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qyleberry
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What does a higher quality camera give you? Does video editing software matter more than the camera?

These are two really nooby questions, but I am curious because I make ski edits with my phone.

If I post an edit to YouTube using a phone app (viva video) to put the video together, the video will be in very low quality. I then found wevideo and put another video together and posted that to youtube and the quality goes from 450 to 720...

The quality of the video increased a lot just by using a different editing software, and the software I used isn't even good software...

So basically what I am asking is couldn't you just get better editing software to make the good edit and not worry about buying an expensive camera?


I'm obviously a noob at the whole cinematography and photography thing so if someone could explain that would be great!
Nov 30 2015 12:55AM
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eheath
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Thats not really how it works at all.

Basically, there is a floor to camera equipment. A basic HD camera and maybe a cheap tripod or stabilizer will be just as good as a $10k setup in the hands of an inexperienced film maker.

What I'm saying is buy the minimum of your equipment and practice, thats how you get a better video, not equipment or video editing software.

Basic software will produce the highest quality video from your given camera, thats the answer to your second question.
Nov 30 2015 2:27AM
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qyleberry
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eheathThats not really how it works at all.

Basically, there is a floor to camera equipment. A basic HD camera and maybe a cheap tripod or stabilizer will be just as good as a $10k setup in the hands of an inexperienced film maker.

What I'm saying is buy the minimum of your equipment and practice, thats how you get a better video, not equipment or video editing software.

Basic software will produce the highest quality video from your given camera, thats the answer to your second question.


Ok I see what you mean... So become experienced with what I am using now, and then buy a actual camera?

I have a tripod, a phone, a chromebook, and wevideo.

So I obviously have a very shitty setup.

So I guess what I am asking is when do I upgrade?
Nov 30 2015 10:35AM
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qyleberry
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And if I did ever upgrade, would I just get a gopro? Or would I get something different?

I am interested in astrophotography and making sequences and time lapses, along with taking videos of skiing.

Is there a camera that can do all of that?

Can a gopro do all of that?
Nov 30 2015 11:29AM
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eheath
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qyleberryAnd if I did ever upgrade, would I just get a gopro? Or would I get something different?

I am interested in astrophotography and making sequences and time lapses, along with taking videos of skiing.

Is there a camera that can do all of that?

Can a gopro do all of that?


Step 1: do some research, there is a plethora of information on the internet, blogs websites etc.

That being said, for filming ski stuff, a gopro is a great place to start. If you're actually interested in astrophotography, you'd need a real dslr or mirrorless camera to do so.
Nov 30 2015 12:48PM
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qyleberry
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eheathStep 1: do some research, there is a plethora of information on the internet, blogs websites etc.

That being said, for filming ski stuff, a gopro is a great place to start. If you're actually interested in astrophotography, you'd need a real dslr or mirrorless camera to do so.


Ok, thank you for all the help!
Nov 30 2015 1:02PM
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