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01-21-2006, 08:23 AM
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hey whats one of the best cameras our there for independent film making good lighting capture high def
i wanna shoot night movies so yea i would really appreciate your help thanks
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01-21-2006, 09:02 AM
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Affraid thats a bit of a vauge discription. From what I have heard the sony's seem good. There is also a small JVC HD camera out. Have a look Here.
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01-21-2006, 04:36 PM
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I would argue that 'good lighting' is not the realm of the camera.
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01-21-2006, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Mills I would argue that 'good lighting' is not the realm of the camera. | Floods do just the job  . If you want lighting then you would need to buy a mountable light for the camera (about £70)
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02-07-2006, 02:05 PM
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i need buying advice too... i found a list on this site explaining all the differant formats but i cant find it now...
i was wondering whats the major differance between digital8 and miniDV.
i've just bought a SONY DVD camera (DCR-DVD92E), thought it was a snatch at £349.50...
put it this way... its going back!
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02-07-2006, 02:39 PM
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Digital 8 was a stop gap to DV proper. Same data recorded onto a hi 8 tape, but as others have said it's an old cruddy format and best avoided unless it's a really good s/h deal, like 50 quid.
I think you are wise to take the dvd camera back and swap it for a DV model.
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02-07-2006, 02:47 PM
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I'll second that... forget about Digital8. It's a dinosaur.
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02-07-2006, 08:28 PM
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how would somthing like this be.... http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProdu...ory=CAM+MiniDV
and can someone shed some light on i-link.... do i need some kinda special card in my computer or one of those boxes with the conposites on....
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02-07-2006, 09:13 PM
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iLink is Sony's name for Firewire aka IEEE1394.
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thanks.... strange bunch at sony!
