Fruit Scoo
I'd like to start filming and making money from my hobby. If you've had good or bad experiences, they are all welcome.
Thank you
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Don't get a Camcorder for indie film making first off. For amateur video, get a DSLR camera. Camcorder are just a waste of money for you (unless you're willing to pay $5000+). I'll tell you why DSLRs are better.
1)Interchangeable lenses, you can change lenses for specific shots.
2)Huge Image sensor allows for much better quality and excellent low light performance.
3)Depth of Field, that's the out of focus effect you see in movies, very hard to do in consumer camcorders but DSLRs have full control.
4)Better support from the community, so many indie filmakers use DSLRs now and there are so many ways to get help because the community is very big.
5)Smaller and more compact than high-end camcorders
6)Doubles as an excellent still camera as well as video.
7)Cost, so much cheaper than a camcorder of equal features
Why some people are against DSLR and my rebuttal
1)Limited recording time, if you were a good cinematographer you would know shots don't usually take more than 30 seconds at most in movies.
2)Overheating, to overheat it you would have to continuously record for 10min+, not a problem for film. No one has 10min long shots
3)Bad ergonomics for video, get a rig
4)Bad audio, get a good mic and it'll be better than a camcorder's
5)Needs a lot of accessories to take good video, even with all of that added up it still costs less than a camcorder of equal video quality.
Don't get a Camcorder for indie film making first off. For amateur video, get a DSLR camera. Camcorder are just a waste of money for you (unless you're willing to pay $5000+). I'll tell you why DSLRs are better.
1)Interchangeable lenses, you can change lenses for specific shots.
2)Huge Image sensor allows for much better quality and excellent low light performance.
3)Depth of Field, that's the out of focus effect you see in movies, very hard to do in consumer camcorders but DSLRs have full control.
4)Better support from the community, so many indie filmakers use DSLRs now and there are so many ways to get help because the community is very big.
5)Smaller and more compact than high-end camcorders
6)Doubles as an excellent still camera as well as video.
7)Cost, so much cheaper than a camcorder of equal features
Why some people are against DSLR and my rebuttal
1)Limited recording time, if you were a good cinematographer you would know shots don't usually take more than 30 seconds at most in movies.
2)Overheating, to overheat it you would have to continuously record for 10min+, not a problem for film. No one has 10min long shots
3)Bad ergonomics for video, get a rig
4)Bad audio, get a good mic and it'll be better than a camcorder's
5)Needs a lot of accessories to take good video, even with all of that added up it still costs less than a camcorder of equal video quality.
Any good camcorders?!?
heather
Looking into purchasing a video camera. Does anyone know how good the flip is? Or could recommend a good cam corder its just for family vacations and around the house I don't need a $5000 camera I'm not making a movie. Thank you
Answer
I use a Sony DCR-SR35E and it's a fantastic little camera. You can have the settings on auto or manually change the white balance and focus. Its records to a hard disk drive with plenty of memory i.e. I currently have a 2 week holiday, a charity walk, a trip to the farm and a birthday on it. Easy to transfer onto your computer with its own program. You can also save it straight to a DVD.
This camera has been with me from Christmas and birthday events to family holidays and once in a lifetime experience to the Pyramids. Oh, and it also has night vision. Happy camcorder hunting.
I use a Sony DCR-SR35E and it's a fantastic little camera. You can have the settings on auto or manually change the white balance and focus. Its records to a hard disk drive with plenty of memory i.e. I currently have a 2 week holiday, a charity walk, a trip to the farm and a birthday on it. Easy to transfer onto your computer with its own program. You can also save it straight to a DVD.
This camera has been with me from Christmas and birthday events to family holidays and once in a lifetime experience to the Pyramids. Oh, and it also has night vision. Happy camcorder hunting.
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