How to make photos from a digital video camera recording.?

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Rudydoo

We have a Sony digital video camera that records on a small magnetic tape. When we watch recordings of our kids sports events, you can pause the recording and the still image on the TV is fantastic! Is there a way to turn these still images into photographs that can be developed at the drug store? I haven't tried taking a picture of the TV screen yet, we're looking for something a little higher tech.

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Most editing programs will let you do a screen capture. This would be done on the computer.

What kind of video camera should I buy to shoot a sporting event?

Larry

I may be hired to work as a freelance videographer for high school sporting events. The company wants me to use my own equipment to shoot the games, which I am in the process of getting. They recommend I have an HD Prosumer camera. I've done some research, and I saw the Canon VIXIA HF G10 was pretty good and not overly priced. Does anyone have any recommendations about what other types of video cameras I can buy or give any more input about this camera I've look into? Also, is it best to get a camera that has the viewfinder on the side of the camera or on top of it?

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For sports/fast action, generally something that does not do high compression AVCHD. Like a Sony HDR-FX7. Of course, this assumes your computer has a firewire port. If it does not and you are not willing to add one, then the Canon HF G series is decent.

You will also want a tripod (it can double as a monopod is you only extend one leg). You really should not capture video handheld. And your computer may need upgrading (CPU, RAM, fast external hard drive, video editor) to deal with the AVCHD compressed video.

If you are capturing on a bright sunny day, the LCD panel can be difficult to see - so the eyepiece viewfinder is much more useful.

An optional high capacity battery from the camcorder manufacturer is a good idea.

A shoulder-mount rig may be helpful, too.

If someone runs into you and breaks the camera, who pays to fix it?

Good luck.

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What is the best Digital Video Camera on the market right now?

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Swiss Rugg

I am not a professional, I just want to get the best machine for vieoing my kids growing up etc...

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What is your budget?

All miniDV camcorders use firewire to transfer video (from the DV port on the camcorder to the firewire port on your computer). MiniDV tape will provide you the best available video quality.

Pricing camcorders is odd... there are lots of choices from about $300 to $500 for standard definition (DV) palmcorder-handycam types. Like the Canon ZR family and the Sony DCR family.

Then there is a jump to around $700-$800. The Canon HV20, HV30, Sony HDR-HC7 and HC9 do both standard definition (DV) and high definition (HDV) and have external mic jacks and have full manual audio control...

Then there is a jump to $2000 and more...

What equipment is needed to copy old home movies filmed in the 1960's to a DVD?

trcp

I think they are 8MM movie film. Need to know what machine I would need to get to play the tapes on. These films used to be played on movie projectors. These movies are not from camcorders. Would prefer to do it myself since there are about 50 movies. Need advice on how to get started.

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Funny thing... I have a box of single-8mm films (there are two kinds of 8mm... single-8mm, with holes along one side, and double-8mm, with holes along both sides) and an ancient projector here somewhere in my computer room. When I was a little kid, my Dad used to take these films, 6 minutes per roll, in the days before autoexposure, autofocus, and zoom lenses (at least for regular consumers).

You're going to need some kind of projector... single 8 or double 8.. it's not any more complex than that. I have seen these from time to time at yard sales and flea markets -- most people just want to get rid of them. First thing you need to do is figure out which kind you have.

So, with that, there are two basic methods for transfer. Once is I guess fairly obvious: you set up your projector and hopefully a real movie screen (screens have highly reflective bits in them, so you get a better picture than you would with the usual fallback, a white wall). You set your camcorder up, frame it on the projector, and show movies.. that's it.

The other means is essentially the same, but with extra gear... a telecine box. This is a device that routes your projected image onto a bit of diffuse glass or plastic.. kind of in the way rear-projection TVs work. You can get these (or used to be able to, anyway) with camera mounts, and so, you would mount your camera securely in front of the screen, start the projector, and there you go. This is likely to do a better transfer, because it's transmissive.. the light you're recording comes directly from the projector, it's not reflected back, as in the case of the movie screen.

I put an eBay link for a telecine device below.. they're all over eBay. I don't know how well they work, but I rekon better than taping off a screen. If you're lacking the projector, you can find them there, or as I suggested, yard sale/flea market, if you're not a rush.

Finally, if you're interesting in streamling this even more, you could use your camcorder in camera mode, and connect the analog output (if you have one) to a dedicated DVD recorder. Knowing my Dad's results on 8mm, I would want to maintain reasonable editing options, so I would use my camcorders and tape, but I figured I would mention this.

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