For motion itself, will a new canon point and shoot (digic5) have the same movement quality as the 5d mark 3 (their nice digic 5 slr)? I understand that the lens quality will differ (chromatic aberration, etc), but what about seeing how the video handles movement, skew, and motion? [more inside]
posted by history is a weapon on Jul 2, 2012 - 5 answers

Looking for a gift for my sister and her husband. Their Flip video camera recently died and they want a new portable video camera. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by pahool on Mar 19, 2012 - 7 answers

How can we turn our video cameras into wireless video cameras? [more inside]
posted by Hartster on Jan 4, 2012 - 6 answers

What would be a good camera for shooting close-up video. [more inside]
posted by jabo on Nov 10, 2011 - 3 answers

Why are video cameras used for still shots by news channels (and not digital cameras)? [more inside]
posted by ascetic on Feb 16, 2011 - 10 answers

Help me build the best possible mobile video/audio recording set-up, for under $1,000. [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Jun 2, 2010 - 3 answers

Cheap digital video? Help me do time-motion studies on myself. [more inside]
posted by jon1270 on Mar 19, 2009 - 11 answers

What's a good video/digital camera for a college student on a budget? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on Aug 28, 2008 - 2 answers

Help me figure out the best video/audio recording gear for my company. [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Aug 28, 2008 - 1 answer

My friends just moved into a lovely, renovated duplex. Now they find themselves under surveillance--from their duplex mate. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 17, 2007 - 63 answers

Does this device exist, and if not, how can I modify cheap consumer digicams to create it: A cheap portable digicam that will endlessly record video to some kind of small memory buffer, say enough memory for 1 minute of video, such that I could leave it running for days on the off-chance of it recording something interesting, and when something interesting happened, I just press a "Stop Recording" button, and the last 60 seconds of video are sitting in memory. [more inside]
posted by -harlequin- on Oct 29, 2005 - 13 answers

I'm considering the purchase of one of Panasonic's 3CCD camcorders - is it worth it? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Apr 5, 2005 - 13 answers

I'd like to shoot a series of shorts with security cameras, as well as some with lipstick cameras and the like. Nothing illegal or snoopy - I'm just going for the look itself in some films. Does anyone have any recommendations, or advice from experience?
posted by Sticherbeast on Jan 25, 2005 - 5 answers

I need a wireless security camera system. My requirements are that it be able to support at least 8 cameras, be reasonably high-res, and be able to capture and record streams digitally (not just take still snapshots). Motion sensitive activation is a plus, but not required. Ability to view the streams using a standard web browser is a big plus, but not necessarily required.

Budget is flexible, but I'd like to spend less than $5K total if possible. If that's not realistic (high or low), say so.
posted by Caviar on Oct 7, 2004 - 8 answers

Video geeks: I am looking for either a MiniDV deck, or camera to act as a deck. All the reviews I find on cameras seem to focus on video quality, but I'm in the market for playback features and compatibility. Help? [more inside]
posted by plexiwatt on Jul 1, 2004 - 4 answers

When I record video on my Nikon Coolpix 4500, the sound is a fraction of a second out of sync, which is enough to turn every family video into a kung foo movie. Any suggestions on what might be causing this?
posted by oissubke on Jan 4, 2004 - 2 answers