Landon
I just got back from my daughters gymnastic competition. We had borrowed the in-laws video camera to record it.( a sony DC-RHC20 ) The quality is awful... And my software on my computer wont recognize the camera. I want something thats going to give me HD quality, without the hassell of buying mini DV's to record on.. Memory stick's will be just fine or even DVD's may be ok.. But I want the HD quality.. Please help before the next gym meet !!!!!!!!
Answer
If you camcorder can't recognize the DCR-HC20 with a firewire cable (USB won't work), then chances are REALLY good your computer will not be able to deal with the very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS files that flash memory (and hard disc drive camcords use fo consumer-grade high definition.
If you think the indoor video captured was bad in the HC20, he indoor video captured by any other consumer grade camcorder will be similar - if you don't know how to use the manual controls and the white balance...
Consumer grade camcorders are not what are used by the professionals. So if that is what you are expecting in he way of video quality, then you need to reset your expectations. More lighting, bigger lenses and larger imaging chips to less compression (read: miniDV tape) is required. Consumer-grade compression merely worsens the video quality because during the compression process, there is too much discarded video data.
The good video quality in poor lighting comes from camcorders like the Sony HVR-Z5U, Canon XHA1 and Panasonic AG-HVX200. Not consumer camcorders with small lenses and imaging chips...
Yes, I have successfully captured indoor high school gymnastics to high definition video... with my Sony HDR-FX1 and HDR-HC1. And others have complained that their video (captured by consumer-grade cams) was poor - at the same event - so they wanted copies of mine.
If you camcorder can't recognize the DCR-HC20 with a firewire cable (USB won't work), then chances are REALLY good your computer will not be able to deal with the very highly compressed AVCHD/MTS files that flash memory (and hard disc drive camcords use fo consumer-grade high definition.
If you think the indoor video captured was bad in the HC20, he indoor video captured by any other consumer grade camcorder will be similar - if you don't know how to use the manual controls and the white balance...
Consumer grade camcorders are not what are used by the professionals. So if that is what you are expecting in he way of video quality, then you need to reset your expectations. More lighting, bigger lenses and larger imaging chips to less compression (read: miniDV tape) is required. Consumer-grade compression merely worsens the video quality because during the compression process, there is too much discarded video data.
The good video quality in poor lighting comes from camcorders like the Sony HVR-Z5U, Canon XHA1 and Panasonic AG-HVX200. Not consumer camcorders with small lenses and imaging chips...
Yes, I have successfully captured indoor high school gymnastics to high definition video... with my Sony HDR-FX1 and HDR-HC1. And others have complained that their video (captured by consumer-grade cams) was poor - at the same event - so they wanted copies of mine.
What did you get for Christmas?
Sienna
I didn't get anything i wanted or actually liked- i had a wide range of very weird presents especially for a 15 year old girl E.G hair rollers, word search game, bad suitable for 3 year old Chocolate, gloves that are already broken and a memory stick. whereas my brother got an Electric guitar! So not the best xmas present wise. however i value family over presents and we had really good time. what did you get? and what did you do?
Answer
At least it's the thought that counts, eh? You'll do better next year probably!
I'm a thirteen year old girl and I got
- Two pairs of PJs
- Socks (like gloves, toe fingers in them)
- A rhythmic gymnastics ball
- Ballet shoes
- Wii Fit Plus
- Vivitar purple pocket camcorder
- An All-Seeing-Eye top
- A black shirt with a quote
- Money
- A big 'Lush' bath bomb
- Dark red converse
- Lady Gaga: Fame perfume
- Police: To be woman perfume
- Keith Lemon: the film DVD
- Ted on DVD
- Peter Kay back on nights DVD
- 2013 Guiness world records
- 2013 Ripley's believe it or not
- False eyelashes
- So Superstar lipgloss, spray and perfume
- 4 big makeup sets
- Nail varnish
- Lots of chocolate
And my dad coming home from Thailand early :)
Merry Christmas, I hope you and your family had an amazing day!
At least it's the thought that counts, eh? You'll do better next year probably!
I'm a thirteen year old girl and I got
- Two pairs of PJs
- Socks (like gloves, toe fingers in them)
- A rhythmic gymnastics ball
- Ballet shoes
- Wii Fit Plus
- Vivitar purple pocket camcorder
- An All-Seeing-Eye top
- A black shirt with a quote
- Money
- A big 'Lush' bath bomb
- Dark red converse
- Lady Gaga: Fame perfume
- Police: To be woman perfume
- Keith Lemon: the film DVD
- Ted on DVD
- Peter Kay back on nights DVD
- 2013 Guiness world records
- 2013 Ripley's believe it or not
- False eyelashes
- So Superstar lipgloss, spray and perfume
- 4 big makeup sets
- Nail varnish
- Lots of chocolate
And my dad coming home from Thailand early :)
Merry Christmas, I hope you and your family had an amazing day!
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