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my opinion is 12mp point and shoots should be 8mp so the little sensors they have dont generate as much noise
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EDIT: for sharp images you need a sharp lens, so look at lens quality first, megapixels only matter if you wish to crop your images alot or do big prints.
dont get conned into more megapixels means better pictures….if the lens is soft you will just get more mega pixels of softness……
Well, I don't know what brand of camera you have.
If you are absolutely sure it's not in the manual, how about you try Googling it… or go to the brand name website. If it doesn't say anything on their website or on Google, you can try calling a contact number (should be on the website) and just quickly ask them. They should be able to help you out.
I have enjoyed it very much
YES they do.. Very good point man!
I was kind of one-track minded when I made this like two or three years ago haha..
Handheld really does work great though for fight stuff.. The Office and a lot of TV shows use it these days too! It’s good stuff!
You probably need to use high capacity NmH (Nickel Metal Hydride ) batteries. I have a Cannon Digital, and a set of Alkalinse is good for about 15 pictures. With the High Capacity NmH batteries, I get about 60.
What is extreme low budget? It would have been really helpful if you could have told us how much you budgeted for equipment. Trying use a digital camera with video capability is going to give you very crappy and shaky video with even crappier sound. If you want the best audio possible with decent video (640 x 480) then I would recommend the Samson Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder for about $250.00. This little device has a professional level stereo microphone so you will capture great audio. If you are looking at something with HD capability then I would recommend the Sanyo Xacti VPC-TH1 for about $230.00. The Sanyo will give you more flexibility and better picture (720p) with decent sound. Trying to spend less $250.00 for equipment to record even a low budget film will result in totaly wasted video and sound. You also have to remember time is money and after spending all that time and effort shooting the film you end with really crappy video and sound…..well you do the math.
There are film (some technophobes call them analog) and digital cameras.
There's nothing more or less "professional" about film or digital. It's just a personal (or financial) choice everyone has to make for themselves. I used film and love the pictures I got from it, but I believe my digital pictures are every bit as good.
Digital sensors reproduce pictures more like slide/transparency film than print/negative film. If you've never shot slides, it can be a more difficult adjustment for many.
The only type of picture that film is significantly better/different than digital is black & white. B&W film is made with silver chunks that give a unique look that is very difficult for digital to reproduce.
If you want the closest to film look, you'll need a D-SLR with a CMOS sensor (all the new Nikons, D5000 and above as well as Canon & most Sonys).
The biggest advantages for digital are 1) less wasted materials & chemicals and 2)easily switching light sensitivities (ISO) for bright & dark.
I use a Nikon D300 and love it.
yeah man planned stuff can look great..
but if you’ve got an idea down and now what you want as far as story goes you can make it happen all on the fly.. it can be tough though…
This may sound obvious, but you should look for price, quality and function. Are you looking for a small compact camera, or is a larger, bulkier DSLR for you? Is a 3x zoom good enough for you, or do you need to the ability to change lenses?
In terms of quality, most camera manufacturers will advertise the number of pixels (megapixels) for a particular camera. This number gives the number of pixels ("dots" making up an images) of an image captured by the camera at its highest resolution. Of course, the higher the number, the better, especially if you are going to crop or create large prints of the image. However, this number does not tell the whole story, as the quality of the image is ultimately determined by the quality of the optics and the sensor itself. Focus, color, etc. all play a roll in picture quality. Because of this, I would tend to lean towards a known brand (Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, etc.) Note that the more pixels an image has, the more memory it will require to store that image. More on this below.
Function is the other factor. Is video capture important to you? Many compact point and shoot cameras have this feature. Note that, though this feature is convienent, I have found that the quality of the video pales compared to a dedicated camcorder. Need the ability to swap lenses? Then I would consider a DSLR. Though bulkier (and more expensive) than point and shoots, the quality of the images taken by DSLRs tend to be better.
If you are coming from the film world, you should be aware that digital cameras are notorious for relatively long lag times. Lag time is the time between the time you press the shutter release button to the time the photo is actually taken. This is due to technical reasons. Look for cameras with the smallest lag time. DSLRs tend to have very small lag time compared to point and shoots, though advances have been made in this area. Also, check for the cameras start-up time; the time it takes for the camera to get ready for the first shot when first turned on.
Since you will be travelling, I would get a decent sized memory card. Whatever camera you get would probably not be packaged with a card of sufficient size. I would recommend at least 1GB. All cameras take memory of a particular format (SD, Compact Flash, xD, Smart Media). The maximum memory available may be limited by the format of the memory. For example, the largest capacity for SD cards I've seen to date is 4GB, while Compact Flash may go up to 8GB and beyond. Though its been a while since I've seen one, I would avoid cameras using Smart Media, as the maximum memory limit is inherent in the camera.
The number of photos you can take with a card is determined by
the size of your memory card and the size of each image stored by the camera. Most cameras will give you a choice of storing images in raw, uncomressed format, or in compressed jpeg. Unless you are a professional photographer, you are probably going to use your camera in jpeg mode. On top of this, many cameras will allow you to control the compression/quality level. Of course, the higher the compression factor, the lower the quality of the image. For reference, on my Nikon D50 DSLR, a 6.1 megapixel image in normal quality takes up 1.5Mb, while an image on my 2.3 megapixel Fuji takes up .5Mb.
Battery life is important. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to find out the number of shots a camera can take on a single charge, though you may find ancedotal reports on certain models. Again, DSLRs tend to have longer battery life, as you don't use the LCD display to frame your picture. For reference, I can usually take about 50 shots on my point and shoot, vs. 500 shots on my DSLR, both with significant flash use. You may consider getting a spare battery.
To summarize my advice:
+ Right price range…
+ Point and Shoot or DSLR?
+ Stick to brand names in the industry (unless you had phenomenal experience with an unknown brand…)
+ High megapixels (and good optics) = higher resolution photos, but eats more memory
+Short lag time and startup time.
+Avoid cameras taking SmartMedia.
Good luck, and happy travelling!
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pretty good video. I think I am going to start doing some planned out stuff with different shots.
there’s nothing wrong with handheld filming it depends entirely on what point you’re trying to make to your audience. Tripod is good and so is handheld. Obviously if you’re a one man show a tripod is essential though.
my suggestion
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it will answer all your questions
Handheld camera works for action/ fight scenes, watch a Michael Bay movie
what camera do you use?
Used a GZ-HD7 high def camcorder for this video :)
I got it back in 2006 for $1200, so by now it is bound to be cheaper I’m sure haha
almost all of them
polaroid camaras are great
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