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I'm going to get a new digital Camera, just wondering if anyone has any ideas on the best one for the mac system.
Thanks Nick
Thanks Nick
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Nick,
Anything with a firewire output (i.e. ANYTHING these days) will work with a Mac. It's just a matter of personal preference of what features you want on the camera itself.
I'm a big fan of my Sony TRV-900, which I paid a lot for 4 years ago... but now they're really cheap. It's a "3-chip" camera, meaning there are 3 CCDs inside grabbing information while you're shooting. 3 chip cameras are better than 1 chip cameras, but they cost more and they are generally a bit larger and have more "pro-sumer" features than a 1 chip camera.
I've never done this, but if I were shopping for a camera, I'd bring a blank tape to the store where they have a large selection of cameras and pop it into each camera. Take a minute of footage and make sure you say the model of the camera you're shooting with. Play with the controls and try shooting lots of different objects near and far away. Then pop the tape out and move on to the next camera. Once you've tried all the cameras, bring the tape home and watch it. See which camera took the best quality footage.
I'm too lazy to look right now, but there are tons of camera review sites on the web. Once you narrow your choice down to two or three cameras, compare the reviews and go from there.
Jim
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i use a Sony VX2000 - its a bit expensive but a truly brilliant camera. As Jim said though anything with a firewire port will do you fine. Macs are by far the best systems for video editing and final cut pro can work with pretty much any camera.
The one thing you want to look out for is the microphone - good quality sound makes a film so much better its untrue - even if its just a short promotional. Most cameras come with truly useless microphones. You could add a decent xzoom mike to it though for about 100-200 euro extra.
All the best
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dv in and out
Just make sure it has DV in and DV out. A lot of shops are still selling old models for cheap that don't have DV in. Which means you won't be able to export your edited film back to the tape in the camera. It's a usefull way of getting your promo to the place that reproduces it, or even for you to reproduce yourself onto vhs.
3ccd is a lot better than 1 ccd, but keep in mind that if your film is just going to vhs then you probably wouldn't notice the difference.Comment
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