Consumer video camera's that do 1 frame recording

[Jabroni4872]

Are there any consumer video camera's that do 1 frame recording for some old school stop-motion animation?

Mark

[edDV]

Are there any consumer video camera's that do 1 frame recording for some old school stop-motion animation?

Mark

None that I know of but you could use the camcorder as a camera and then assemble in an editor.

The better way to do stop frame is connect the camera in live mode and use a stop motion program to cap frames. These show a composited history of frames so you can use it as a guide for figure placement.

I think there is a free or cheap program. Google "stop motion video".

See this article
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/08/three_stopmotio.php

I don't yet see the one I tested before.

Refs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=3a3bc11ceb52c838f2992a07c517eb1bd5db77ab

[Nitemare]

Your best bet would be to use a digital camera and take digital photos.

It seems to me that a tripod and a shutter button on a cable would be all that you'd need.

[lordsmurf]

Your best bet would be to use a digital camera and take digital photos.
It seems to me that a tripod and a shutter button on a cable would be all that you'd need.

Don't even need cables anymore, cheap HongKong-made IR and radio switches now work too. Use a good DSLR with a good lens, otherwise the film will be fuzzy crap.

[hunter99]

A wiki dedicated to the CHDK firmware add-on for Canon's Digic II & Digic III cameras!
Unleash the POWER in your "PowerShot!"
Most Canon point and shoot, as well as the TX1.
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts
Many scripts for intervalometers.
Great for the building storm.
Another of interest, is for motion detection.
Great for lightning and birds at feeders.
I have the Canon TX1 and it works just fine.

http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php#2
CHDK forum.

[lordsmurf]

Very interesting. Thank you.