Camera

I am 14 and I want to be a Movie Director when I get older. I have been looking at cameras for a while now and have bought quite a few, but none have worked well enough. My friends and I make videos for contests and I’ve been trying to introduce myself to the directing world.

Im looking for a camera that is within a reasonable price range, also any video editing software tips would be nice too. I would like to buy a camera that takes pictures and records video, but a camcorder would be fine too.

you can consider buying Sony HDR-FX7 3-CMOS Sensor HDV High-Definition Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
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i am in college and took a script writing class and thought of a really unique idea so me and a few friends are going to start filming and posting are episodes online. i realize that having a studio camera would be the best but i cant afford that. What would be the best available camera for around 1000 dollars or less? i would love an external mic and HD. Im new to video cameras so any advice would help. thanks.

you can consider buying Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
# HDV format delivers high-definition video to miniDV tape
# Genuine Canon 10x HD video lens; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer
# DIGIC DV II image processor; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode
# 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD
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Canon VIXIA HF S10 HD Dual Flash Memory with 32 GB Internal Memory and 10x Optical Zoom
# Capture up to 12 hours of HD video to a 32GB internal Flash drive as well as directly to removable SDHC memory cards
# Genuine Canon 10x HD video lens; DIGIC DV III image processor
# 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer
# Built-in 8.0-megapixel digital camera delivers stunning quality photos
# 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD;
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So my boyfriends birthday is in May and I want to get him something really nice. He really loves to skateboard and is really good at it. But his digital camera got stolen so he can’t record or take anything of him and his friends skating. So I wanna buy him a video camera any suggestions? The amount doesn’t really matter to much

ok, i am also a skateboarder, so hear me out. this is a very controversial subject. ask him how serious he is about making skate videos, and how much his camera was before. if it was in the 1000’s or 2000’s of dollars, that might be what you want to look at. also, make sure it has what he wants and can be customizable, such as fisheyes(type of lens), camera handles, and so on. he might prefer a sd card recorder over a mini dv(little vcr tapes), so be sure to ask him. good luck on your purchase!!!

I have a JVC Digital Video camera (GR-D271). The videos I would like to transfer to my PC are on cassette tapes. The video camera came with a USB cord, but whenever I hook it up, my computer doesn’t seem to recognize it.

I would also like to start recording video on a memory card, but whenever I put the memory card in and go to record, it will only let me take pictures, not record video.

Am I doing something wrong, or do I just need other software…?

The JVC GR-D271 is a miniDV tape based camcorder.

Your computer needs a firewire port. If it does not have one, hopefully it has an expansion slot so you can add one. You also need a firewire cable.

Firewire400, IEEE1394a, DV and i.LINK are all the same thing. USB won’t work (you already know this). USB-firewire adapter/converters won’t work, either.

Connect the firewire cable to the DV port of the camcorder and the firewire port of the computer. Camcorder needs to be in "Play" or "VCR" mode. MovieMaker will capture the video. iMovie will Import the video.

The camcorder manual can be downloaded from JVC:
http://books.jvcservice.com/booklist.asp?Model=GR-D271US
If it is possible to record video to the memory card, instructions to do that would be in the manual – I read through it and did not see anything to support this capability – but I could have just missed it.

Refer to page 45… USB for still image transfer from the memory card; DV for video transfer from the miniDV tape.

I want to make a video tutorial of me doing some stuff with software.

This is for my colleagues, I am showing them how to do a file format conversion.

What would be the best (value for money) digital video camera for this purpose?

I have checked out the stuff from ebay but would never make a purchase without consulting yahoo answers.

Well, if that is the case then I wouldn’t suggest a camera for you at all but rather a program and a microphone. Let me explain, there are freeware programs out there but I’m not sure on what website for sure, first try downloads.com , but they record the output of your video card and turn it into a file that you could edit later. Whatever you do on the screen would be recorded. Then you could add a sound of your voice into the video saying whatever it is that you are doing. If you used a camera to record the computer monitor then it would turn out to be bad quality and be more expense then it is worth.

Officers say this video captured by a Lancaster Community Safety Coalition camera was taken within minutes of an indecent assault in the same area.

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I have a video camera and it is full. I don’t want to delete the films what do I do with the video on the camera?

I store my video on my external harddrive and then I burn them to a DVD.

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I got a flip video camera for christmas instead of the nice professional one my mom was planning on getting me I wanted to do serious film projects but I don’t even think I can use Imovie or anything besides the limiting flip editing system which I know is not accurate. . .

With this one, you can easily capture, edit and share your video like a pro,but it need to pay,if you have interested,just have a look.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Abest-video-editor.com%2F&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
Some useful info:
http://www.squidoo.com/video-editor-master