Whats the best camera?
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RE: Whats the best camera? - 4/16/2008 5:07:57 PM
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SandT_H3
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I think this really depends on the length of videos you plan on making. I simply use my digital camera and it works great for taking short videos. It also depends on what you plan on doing with these videos. The reason I say this is because you need to remember that videos take a lot of space and if you are planning on say posting them online then you are not going to want very long ones. For example, My camera is a 7mp camera and I can only take 15 minutes worth of video on a 1GB card.
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RE: Whats the best camera? - 4/16/2008 9:55:30 PM
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alrock
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If you want to keep it super cheap, follow SandT's recommendation. After that, I would recommend any name brand camera that records on tape (MiniDV). I like it better than the small DVDs for ease of use, ability to record over the tapes and lower cost of entry (buying the camera). I recently picked up a JVC GR-D850U. I liked it for the small size and the 35x OPTICAL zoom (digital zoom is worthless).
I would save another 25% of your budget for accessories including an extra battery, extra tapes and a case.
I don't leave most of the raw video on my computer, I leave it on the tapes because they do take up so much room. For one trip my friend and I shot a combined three hours of video. I boiled that down to two videos, one five minutes and the other seven minutes. Once I configured them for YouTube they were each under 100mb. (you can find my videos on youtube on my channel, username alrockaz. Some are in the forums here too. Actually, the videos are from two different video cameras and one regular digital camera. See if you can spot the difference.)
Last, I would recommend Firewire over USB. Much, much better integration between Windows and the camera on Firewire than on USB. Buy a Firewire card if you need to, assuming you have a desktop PC. Most new computers have a Firewire input in them. If you need a cable, buy it online for $5 vs. $25 at Best Buy.
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RE: Whats the best camera? - 4/16/2008 11:23:21 PM
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Don't know but whatever it is I don't have it.
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