Camera / Camcorder, I need something proper, to capture my video |
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Camera / Camcorder, I need something proper, to capture my video |
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Oct 12 2016, 12:31 PM |
One thing I would advise is to get the widest angle lens you can, 28mm equivalent if possible. I used my sills camera for a long time and it has 28-100 equivalent lens. When I bought a camcorder off eBay I didn't think about it and I have to have it further than arms reach away. Not a major hassle but when I get another one I'll be sure it has wide angle lens.
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Oct 13 2016, 05:18 PM |
I'd go 1080p You have wad of options. Honestly, a nice web cam will do the trick and give you 1080p HD such as the better ones from LOGITIECH. For less than $150 you can get their new "wide angle" pro web cam.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/12131?crid=34 But, it's still a web cam, and has cheaper glass/lense than a "real" camera/handy cam would have. So if you are looking for a bit better quality, I'd say look at a used HD/HDV handy cam on ebay that has a remote control that will allow you to start/stop recording and zoom in using optical and not "digital" zoom. Digital zoom is fakery. It always looks worse than "optical" zoom as optical zoom is using the lense and digital zoom iis faking it If you have firewire on your computer, or can add a firewire card, you can buy a used Canon HD or Sony HD cam for a crazy low price and have full HD with good glass/lense and a remote control with optical zoom. I use mine to record directly to the computer and skip the transfer step of moving data around with memory cards or what not. I'm currently using a CANON HV30. You can get these for about $150 on Ebay. Here is a list of sold listings showing actual prices paid. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&a...=p2045573.m1684 If you don't mind moving the video around to computer on a memory card/stick, then you can get pretty much any Canon/Sony/JVC handy cam that is 1080p and comes with a remote control. In the under 500 range, there are many to choose from and the feature set is very similar so I can't think of on unit that sticks out in particular. They are pretty similar imho. Can you get to a store to try a few out? Or are you geographically isolated? Todd |
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