crazykrise
I might be going to a concert and I need a camcorder/camera that would work because my phone has poor quality pictures and my camera doesn't record sound with videos so can someone please tell me kinds of camcorders that aren't too big for concerts, but still have good quality and maybe a website or store to find them? It would really help me out a lot!!!
Answer
Well, generally concerts are low-light events, which normally requires a somewhat high-end camcorder to get good quality in the low-light conditions. If you go with a Sony, they do have the NightShot feature built in which drastically improves low-light shots. Granted on some models it gives the tape a "green hue" so this may not be a desirable option. (Though Sony's are still a good choice in my opinion).
If it is an outdoor or day concert you can pretty much use any old camcorder. Preferably something with image stabilization (optical is better than digital stabilization) and a decent zoom (at least 10x optical) unless you're going to be right up next to the stage.
There are also various media types to consider. Mini DV tape, mini-DVD and hard drive are the three main types. As far as cost goes, mini-DV is the cheapest and actually offers the highest quality video, as it is compressed less than the other aforementioned media types.
As far as where to go... try http://www.bestbuy.com/ I am an employee in Best Buy's digital imaging dept. and I have people come in all the time with these questions. You'll end up getting a lot more information in a shorter period of time if you go and talk to someone as opposed to reading a bunch of different sources. Even what I wrote here is extremely basic and would only take a few minutes to explain verbally.
Good luck.
Well, generally concerts are low-light events, which normally requires a somewhat high-end camcorder to get good quality in the low-light conditions. If you go with a Sony, they do have the NightShot feature built in which drastically improves low-light shots. Granted on some models it gives the tape a "green hue" so this may not be a desirable option. (Though Sony's are still a good choice in my opinion).
If it is an outdoor or day concert you can pretty much use any old camcorder. Preferably something with image stabilization (optical is better than digital stabilization) and a decent zoom (at least 10x optical) unless you're going to be right up next to the stage.
There are also various media types to consider. Mini DV tape, mini-DVD and hard drive are the three main types. As far as cost goes, mini-DV is the cheapest and actually offers the highest quality video, as it is compressed less than the other aforementioned media types.
As far as where to go... try http://www.bestbuy.com/ I am an employee in Best Buy's digital imaging dept. and I have people come in all the time with these questions. You'll end up getting a lot more information in a shorter period of time if you go and talk to someone as opposed to reading a bunch of different sources. Even what I wrote here is extremely basic and would only take a few minutes to explain verbally.
Good luck.
Is HDV tape camcorders always going to have better picture quality?
Justin
i'm looking at high end camcorders in the 1000 to 5000 dollar range and many of them are just ran with memory flash drives and many are the HDV tapes and many with both. so I was just wondering which is best if I'm going for the quality??
Answer
it really depends on the usage...
memory flash drives are portable and less prone to hard drive crash... there are certain limitations of digital such as size, speed, quality... but most are using it because in the long run its more economical and durable
it really depends on the usage...
memory flash drives are portable and less prone to hard drive crash... there are certain limitations of digital such as size, speed, quality... but most are using it because in the long run its more economical and durable
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