SO after weeks of wondering wish camera to get, and getting advise from very nice and experienced people i think i made up my mind on what camera im getting, but im not just getting the camera... im also adding a few things to it wish is what is going to make my purchase even better... please tell me if you i think i got something really good going here.
So there camera im getting is the
Canon HG10
And the features im adding are these
Azden
SMX-10 Directional Stereo Camera Microphone
Impact
816 3-Section Tripod with 3-Way Fluid Effect Head (Quick Release)
and i was also thinking about adding a the lens below, but thats going to be and extra $200.... do you guys think is worth it ? does it make alot of difference ?
Canon
WD-H43 43mm 0.7x Wide Angle Converter Lens
Now without the Lens it would be a total of $876
and with the lens it owuld be a total of $1,076
What do you guys think i should do ? buy the lens or not ?
and is the combination i made any good ?
Thanks guys
-J
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most owners of HD Cameras recommend the Canon HV20 (Dv ) .HG10 is AVCHD Format
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You need a program that will be able to work with AVCHD...
I would stick with mini-dv if you want to edit......
Also any HD cam, whatever they are, require mucho horsepower of your computer and programs that can "handle" it.. -
If you want to edit extensively then go for the HV20 instead. It records mpeg-2 to mini-DV, down converts to DV is required, and is still the better camera. AVCHD still isn't as edit friendly as it needs to be.
That said, this is still a good camera, and is getting favourable reviews, except for the aforementioned caveats about editing.
And yes, you should get the wide angle lens if you intend to shoot indoors a lot.Read my blog here.
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but is all this edit problem with the hg10 format because of the computer you have or is the format just hard to edit ? cause i have a en HP Enterteinment laptop system... its pretty good 2G RAM, 160g Hard Drive... so i think i should be good right ?
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Originally Posted by thecuban
AVCHD is hard to edit with any computer at the current time and will be the cause of much frustration. If you don't intend to edit much and just plug output into a HDTV or dub unedited to Blu-Ray then this may not be important to you.
If you do want editing flexibility or plan to convert to standard DVD, then you should conside HDV format instead.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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Originally Posted by edDV
ok cool, yeah im looking to do some serious editing so i think i should stay away from the hg10 then -
Stick with MiniDV and the HDV format for now. The HV20 is the best consumer HDV camera for the money. It sports features that hi-end professional cameras offer. You can get it for as little as $699 new.
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Good choice, it is 1080p and 24 FPS Cinema Mode.
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http://www.hv20.com is a good site for lots of help and many DIY tricks for the HV20
Here's a nice clip from the HV20 (color corrected as well)
http://www.vimeo.com/431500/
Keeping your camera steady is as important as any lens or attachment.
Some good hand held and cheap methods of stabilizing your camera:
http://spiderbrace.com/prdemo.html
Also an expensive $800 (but very impressive way to stabilize):
Steadicam Merlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HDUDbeEJw
and some footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKxgpU5FsvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLW4GPMMNKs
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