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Ok, you guys seem to be the people to talk to!
Video cameras!
I want one!
Unfortunatley, I know absolutely nowt about the things and would probably go into Dixons and buy the world's most expensive piece of poo.
So I am coming to you for help!
This camera isn't going to be used for making films (dodgy or otherwise). Just want one as like a general video camera for all occassions etc.
Basic requirements:
£800 or less (could you suggest a range of decent ones?)
Decent video quality but obviously not top of the range
Not too small (saw some JVC-D7(?) and had to hold it in 3 fingers. It was rubbish.
erm, basically, a decent camera at a decent price.
Oh, and wheres the best place to buy them? The net seems to, on average, be about £100 cheaper than the high street. Is there anywhere you recommend?
Cheers for your help here.
GH
Video cameras!
I want one!
Unfortunatley, I know absolutely nowt about the things and would probably go into Dixons and buy the world's most expensive piece of poo.
So I am coming to you for help!
This camera isn't going to be used for making films (dodgy or otherwise). Just want one as like a general video camera for all occassions etc.
Basic requirements:
£800 or less (could you suggest a range of decent ones?)
Decent video quality but obviously not top of the range
Not too small (saw some JVC-D7(?) and had to hold it in 3 fingers. It was rubbish.
erm, basically, a decent camera at a decent price.
Oh, and wheres the best place to buy them? The net seems to, on average, be about £100 cheaper than the high street. Is there anywhere you recommend?
Cheers for your help here.
GH
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Yep you can just swap away my friend. :)
Careful though. These rules you should also note with the tapes:
-Keep them on SP, LP is for complete idiots, cannot be bothered, lets just say its bad, and at least if you keep them all SP they give best quality and there is no confusion.
-Buy the same brand if you are going to shoot the same thing but change tape inbetween (say its a two hour play). If you change tape or even camera, the quality will be noticably different and it sucks going into post production (as I have done) and trying to get them to look similar.
I would recommend TDK tapes or Panasonic ones for a Canon camera.
Always done me proud.
New film up by mid-next week.
It includes guns and a phat fight scene.:)
-Keep them on SP, LP is for complete idiots, cannot be bothered, lets just say its bad, and at least if you keep them all SP they give best quality and there is no confusion.
-Buy the same brand if you are going to shoot the same thing but change tape inbetween (say its a two hour play). If you change tape or even camera, the quality will be noticably different and it sucks going into post production (as I have done) and trying to get them to look similar.
I would recommend TDK tapes or Panasonic ones for a Canon camera.
Always done me proud.
New film up by mid-next week.
It includes guns and a phat fight scene.:)
er-no wrote:
> Careful though. These rules you should also note with the tapes:
>
> -Keep them on SP, LP is for complete idiots, cannot be bothered, lets
> just say its bad, and at least if you keep them all SP they give best
> quality and there is no confusion.
>
> -Buy the same brand if you are going to shoot the same thing but
> change tape inbetween (say its a two hour play). If you change tape or
> even camera, the quality will be noticably different and it sucks
> going into post production (as I have done) and trying to get them to
> look similar.
>
> I would recommend TDK tapes or Panasonic ones for a Canon camera.
>
> Always done me proud.
>
> New film up by mid-next week.
>
> It includes guns and a phat fight scene.:)
Cheers for that. Complete idiot that I am, I would have gone for LP ;-)
TDK are my usual source of tape/Cd's so I'll probably stick with them.
Are you going to get this film online for us or is it just too damn big? I'm guessing that even a short film will be a few hundred meg? I'll be fine on this connection but I'm sure not many on the forums have a T3 ;-)
> Careful though. These rules you should also note with the tapes:
>
> -Keep them on SP, LP is for complete idiots, cannot be bothered, lets
> just say its bad, and at least if you keep them all SP they give best
> quality and there is no confusion.
>
> -Buy the same brand if you are going to shoot the same thing but
> change tape inbetween (say its a two hour play). If you change tape or
> even camera, the quality will be noticably different and it sucks
> going into post production (as I have done) and trying to get them to
> look similar.
>
> I would recommend TDK tapes or Panasonic ones for a Canon camera.
>
> Always done me proud.
>
> New film up by mid-next week.
>
> It includes guns and a phat fight scene.:)
Cheers for that. Complete idiot that I am, I would have gone for LP ;-)
TDK are my usual source of tape/Cd's so I'll probably stick with them.
Are you going to get this film online for us or is it just too damn big? I'm guessing that even a short film will be a few hundred meg? I'll be fine on this connection but I'm sure not many on the forums have a T3 ;-)
they're big if you want them to look nice when played full screen but, depending on how you encode them, you can make them a fairly reasonable size, and usually without losing too much quality if you use quicktime.
I can hopefully make it under 20mb for a five minute piece.
It won't rule as much as the whole size, but if you want to see all my work a website with a showreel is about to start and if you send me a couple of quid (to cover the DVD) I will send you a DVD of everything I have done. If you are interested.
It won't rule as much as the whole size, but if you want to see all my work a website with a showreel is about to start and if you send me a couple of quid (to cover the DVD) I will send you a DVD of everything I have done. If you are interested.
[email protected]
I would definately be interested in seeing what you've done.
Gimme a shout and I'll get a couple of squid going in your direction.
I would definately be interested in seeing what you've done.
Gimme a shout and I'll get a couple of squid going in your direction.
Quick question: whats the MV500i like?
Is it just the Analog and DV inputs which are extra?
Is it just the Analog and DV inputs which are extra?
Nope, you get a capture card as well if you want still shots.
Its a very decent camera for the price.
Don't argue with me. :P
Its a very decent camera for the price.
Don't argue with me. :P
After all this, I'm currently looking at the MV550i.
I'm gonna end up spending thousands at this rate :-)
My email address is below - let me know how I can get some money in your direction for a DVD of your stuff.
I'm gonna end up spending thousands at this rate :-)
My email address is below - let me know how I can get some money in your direction for a DVD of your stuff.
Gangsta Hamsta wrote:
> After all this, I'm currently looking at the MV550i.
> I'm gonna end up spending thousands at this rate :-)
>
> My email address is below - let me know how I can get some money in
> your direction for a DVD of your stuff.
Neigh at the moment my dear friend. I am currently working on two projects that will extent for a month or two.
One of them will rule so much, so very very much. :)
> After all this, I'm currently looking at the MV550i.
> I'm gonna end up spending thousands at this rate :-)
>
> My email address is below - let me know how I can get some money in
> your direction for a DVD of your stuff.
Neigh at the moment my dear friend. I am currently working on two projects that will extent for a month or two.
One of them will rule so much, so very very much. :)
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