High fps camcorder?

Joel

I'm looking for a prosumer camcorder under 4k that can record at high frame rates for periods of at least 10 sec, without decreasing resolution. Any suggestions?

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Red Scarlet. It's coming out in 2009, it's $3K and shoots in 3K resolution, which is higher than HD (Ultra High Definition). It's better than any Sony on the market and shoots up to 120fps in 3K. It can also shoot up to 180fps burst, which means it lasts for 5 seconds. That doesn't seem like much, but that's like 40 seconds of slow-mo. As implied, the Red Scarlet is the best camera under $15,000. It's only downside is that it'll require a powerful computer (Mac preferred) and a powerful editing system (Final Cut Studio preferred). It's worth it if you're up for the wait.
http://www.red.com/
Several other prosumer cameras shoot in 60fps, which can achieve excellent slow-mo in a 24fps project, but they are more expensive as Red, and not as good. The only one in your price range is the Canon XH-A1, which can shoot in 60i, but not 60p.

Which Camcorder would you recommend for this video clip?

Aristo P

http://www.vimeo.com/21294655

Please try this video clip! It's really SOMETHING..!
someday I wanna make some videos like this.. so i started looking for a decent camcorder
but i'm not really an expert so, please make some recommendations for me
FYI, I've never used camcorder and had no experience in filming or something..

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Hi Yonghan, and welcome to Yahoo!Answers:

Since you are relatively new to video and camcorders, I won't "bog you down" with a bunch of technical talk, but basically the gentleman (Terje Sorgjerd) who shot the Aurora Borealis video used very high-quality Canon HD equipment and used "motion time-lapse" ("Motion TL") to allow for the long-exposures required to achieve the vivid colors and brightness of the final images.

Here's the equipment and lenses that were used:
Canon 5D Mark II camera
Canon 24mm/1.4 prime lens
Canon 16-35mm/2.8 zoom lens
Sigma 12-24mm zoom lens

Equipment was mounted on a computer-controlled DynamicPerception 6' "Stage Zero" robot-rail to achieve the motion tracking at the beginning of the clip.

You can also tell that he's an expert-level photographer/videographer, since he also has the video available in "4K" (which is super-High Definition video) format.

Knowledge of both equipment & optics, and excellent technique all contribute to a quality project like this one. Feel free to aspire to such a level, but do not be discouraged by your initial attempts! This video clip was not produced by a beginner.

hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
 

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Will a movie filmed with a digital camcorder reproduce well when transferred to a theater screen?

best 4k camcorder image

Jackie

I'm ready to shoot my feature length horror movie now. I'm wanting to invest in a HD camcorder that will have that "film look" but that will also reproduce well when it's projected up on the big screen when i try and get it into some of the film festivals. Any suggestions which type of camcorder can help me get that end result that i'm looking for? Thanks in advance.

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That depends. A good camcorder that shoots full HD (1920x1080) will do a reasonable job on the big screen. That's Blu-Ray quality. Film provides higher resolution, and some digital projectors will also provide about twice the resolution, called 4K (as opposed to 2K, which is full HD).

But you don't win or lose at a festival based on image quality alone. If your content is good, people won't worry too much about the video quality, as long as it's reasonable. So a good HD camera (even a consumer model) could be fine, as long as the rest of the movie is good.

How long until we start seeing cheap, compact 4k camcorders in electronic stores, disgracing cinematography?

Color of t

and we start seeing $50 cameras on drug store shelves with giant "FULL HD VIDEO!" labels replaced with "4K RESOLUTION VIDEO!"
Yes, quantity over quality.
Make cinematography better by making it trite.
Okay.
Sounds great.

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A person can buy a $50K guitar and still not know how to play.
A person can buy a Ferrari and they won't suddenly know how to get first place in a race.
Your new adidas tennis shoes with independent suspension springs will cost you $200, but you'll still break your ankle trying to jump the 2" your capable of jumping to dunk a basketball on a full-height hoop.
And with cheap fully-auto digital cameras out there, pictures are getting better over-all, but professional photographers are professional because of them, not because of their cameras.
Cheap gear won't disgrace cinematography, because no one will look at film that is made by "cheap"(lousy, uncommitted) cinematographers.
What people watch will be what is made by the best cinematographers, just as these things always work. The gear is irrelevant.

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