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Production quality camera?
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i need a better cam than i have
my friend and i are starting a small production company (link in my sig) and we need a better camera
should i go for High-def?
if so, i know hard-drive is lame, is mini-disk ok?
i have a sony net cam now and an 8GB card
i could put the card in a better sony cam
if not hd, what would be my best bet for decent quality?
my budget is whatever works, but i cant spend much over a grand
i'd prefer to spend less than $500 because i get paid like $63 ish a weekend + whatever we make from merch
do the math, i dont want winter to be over before i have a decent camera
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You're gonna have to spend more than 500 bucks on a camera to get production quality.
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this i know
i'm willing to spend more (a sony hd mini-dv one i like is $1100), but i'm trying to see what my options are
but i don't have $2300 to spend, unless people buy a shitload of 8 dollar hats
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Best bet it to pick up a 3ccd camera like a canon gl2 or a sony vx2000 or pani gs500 on ebay used.
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this is just the way i look at things but in my opinion if you are starting a film company the first thing you need is some good talent, ride the park meet some kids and just have fun. if you use a regular sony handycam (around 400) you can decide if you like filming as well as get pretty decent quality. you can also do a good job editing and you wont break the bank and then if you decide filming is what you like then you spend the big bucks but dont do it right off the bat.
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Just remember. It's not the camera that makes it production quality. The operator is. I hate when kids say they NEED a good camera yet they know absolutely nothing about them or how to use them. I can already tell you know nothing about them, I have no clue if you have actual talent or not so don't think I'm just talking to you.
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^wait are you talking to me or the kid that made the thread?
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well we already have plenty of people and locations to film, and i've been filming various things for years, but my old camera broke and my current one is tiny
i do know a fair bit about cameras, but i dont know if mini-disk would be too sketchy to shoot action shots with, and i dont know know what most people would consider decent video quality
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i dont really know much about cameras, but a lot of the canon hv20 and hv10 videos i see are pretty good
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http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665294448
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665294474
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those any good?
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maybe both, but probably the kid who made the thread. The camera operater should know how to use the manny features in order to get the best looking shot. You can manipulate your computer to capture it in true quality rather than compress it so it comes out looking like it does on the LCD. Even I'm a noob (especially at recording speeds) but I can still work the basic stuff
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if you cant afford a top notch 3ccd HD camera like an hvx, or fx1 or 7 then dont get HD, not worth the extra space it'll take up on your comp and by the time the footage makes it to your dvd it wont be any better quality than you'll get with another 3ccd. best value BY FAR in my opinion is the panasonic dvc30. I dont even know that much about cameras but all my friends have different 3ccds and the dvc30 slays it and you can get them for around a grand.
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i can get the canon hv10 for 500 refurb
worth it?
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Seeing how you don't know too much about production, or filming at that matter, I think you should stick to regular handycams to start with. I have a VX2000 and it took me a while to get in tune with it and discover how to get the best color levels and white balancing that I can. If you don't understand the basic principals of film and operating a camera, your best bet is to stick with a user friendly handycam. Your footage will probably look better that way
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good advice, i'll stick to thecam i have till the end of this movie then maybe buy something over the summer
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umm i'd say you might as well go for a 3ccd now if you can afford it and start trying to master it. even on auto 3ccd is obviously going to look better than a handycam.
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everyones forgetting about the panasonic gs series. get a gs320 if youre short on cash. figure out how to get the settings well and then get good at post production. get adobe premiere pro cs3 and the magic bullet plug ins.
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