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Recommend a video camera

  • 15-04-2010 12:22PM
    #1
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking for a budget video camera for two purposes:

    1. To record a series of choral concerts and put the video on the web.

    2. To record students playing musical instruments and singing in a one-to-one classroom situation. This will go on the web too but will mainly be used to study the student's progression over a period of time. For the singers, the audio would have to be of a decent quality.

    I would like to get one that can take an external mic and also has a flash. Any I've read about with the external mic option are pricey.

    Anyone got any ideas?


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  • #2
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    shayser wrote: »
    I'm looking for a budget video camera for two purposes:

    1. To record a series of choral concerts and put the video on the web.

    2. To record students playing musical instruments and singing in a one-to-one classroom situation. This will go on the web too but will mainly be used to study the student's progression over a period of time. For the singers, the audio would have to be of a decent quality.

    I would like to get one that can take an external mic and also has a flash. Any I've read about with the external mic option are pricey.

    Anyone got any ideas?

    Budget?:confused:


  • #3
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    I'd like to try and keep in under €200 if possible. This was recommended to me and I'm tempted but it has no optical zoom.


  • #4
    Trevgg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭Trevgg


    the one you were recomended looks very good


  • #5
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Thanks. Is it a problem that it has no optical zoom?


  • #6
    ciencin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭ciencin


    If you want optical zoom then just get a small mini dv cameras, they go as cheap as €90.
    If you want good sound you will have to get an external mic, cameras in that range will all have the same quality of sound.

    I suggest small cam mini dv cam (shops like pc world, harvy norvan would have these) + Rode VideoMic, good external mic for its price.
    All together around €200

    here is a link to the mic
    http://www.videogear.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=77


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  • #7
    NealB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭NealB


    If you only want to record a couple of things then don't waste cash on amature kit, it will look rotten and sound lousy. Rent semi Pro kit from Film Base, ask for a deal on the price too. You should end up under budget and with really good material. :)


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