What is the best video camera to buy right now for skateboarding/snowboarding/sports/nature etc?

Booneypant

Mostly I want to know what the best camcorder is for skateboarding. From research I think that I should get a flash memory camera. thoughts?

Here's what I want to be good on the camera:
⢠Overall film quality
⢠Motion (will be following skateboarding, fast action)
⢠Low light filming (skateboarding is sometimes filmed at night

I really like the look of the: panasonic hdc-tm300 but its too expensive. If I can't find a cheaper camera that meets my requirements I will wait and spend more money.
also: Canon vixia hf11?

Do you know any site that review videocameras?

I've been checking out, camcorderinfo.com and it looks pretty detailed, have you used it?

Thanks for your input

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Ah man for shooting skateboarding without a doubt the Panasonic High Definition AG-HMC40 AVCHD Camcorder. This baby rocks!! It's lightweight easy to use and shoots in true HD 1920x1080. the video image is outstanding and can't be beat in my view.

The best part is with high capacity SD cards...you just drop your files when your ready to edit the video and the old way of doing video capture is left in the dust and gone extinct. Video capture on PC was a pain in the butt anyways and being able to drag and drop HD video clips from an SD card into a folder start editing is priceless and saves a ton of time..

Here's a video review of this camera

What is the best camera to buy that you can take pictures for sports?

Michael

I want a camera with a great zoom. I don't want the picture to be blury. And I want it to be able to change lenses so like if u want greater zoom you can put it on the camera. Plz Help... o yea one more thing it has to be able to take pics in motion. Thanks :)

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You did say what is the best camera...

Sports photography is perhaps one of the most taxing activities for any camera system. You have fast action, long distances, sometimes coupled with low light that spells trouble for anything but the most capable systems.

If you want interchangeable lenses, you are going to want a DSLR, such as a Nikon D3s - which has perhaps the best low light performance at high ISOs, and couple that with a 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom, and perhaps a fixed 400mm f/2.8. Be aware though that you are looking at $18k for this camera and the two lenses.

You need fast lenses, and anything slower than f/2.8 will not cut it.

The D3s does not take video. You have to make your mind up whether you want great photos for sports or video.

Now if you don't want the best solution, you can save some money, but make sure that you have a camera with the following:

1. DSLR is all but required as the shutter lag is minimal, as well as the intra-frame delay (which allows you to shoot in continuous mode).

2. A camera known as having good high-ISO performance. Some DSLRS simply do better than others in this regard. But this is not as much of an issue if you are shooting outdoor daytime sports, especially for slower sports (for auto racing - get the best high-ISO performance you can get).

3. The fastest zoom lens you can afford. For many, that means a 70-200mm f/2.8, but even those are in the $1k~$2k range, depending on if you go with a 3rd party or camera brand lens. While the 70-200 may sometimes be a bit short, you might be able to get closer.

If you are shooting outside daylight only, say at a slow paced game such as baseball, you might be able to get away with a 70-300mm f/4~5.6, But here, you will want something with image stabilization as unless you can bring a monopod into the game, you will be using the camera hand-held. Again, if you are shooting fast sports such as auto racing, a slow lens like the 70-300mm f/4~5.6 is going to be marginal.

Even with the less capable setup, expect to spend $2k~$3k.

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Is there a difference between shutter speed and frames per second?

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kobe_b_roc

I am thinking of buying a Sony DCR VX2100. This is my first good video camera I have ever purchased. It has a10,000th of a second shutter speed. Does that mean 10,000 frames per second? If its not, how can I find out the FPS on the camera. I'll be using it for extreme sports so I need to be able to have a very smooth slow motion. Thanks to anyone who can help.

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The frame rate is the number of frames the camera takes in a second.

The shutter speed is the amount of time it takes for the camera to take each frame.

Television frame rates are standardized, and will remain the same if you change the shutter speed. NTSC-format video runs at 29.97 fps, and PAL and SECAM-format video run at 25 fps. It depends on what part of the world you're working in. There are also HD formats at different frame rates. The DCR-VX2100 only shoots standard-definition video, so it will shoot at one of those two frame rates, depending on where you are.

Again, frames per second is the number of pictures the camera takes in a second. Shutter speed is how quickly the camera takes each picture. So, let's say you're in an NTSC-format country. You decide to shoot with a 1/100 shutter speed. The camera will shoot 29.97 frames every second, and every frame will be shot in 1/100th of a second. In other words, the "shutter" will "open" for 1/100th of a second to shoot each frame. It will do this 29.97 times every second.

At faster shutter speeds (1/250, 1/500, etc.), the camera still shoots 29.97 frames every second, but it opens the shutter for 1/250th or 1/500th of a second for every frame it shoots.

Faster shutter speeds are good for action shots, such as sports. You get less motion blur at faster shutter speeds, but you need more light because of the short amounts of time the shutter opens to let light in.

In short, frame rates won't change unless you're willing to invest thousands more for specialty super-slow-mo cameras that are sometimes used at professional sporting events or on shows like "MythBusters" that are taping things like bullets and explosions. Still, you should be able to get smooth slow-motion at standard frame rates if you use good editing software.

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Can you guys help me think of a video camera?

Jayiee :D

I want to start saving up for a fairly professional video camera, but one that's not too expensive. Is there a video camera that's cheap but still worth buying. Because I don't want to dig up $1000 bucks and buy something I don't like. Even though I could sell it, it just isn't worth the trouble. I love making pro movies, and if anyone could help me that would be great :)

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47K 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 24xOptical Zoom â Black is fantastic. I am a complete amateur who wants to learn more about photography. I have owned several point & shoot cameras, and have never been completely satisfied with the quality of the photos. This was a big upgrade for me and I am extremely satisfied thus far. This camera is sturdy, easy to use, and has taken great photos so far. It has a lot of different settings, but has been easy enough for a novice like me to use. The zoom is amazing as well as the sports setting. It has allowed me to take great candids of my children while they were playing in the backyard.

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What is a good video camera to buy?

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Nick

I want to start making music videos and I will be shooting a lot outside and sometimes at night so I was wondering what a good video camera would be that could please be at most 100 dollars. I would appreciate great quality HD. Thats about it, thank you!

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HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.

Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.

MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video.http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm

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Best video quality from a camera or camcorder for a $1000 dollars?

Matt Turne

I have a $1000 dollars and I want to buy a video camera what is the best quality camera for that price? It doesn't matter if its a picture camera that has video.

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Consumer level HD camcorders have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer level HD camcorders all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.

With a MiniDV tape camcorder, record 60 or 90 minutes ( camcorder settings), 90 seconds or less to change a tape and record for 60 or 90 more and repeat till you run out of tapes.

You can get a Canon ZR960 for $250. It is a MiniDV tape camcorder, has a Mic jack. You need a firewire (IEEE1394) card ($25 to 30) for the computer and a firewire cable (less than 10) to be able to transfer video to your computer. To say this is not HD, think about this. It would cost in excess of $3500 to get a HD camcorder that could equal the video Quality of a $250 Canon MiniDV tape camcorder.

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