Re: Video Camera

Thanks for all the information, I appreciate it. Do you have a recommondation
on a Canon. All my other stuff, printers, digital camera, scanners are all
Canon. I like there products. Not saying that any of the others are bad. Just
want a basic one for taking video's like I mentioned to aid in the training
process and taking video at shows. I am not going to be a professional. I
also don't know anything about video camera's. Learning a lot from John and
Yves though. (Also from the others that answer questions here). I appreciate
the help.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Personally I wouldn't use USB even 2 for video work. Firewire was designed
> specifically for video work, it can cope with the continuous transfer of
> large amounts of data and you can control the cam from the editing software.
> USB2 although speed rated faster than firewire, it is burst speed rather
> than continuous and you'll find you have problems when working with dv-avi
> files. These are the best ones for video work.USB 1.1 will not work with
> video capture in anyway. Cams may be described as having dv/ieee1394 or
> i-link which are all firewire by different names. Any dv cam should have
> firewire.
> Most cams these days have usb for download of stills taken by the memory
> card, which you can't do using the firewire connection.
> I would certainly go with Johns recommendation for Minidv, still the best
> for quality, and as he's already mentioned size, the best thing is to go to
> a shop and handle a few cams and see which you like the feel of and then ask
> for help with those models.
> I'm a canon man, prefering their colour rendition, whereas John having used
> Sony's may well look at a canon image and wonder why it doesn't look right
> to him.
> You ask about accessories, a normal battery, once worn in will last about
> 45/60 mins with the viewfinder and most models you can get a longer lasting
> battery, but beware, bigger batteries mean more weight, which may throw the
> nice balance of the cam out. Get an nd or uv filter, best way to protect the
> lens. A tripod is worth it's weight in gold for nice steady pictues,
> especially if you want to sell people a horse, so get a good one, preferably
> with a fluid head, but if you can't run to that, check them out for rigidity
> and how smooth the pan is.
> Also look for a cam with dv-in, so you can archive your material back to
> tape, still the best and cheapest way for doing this.
> If you get a cam with av-in as well, you can use it for doing things like
> converting vhs tapes to the pc, recording the tv etc.
> Do not be swayed by the vast digital zooms, they are useless.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> Laird of Glencairn
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote in message
> news:OI9sABEPFHA.576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Yes, USB is now coming on camcorder. It is USB 2 and will transfer almost
> as
> > fast as firewire. So no big difference here.
> > If you have a desktop and you have USB 1 port, it will work but the
> transfer
> > will be quite slow. You can purchase a USB 2 card and install it in your
> > computer.
> > Easy enough to do. No software to install. XP will recognize the new card
> > and install it automatically.
> > A major problem with camcorder still remains: using them in low light
> > situation. So if you plan using one for interior photography look closely
> at
> > the reviews on this item.
> >
> >
> > "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:724C1E0B-A448-4835-81D2-F6DFD06B9F8F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Well I can see I have a lot to look at. Is it important to have a
> firewire
> > > port? I noticed on some of the models it just has a usb port.
> > > Thanks for all the information.
> > >
> > > "Yves Alarie" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think you have everything you need as far as hardware and software.
> > Nero
> > > > or Roxio?
> > > > I use Roxio, a friend use Nero. They both get you there. I don't see a
> > big
> > > > difference between the two. Nero may be a little friendlier to use and
> > since
> > > > you have it I would stick with it.
> > > > I don't think I would want to "recommend" a camcorder.
> > > > I have used Sony TRV10, TRV20, TRV50 (these are already discontinued
> > > > models....anything over two years in this field is old and over three
> is
> > > > senile) and very pleased with all three. All are MiniDV. Have been
> > tempted
> > > > with new Sony models recording on DVD instead of MiniDV but the
> quality
> > is
> > > > just not quite there yet. So pick a Canon or a Sony MiniDV in your
> price
> > > > range and right now good very good quality is from $800 to 1200, and
> > good
> > > > quality from $600 to 800.
> > > > I can tell you what I do not like. The pocket size. They are nice to
> > take
> > > > along but I have a hard time working with them. The LCD is just too
> > small
> > > > for me. When shooting video you want to look at the LCD. Particularly
> > when
> > > > you are shooting action, like in your horse shows. A large LCD allows
> > you to
> > > > look at the action on the LCD and even lift your eyes from it to see
> > were
> > > > the action will be going on and move your camcorder smoothly toward
> it.
> > You
> > > > can't do this with a small LCD and you sure can't do this using the
> > > > viewfinder, unless you are a pro camera person.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:4ABA4E3A-15A4-4F7B-AE50-15D483EAD4FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Thanks Yves, yes I do have two DVD drives double layer for burning.
> I
> > do
> > > > have
> > > > > Nero that came with the computer and just got the upgrades to 6.
> > something
> > > > > (they are free updates at their site). I also have Roxio on my old
> > > > computer.
> > > > > Do you think one is better then the other? I can upgrade my Roxio,
> but
> > > > that
> > > > > will be about $50 for the 7.something. Could you recommend a minidv.
> > And
> > > > what
> > > > > are the extra things that I will need. I know you always need
> > something
> > > > extra
> > > > > so everything works. I mean like an extra battery disks (what size)
> or
> > > > > whatever else you would suggest. Thanks for the help.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Yves Alarie" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Here is a good site for camcorder reviews:
> > > > > > http://www.camcorderinfo.com/d/Reviews&level_b=Camcorder.htm
> > > > > > Canon/Sony. Difficult to go wrong with them.
> > > > > > I would certainly go with the MiniDV tape format. Nothing less.
> > > > > > Your computer has all the resources to download the video from the
> > tape,
> > > > > > edit the tape and copy to a DVD disk to distribute the DVD to
> > > > prospective
> > > > > > buyers.
> > > > > > To download the tape to your computer, you just use Movie Maker 2,
> > part
> > > > of
> > > > > > XP, or the software that will be supplied with the camcorder.
> > > > > > To edit the tape (movie) once stored on the computer you again use
> > Movie
> > > > > > Maker 2 or the software that will be supplied with the camcorder.
> > > > > > Now you have a "movie" file on your computer.
> > > > > > You need to copy it to a DVD disk.
> > > > > > To do this you need a DVD drive.
> > > > > > You don't mention that you have such in your computer.
> > > > > > If you don't have this, you will need to purchase such.
> > > > > > Look for an external DVD drive that can be connected to your
> > computer
> > > > via a
> > > > > > Fire Wire port (you need this port to connect your camcorder to
> your
> > > > > > computer in order to download the content of the camcorder tape to
> > your
> > > > hard
> > > > > > drive) or a USB2 port (forget about USB1, too slow for video).
> > > > > > Once you have this DVD drive connected to your computer, you can
> > copy
> > > > the
> > > > > > movie from your hard drive to a DVD disk.
> > > > > > To do this you will need software. Widely used are Roxio and Nero
> > > > copying
> > > > > > software.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:8486F53E-CBF6-4BA2-B07E-A6D8F25EA0F2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > I want to get a Movie Camera. I am partial to Canon. We raise
> and
> > show
> > > > > > > miniature horses. I want the camera to take to shows to take
> video
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > > > events and for training and sending to prospective buyers. Can
> > someone
> > > > > > > suggest a good medium priced video camera and what I need in the
> > way
> > > > of
> > > > > > > software to accomplice this.
> > > > > > > I am using XP Home SP2 Gateway 7200x 1gig mem 200gig hard drive.
> > 3.2
> > > > > > > processor. Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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