Camcorders for a Music Video
Hi! I'm kinda new in this subject so I wanted to know which camcorder is best when recording a music video for a non-profit organisation. I did some research myself and the ones that caught my attention were the HV series. I would like to see your opinions and suggestions. IF possible, under $1000. Thanks in advance
The model is not really that important - any good one will do.
However, you'll need some extra equipment; a tripod, and a good, external microphone, at least - if you intend to record sound on location.
(If everything will be dubbed from existing tracks, no external mike is needed.)
The latest model is HV40
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Many people recommend a card-based camcorder instead of the older tape technology. If you have a computer powerful enough to handle AVCHD (you need more power for that, than editing HDV tape), you might consider a card-type camera.
Everything will be dubbed... I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR 1280 x 720 (29,97, 25 cups) is that good enough for a good quality? And also I have a Nikon Colorpix P100 that's FULL HD (high definition total): 1920x1080 p/30 fps. Is this good quality or should I get better? (I also know that it's not the camcorder/camera that makes a video awesome but I know it does help)
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What do you mean? o.o I don't know much about video production... so I guess I'm asking for help?
Your Canon should do the trick. I'd rather use this and get some extras (tripod, batteries, sound, light).
Don't get too hung up on 1080. What's you output medium?
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Well I was thik of MP4 maybe? or AVI? What do you recommend?
You say it's going to be played on TV. You do it for a TV station? In that case, you should ask the TV station what format they prefer. For in web use, h.264 is the way to go.
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Okay Thank you for your help guys
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