I'm making some videos for the internet on a very low budget and am having trouble finding a suitable camera. I need something a step up from a webcam or a Flip HD.
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posted by brenton
on Feb 6, 2013 -
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Buying advice for audio equipment that can be used for both home video and for field recording?
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posted by facetious
on Feb 17, 2012 -
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What's the best method to convert a Sony Handycam .mpg to something that will play on an old Mac OS 10.4?
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posted by jabo
on Aug 16, 2011 -
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I'm looking to get a video camera, specifically a quick, durable thing for using with and around a new baby. Super bonus points for being water proof. Details and thoughts inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jul 22, 2011 -
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I recently got a nice camcorder (
this one) as an early Father's Day present. I've got the basic operation down but really know nothing about shooting video. What suggestions do you have to help me make my home movies better?
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posted by TedW
on May 31, 2011 -
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We want to record students giving presentations and give them a copy of the video afterwards for later review. The camera would be fixed in some way to the room (either to the ceiling or one of the walls) and connected to a computer where the recording would be done. What kind of camera would work? Can this be done on the cheap (as in not in the thousands of dollars)? If not, what alternatives exist?
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posted by Memo
on Sep 1, 2010 -
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I have a Kodak Zi8 mini camcorder, which shoots HD footage in Quicktime format. I'm having difficulty editing the video afterwards. Can you help?
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posted by hot soup girl
on Aug 21, 2010 -
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I have a camcorder and Adobe Premiere. I'm working on this video project where I want to replace the movement of mouths and change up the dialogue from old movies. Something akin to
these etrade commercials (except, of course, not as technically tight). How can I most ably accomplish this?
posted by Christ, what an asshole
on Apr 8, 2010 -
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Does anyone know of or recommend a good flash-memory hi-def camcorder that has AV input? (ie it can also record regular/analogue video from another source, like a VCR does, though obviously it won't be in HD).
Something like the Aiptek A-HD+ meets the flash/HD/AV-in criteria, but I'm hoping to find something with better optics/zoom/stabilization.
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posted by -harlequin-
on Jan 7, 2010 -
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I’m looking to buy a compact, flash-based, HD-capable camcorder with the ability to shut off automatic controls such as white balance and auto-focus.
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posted by bondcliff
on Dec 14, 2009 -
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Do you know of any camcorders or portable video recorders with composite (analog) input?
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posted by jstech
on Oct 24, 2009 -
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I have a Sony DCR-DVD92 video camcorder that records video on DVD-Rs. I have finalized the disc on the camera and I'm trying to capture the video onto my PC for storage/editing, but the camera doesn't seem to connect to my PC, and my PC DVD player doesn't seem to recognize the mini DVD-Rs that the camera uses.
Any suggestions?
posted by Alexdan4
on Oct 14, 2009 -
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I have a Canon PowerShot G10 taking great pictures and VGA-resolution videos. I'm now looking for a video camera that will allow me to capture videos in HD. Any ideas?
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posted by remi
on Jun 27, 2009 -
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Why exactly do videos shot on consumer grade MiniDV camcorders generally look like bad home movies as compared to that of high-end professional MiniDV cameras? What are the relevant differences between them?
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posted by iamisaid
on May 3, 2009 -
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[video camera hardware hacking filter] Is there a way to hack/homebuild a p2 card for the Panasonic p2 system? How would I enlist help in this endeavor?
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posted by history is a weapon
on Mar 1, 2009 -
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I'm thinking of buying a camcorder. My requirements are slightly unusual: I would like one that does all the "bells and whistles" stuff (image stabilisation, auto light balance, H.264 compression etc). But I also want to be able to turn off all the clever stuff and access the "raw" video. Any recommendations? Hard disk/SD recording is a must, high definition would be good.
posted by handee
on Nov 21, 2008 -
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What currently available video cameras will record to a commonly viewable digital format (ie. something Quicktime supports with no additional add-ons) AND has a microphone input jack?
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posted by wuntu
on Oct 5, 2008 -
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I'm in the market for an inexpensive (under $1000) camcorder but every spec on any camera brings up a thousand questions. 3CCD? CMOS? HD? HDV? MiniDV? BluRay? File formats? Still shots? Help!
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posted by zardoz
on Sep 29, 2008 -
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I'm looking for a fairly-inexpensive ($100 - $200, ideally) tripod for shooting video. Any recommendations?
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posted by jacobian
on Aug 6, 2008 -
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I'm looking for a new camcorder to record role-playing sessions in corporate training programs.
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posted by quidividi
on Aug 1, 2008 -
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I'm looking for a very small camcorder with decent image quality. I got the
Panasonic SDR-S7, which is a great size, but the video quality is just a step above YouTube, and I'm thinking of returning it.
Is it possible to get better image quality out of an equally tiny (or nearly as tiny) camera? Any recommendations?
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posted by yankeefog
on Jul 30, 2008 -
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Why does TV video appear so different than that which is produced with normal video camcorder?
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posted by torpark
on Jul 27, 2008 -
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I'm looking for an alternative to the Flip Video that doesn't
shimmy the video when I move it side to side.
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posted by the_W
on Jun 22, 2008 -
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I run help sessions for math students at my local university. I'd like to start videotaping them and allowing my students to view the recordings on the web.
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posted by Proginoskes
on Jun 12, 2008 -
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VideoFilter: I have a ton of .mpg video files out of my camcorder. I would like to join them together as one file. It doesn't work using the copy command, I'm assuming because of embedded file data that messes up the indexes within the video footage.
Is there a program that will take them and join them together quickly? I don't want to edit them, just join them. So far the only options I've found is to import them all to Avid or Vegas and let it re-render it as a whole which takes forever. The second option was some cheesy software I found that did it but it also took 30 minutes for 10 minutes of footage to join, which seems ridiculous. Does anyone in out there have a blackbelt in video-fu and can help me?
posted by damiano99
on Apr 25, 2008 -
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I have several old MiniDV tapes, but no camcorder. Is there any hardware I can buy that I can plug into my PC and let me download the video? Is there anything compatible with Linux?
posted by icheyne
on Feb 28, 2008 -
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I just bought a Canon HV-10 HD camcorder, but importing it into my new iMac is painfully slow. Is it the camcorder, or the computer, or iMovie?
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posted by burhan
on Jan 1, 2008 -
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Video enthusiasts and professionals I need suggestions for a camera that will be used primarily to record fencing matches. (this question asked on behalf of my father)
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posted by Grod
on Sep 4, 2007 -
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Help me lust after new video cameras. OK,my trusty Canon Mv850i just bit the dust and in September I start a Fine Art degree course in Film and Video. Put those two ideas together...
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posted by merocet
on Jul 4, 2007 -
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I'm in need of expert video equipment and editing software recommendations. I need to purchase a videocam primarily for recording tutorials. 50% of the shooting will be in an office setup focused mainly on the speaker sitting at a desk, 50% will be in a shop filming welding type machinery.
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posted by jpozadzides
on Jan 31, 2007 -
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