you like the stuff... thanks!
also check out this skate vid from my friends youtube page he's pretty sick.. check out his other vids and subscribe if you like... http://www.youtube.com/user/zach01313 ... please subscribe...
Whats a good camcorder for skateboarding?
skater gur
cheap price
fisheye lens compatibility
good quality
able to put on the computer
Answer
Well, cheap and good are always at odds... and then, what do you mean by "cheap". For me, a cheap video camera would be anything under $500, based on the cost of those I own... some others might think my $2500 camcorder was cheap.
But anyway, some guidelines. If you're just shooting off-board, any old digital camcorder will do the job, and let you transfer video to the computer (crunch it down for YouTube, etc). If you want to do some helmet-cam shots, you're probably better off avoiding optical image stabilization, and definitely stay away from Hard Disc Drive and DVD camcorders... they don't take bumps well all the time.
Your best bet might be a flash-memory based camcorder, since there are few moving parts. Any "serious" camcorder will have a filter thread, usually 37mm on a camcorder -- this is where you usually attach accessory lenses, like wide angles or fish-eyes.
Most camcorders these days will give you roughly DVD quality video. Tape-based are currently delivering slightly better quality, but you have to "play" the tape into the PC using Firewire. Flash-based let you run a high-speed file transfer from your camcorder over USB, or drop a flash card into a reader on your PC (my laptop has an SD reader; I use this all the time to transfer photos and videos from my pocket camera and pocket audio recorder).
If I were you, I would check out the Canon FS-100. This uses SD or SDHC memory cards, and runs around $350. This is for Standard Definition video, not hi-def, but it's fine for making DVDs or most on-line video. Should be rugged, and with excellent picture quality.
Watch out for cheap Chinese flash-based, like those from Apitek and others. These are often promising great things for $100 or so, but their quality is pretty bad.
Well, cheap and good are always at odds... and then, what do you mean by "cheap". For me, a cheap video camera would be anything under $500, based on the cost of those I own... some others might think my $2500 camcorder was cheap.
But anyway, some guidelines. If you're just shooting off-board, any old digital camcorder will do the job, and let you transfer video to the computer (crunch it down for YouTube, etc). If you want to do some helmet-cam shots, you're probably better off avoiding optical image stabilization, and definitely stay away from Hard Disc Drive and DVD camcorders... they don't take bumps well all the time.
Your best bet might be a flash-memory based camcorder, since there are few moving parts. Any "serious" camcorder will have a filter thread, usually 37mm on a camcorder -- this is where you usually attach accessory lenses, like wide angles or fish-eyes.
Most camcorders these days will give you roughly DVD quality video. Tape-based are currently delivering slightly better quality, but you have to "play" the tape into the PC using Firewire. Flash-based let you run a high-speed file transfer from your camcorder over USB, or drop a flash card into a reader on your PC (my laptop has an SD reader; I use this all the time to transfer photos and videos from my pocket camera and pocket audio recorder).
If I were you, I would check out the Canon FS-100. This uses SD or SDHC memory cards, and runs around $350. This is for Standard Definition video, not hi-def, but it's fine for making DVDs or most on-line video. Should be rugged, and with excellent picture quality.
Watch out for cheap Chinese flash-based, like those from Apitek and others. These are often promising great things for $100 or so, but their quality is pretty bad.
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