Camcorders for shooting content.....

curiousbunny · 05-10-2005, 04:43 PM

Did everyone start shooting content with 2k camcorders?
Can you shoot good content with a Panasonic 3-ccd gs150 camcorder for starters? :extat:

Main Features
Recordable Media Type: MiniDV

General Features
CCD: 3 CCD, 2.3 Megapixels
Digital Zoom: 700x

Focus Control: Manual, Automatic
Image Stabilization: Electronic

LCD Display: 2.5 Inch
Optical Zoom: 10x

Removable Memory Type: Secure Digital

Inputs / Outputs
USB Port Connection: USB

Convenience
Format MiniDV
LCD screen size 2.5''
Remote control Yes
Viewfinder Color
Inputs and outputs
Analog input No
Power
Battery size/type Info unavailable
Picture quality
Zoom 10x optical, 700x digital
Megapixel Yes
Built-in light No
Image stabilization Yes
Digital still capability

**basschick** · 05-10-2005, 04:59 PM

http://www.dvspot.com/reviews/panaso...ew/index.shtml
have you checked it here? you can see - and hear - videos shot on it, plus see their shake test video, etc.

curiousbunny · 05-10-2005, 05:08 PM

Thanks ! didnt know of that site and the reviews and video demos of that cam are great !

**basschick** · 05-22-2005, 03:38 AM

i just got the panasonic gs250 - the big brother of the cam you were talking about.

so far, i can tell you that -

it's painfully easy to use
the quality of the video is very good
the learning curve isn't bad

on this one, the image stabilization is quite good.

curiousbunny · 05-22-2005, 05:04 AM

sweet ! thanks for the info
hopefully soon ill have time 2 shop 4 one and actually use it.

**CJ-KJCash** · 05-22-2005, 05:07 AM

I am currently using a JVC cam and it is great. Fits right into the palm of my hand for those up close and personal shots, the quality of the video and sound it great.

**basschick** · 05-22-2005, 05:18 AM

which jvc are you using?

**CJ-KJCash** · 05-22-2005, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by basschick

which jvc are you using?

It is the GR-DVP8EK

**gaybucks_chip** · 05-22-2005, 02:42 PM

A lot of our early stuff was shot on a single-CCD Canon camcorder. Granted, it was originally a high end camcorder, but today's $500 camcorders are probably better quality than our first camcorder was.

Nonetheless, the scenes shot with our original camcorder still look decent on DVD. You can definitely tell which ones were shot with the new DVX-100a ($3000+) but honestly, I think you'd do fine with the GS-150; we're going to buy a 250 soon for B-roll and filler footage.

**basschick** · 05-22-2005, 04:03 PM

i found there were wiggly edges in the video i saw by the 150 - that's why i went with the 250. (i'm sure they're not called wiggly edges, but i don't know what they are really called). it was fairly noticeable here
http://www.dvspot.com/reviews/panaso...ew/index.shtml

i guess being in a well lit room with just a guy or two might make this a lot less of a problem...

basement · 05-23-2005, 02:25 AM

Curious bunny that cam will be fine for the internet. Think how highly compressed your final product is going to be. I have been shooting for several years now with sony single ccd cam trv6.

**basschick** · 05-23-2005, 02:33 AM

true, but not ALL video is as small or highly compressed.

check this sample video out - go to
http://www.muscle-worship.com/muscle-movie.html
and click on broadband. it makes me rethink my entire theory about video size for websites.