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what is a good store for cheap but good video cameras?
and how much is he video camera (or average for where you live)
i want one so i can make a video for youtube thanks!

I was looking for one too (cheap, maybe 2nd hand)
i suggest you try ebay.com

2006-12-02 13:31:55 by dogloverfav

while trying to get video of a wild octopus, it suddenly dashed towards me and rips my shiny new camera from out of my hands, then swims off, all ...

What video cameras do the pros use? , what video cameras did they use to make 40 year old virgin, superbad, knocked up, and pineapple express????? I need to know, thx

These are not filmed on video cameras they are filmed on 35mm and 70mm film stock depending on the type of format used.

2009-01-28 12:40:09 by Mike A

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I'm looking for a video camera to be used both indoors and outdoors, day and night.

Mainly will be used for internet uploads. Best video cameras for Mac? Hard drive is preferable, also.

Since you did not tell us which Apple Macintosh you are using, that is a bit of a challenge. As well, you did not indicate a budget range - "reasonably priced" means different things to different people.

The normal suspect manuafacturers are Sony, Panasonic and Canon. JVC and Samsung are runners up.

Any miniDV tape based camcorder can easily connect to a Macintosh with a firewire port. This includes pretty much any Mac made in the last 10 years - but exludes the MacBook Air and the most recently released MacBooks. Standard definition DV has always been easy to import to iMovie; when iMovieHD came out, HDV was easy - though a bit time consuming and required doing a custom installation of the Apple Intermediate Codec from the operating system discs. Because DV/HDV compress the digital stream much less than the other consumer storage types, DV/HDV continues to provide the best available video quality. As well, the ease of archive, long-term storage of miniDV tape in a cool dry place and that miniDV tape is inexpensive on a $/gig perspective, continues to make this a good choice - even if the manufacturers want you to think this is not the case.

Any hard disc drive or flash memory camcorder can easily connect to a Macintosh with a USB port. The camcorder mounts like any other external mass-storage device, you copy the files to the Mac... and before you do anything, make yet another copy to another media - typically DVD as data files for archiving. Then you can delete the files from the camcorder and be ready for the next video capture activity. Since you did not tell us what you plan to capture to video, you do need to know that hard drive camcorders have known issues with loud audio - that is, the vibration from loud audio (large noisy crowds, loud music - amplified or not, loud engines, can cause the hard drive heads to park - rendering the HDD camcorder useless. It will not record until the vibration is removed. Also, HDD camcorders will not record at high altitudes - anything over about 9,800 feet. They also have a tendency to be a little more picky with regards to cold... All electronics have an "operating temperature" range. HDD cams seem a bit more restrictive. Since I can't see the future - like where I want to be capturing video - then the best course of action is to eliminate potential problems. Since we know about the known HDD issues, it is best to skip these camcorders... but that is up to you. In any case, Flash memory and HDD cams generally use the same very highly compressed MPEG2 (standard definition) formats. In order for a Mac to do anything with this very highly compressed video, it needs to be converted. You can download and install StreamClip. For high definition, the very highly compressed AVCHD files can only be used by the most current version of iMovieHD that currently ships with iLife08 or the most current versions of FinalCutExpress or the most Current version of FinalCutPro2. And the Mac MUST be an Intel-chip based Mac. If you are expecting to use an earlier version or on a Mac without an Intel chip, the computer will not recognize AVCHD...

DVD based consumer camcorders barely make useful doorstops, so I don't waste time with them.

BEFORE you buy, pick whichever camcorder you are considering and do a search using that camcorder's model number at the apple.com discussions area under the video editor you plan to use. It is likely someone has already banged their head on it - learn from their experience - don't bang your head in the same place.

Summary:
Step away from the hard drive camcorders and focus on either flash memory or miniDV tape.

Short list consumer camcorders:
Standard definition:
Flash Memory: Canon FS10, FS11, FS100.
MiniDV: Canon ZR900, ZR930

High Definition:
Flash Memory: Canon HF10, HF11, HF100
MiniDV: Canon HV30, Sony HDR-HC9

Short list prosumer camcorders:
Standard definition: Canon GL2, Panasonic DVX100, Sony DCR-VX2100
High Definition: Canon XHA1, Sony HDR-FX1000, Panasonic HDX200

There are others, but this is a good place to start.

Be aware that consumer cams have small lenses and small imaging chips - that's why they cannot do well in low light. Larger lenses and imaging chips found in prosumer and pro camcorders increase lowlight performance and also increase camcorder size and $.

Just because you plan to upload to the internet does not mean you get to take shortcuts on video quality... I much prefer watching high definition video at vimeo.com... or at least the "high quality" video at youtube when it is available.

2008-11-14 08:49:46 by Ze

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What are some good video cameras with a imput jack?
I want to record videos off my xbox (TV), and the last one I bought only I spent $200 on and it din't have the input jack. Does anyone have any suggestions on some good video cameras (prefferable from Walmart)?
Sorry for not making that clear. I ment a video in.

You need to specify what kind of input you are looking for. Do you want a microphone in? I take it you are looking for some sort of "video-in" port on your camera. What kind of connection do you need? Do you need a component-in port?

Most cheapie cameras won't have an AV-in port, since it comes with the territory of nicer cams. Go to www.camcorderinfo.com and check out camcorders in your price range for "AV in"

2008-02-18 17:05:54 by tntklan

At most major intersections in Houston Texas, there appears to be video cameras above each traffic light or on each of the four corner support poles. I know the city is contemplating "red light cameras" but the initiative has not been approved. What are these cameras used for? Who monitors them? Can you get a video tape of the intersection to be used for accident investigation?

These are not cameras but light sensors. Have you noticed that fire trucks and ambulances have strobe lights flashing on the front of them?
The strobe light is registered by the light sensor which flashes at a set frequency to change the traffic light to green in the direction the emergency vehicle is going.

2006-05-02 07:38:30 by texan_boilermaker

I'm going to buy a camera and I'd like to do a little comparative research. My Digital Media teacher used to have an electronics review magazine, but I can't remember the name of it.

Is there a website with product reviews on various video cameras?

Have a look at :-

http://www.simplydv.co.uk/

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2007-06-12 07:50:50 by Steve H