best camcorder under 600 image
christian
I am an independent film maker in college, and im looking to buy an HD camcorder but im not sure what camera will provide a film look and be under $600 at the same time. PLEASE HELP!!
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Canon HV20 no questions. Maybe the HV30, but I don't think it is good enough to pay that much more, almost 40 bucks. And also you will want a decent shotgun mic if you want good audio which could run another 100 dollars. So if you have a $600.00 budget this is what I would get....
Canon HV20 from: http://www.topchoicedigital.com/viewproduct.aspx?id=9956788&l=Froogle
Adzen ECZ 990 Shotgun Mic from: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3646-REG/Azden_ECZ_990_ECZ_990_Super_Cardioid_Shotgun.html
Then invest the other approximate $100 into lighting, or making something that indymogul.com has made that you could use in your videos, check them out.
Canon HV20 no questions. Maybe the HV30, but I don't think it is good enough to pay that much more, almost 40 bucks. And also you will want a decent shotgun mic if you want good audio which could run another 100 dollars. So if you have a $600.00 budget this is what I would get....
Canon HV20 from: http://www.topchoicedigital.com/viewproduct.aspx?id=9956788&l=Froogle
Adzen ECZ 990 Shotgun Mic from: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3646-REG/Azden_ECZ_990_ECZ_990_Super_Cardioid_Shotgun.html
Then invest the other approximate $100 into lighting, or making something that indymogul.com has made that you could use in your videos, check them out.
I'm looking for a good video camera under $600 to record an instructional DVD, any advice?
mich
I'm looking for a good video camera under $600 to record an instructional DVD. It will be on a tripod, so it's not going to really need the ability to film sports or anything. Just good quality video and color. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
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Pretty much any camcorder in this price range will provide similar video quality - though personally, I would suggest you stay with miniDV tape based camcorders because miniDV tape - specifically the DV format stored to the tape - does not compress the digital video data as much a a hard disc drive (HDD) or flash memory based camcorder in the same range.
Your biggest issue will be to have good lighting on your side. I think the Panasonic PV-GS320, Sony DCR-HC52 and Canon ZR900 and ZR930 are good candidates. With the GS320 and HC52, you should also include a field recorder for the audio - M-Audio, Zoom, Edirol and others make decent units. This is because the GS-320 and HC52 do not have a mic-jack. You want to get the mic as close as possible to the person speaking - so in this case, that means getting the camcorder close for the built-in mics. When you edit the video, replace the camcorder audio with the audio from the field recorder.
The ZR900 and ZR930 have a mic jack (in addition to their built-in mics), so mic placement does not need to coincide with camcorder placement.
Since you should be editing, a DVD based camcorder immediately drops from the list and should not be considered.
Pretty much any camcorder in this price range will provide similar video quality - though personally, I would suggest you stay with miniDV tape based camcorders because miniDV tape - specifically the DV format stored to the tape - does not compress the digital video data as much a a hard disc drive (HDD) or flash memory based camcorder in the same range.
Your biggest issue will be to have good lighting on your side. I think the Panasonic PV-GS320, Sony DCR-HC52 and Canon ZR900 and ZR930 are good candidates. With the GS320 and HC52, you should also include a field recorder for the audio - M-Audio, Zoom, Edirol and others make decent units. This is because the GS-320 and HC52 do not have a mic-jack. You want to get the mic as close as possible to the person speaking - so in this case, that means getting the camcorder close for the built-in mics. When you edit the video, replace the camcorder audio with the audio from the field recorder.
The ZR900 and ZR930 have a mic jack (in addition to their built-in mics), so mic placement does not need to coincide with camcorder placement.
Since you should be editing, a DVD based camcorder immediately drops from the list and should not be considered.
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