Selecting your first video camera is a very exciting experience, and it's understandable that you just want to dive right in and buy whichever one seems right. However, it is important to slow down and take your time. Exploring all the features and what is best suited to you and your capabilities is important: having a camera you do not understand would simply be a nightmare. Choosing your first camera is very difficult and daunting because you have to try to think long term as well, about features that you might grow into as you develop your skills, and also the type of film-making you will be using it for. There is a lot to think about and a variety of choice in the video camera marketplace so it is important to explore your options carefully.
I felt the need to research ways to help me when selecting a camera of my own to make the process simpler and I came across a video blog called how to choose a video camera, it was created by a video production company based in Norfolk. It was really helpful because it made me aware of what features to look out for. The video discuss five important aspects that need to be considered when going to buy a video camera, high definition, its audio capability, recording format and lastly manual control.
I will briefly outline what the video taught me, most video cameras will be able to produce high definition footage. And the terms that you will need to look out for when buying your camera are HD 720 and HD 1080, these are the measurement of pixels that make up the vertical height of the video. Therefore, the more pixels a camera has, the more information there is and therefore the footage will be of higher definition.
It is also crucial to consider the video cameras audio capability, for example, does it have a decent microphone built in? Because if not, you may need to also buy a separate one to pick up better audio, this then creates the issue of needing to ensure that the camera has a microphone jack to plug in an external microphone.
The majority of cameras you are going to be looking at will be tapeless unless you are looking especially for one which would require a tape. However, in most cases HD video cameras will record onto memory cards. This is beneficial for many reasons, to begin with there is less risk of the tape breaking and as a result losing footage. Secondly it also means that there is less noise when recording and finally, the memory cards are reusable, therefore will work out to be cheaper in the end.
Lastly, the recording format, most cameras now a days are tapeless and go straight onto a memory card. Unless you are specifically looking for a tape or film one instead. Memory cards are very beneficial for a numbers of reasons, there is less risk of something going wrong and losing all of your footage, which would be a complete disaster. There is also less noise when recording and finally, they are reusable, meaning it would probably work out cheaper in the long run.
I felt the need to research ways to help me when selecting a camera of my own to make the process simpler and I came across a video blog called how to choose a video camera, it was created by a video production company based in Norfolk. It was really helpful because it made me aware of what features to look out for. The video discuss five important aspects that need to be considered when going to buy a video camera, high definition, its audio capability, recording format and lastly manual control.
I will briefly outline what the video taught me, most video cameras will be able to produce high definition footage. And the terms that you will need to look out for when buying your camera are HD 720 and HD 1080, these are the measurement of pixels that make up the vertical height of the video. Therefore, the more pixels a camera has, the more information there is and therefore the footage will be of higher definition.
It is also crucial to consider the video cameras audio capability, for example, does it have a decent microphone built in? Because if not, you may need to also buy a separate one to pick up better audio, this then creates the issue of needing to ensure that the camera has a microphone jack to plug in an external microphone.
The majority of cameras you are going to be looking at will be tapeless unless you are looking especially for one which would require a tape. However, in most cases HD video cameras will record onto memory cards. This is beneficial for many reasons, to begin with there is less risk of the tape breaking and as a result losing footage. Secondly it also means that there is less noise when recording and finally, the memory cards are reusable, therefore will work out to be cheaper in the end.
Lastly, the recording format, most cameras now a days are tapeless and go straight onto a memory card. Unless you are specifically looking for a tape or film one instead. Memory cards are very beneficial for a numbers of reasons, there is less risk of something going wrong and losing all of your footage, which would be a complete disaster. There is also less noise when recording and finally, they are reusable, meaning it would probably work out cheaper in the long run.
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To learn more about how to choose a video camera have a look at the video. Lambda films are the video production Norwich company that made the video.
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