Re: Video Camera

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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