Good cam for vids?

[drewrw]

I stated that they were different already.......I know that they are not the same

[Z-man]

Simply put, no that will not take good paintball videos. It will take, eh, quality vids. If you want a decent camera, spend the money. 3CCD cams are getting cheap these days. Panasonic has some real afordable 3CCD cams. These will give you a MUCH higher res image and handle light a lot better.

Oh so true! I have been making my videos on a Sony DSR PD150 from the start. looks MUCH nicer than our old hi-8 camera (yeah that is a pretty big tech jump but it's still very clear).

[evo.end3R]

what is a good "cheap" 3ccd cam??

(emphasis on low price)

[drewrw]

Basically all I am concerned with is this: Will that camera recorrd a good video with no skiips and DECENT quality? I mean im sure it does. Also, im sure that the others you listed are great but I just didnt wanna spend that much money on a cam.

[evo.end3R]

Basically all I am concerned with is this: Will that camera recorrd a good video with no skiips and DECENT quality? I mean im sure it does. Also, im sure that the others you listed are great but I just didnt wanna spend that much money on a cam.

yeah this is basically what im lookin for too, i have access to editing equipment, ill find out tomorrow if it has to be miniDV or not

[drewrw]

NO it doesnt have to be mini dv. Im sure z-man and the other dude were just telling us their humble opinion, which i respect. But, you dont HAVE to have a mini-dv to record a decent pball vid im sure of.

[evo.end3R]

NO it doesnt have to be mini dv. Im sure z-man and the other dude were just telling us their humble opinion, which i respect. But, you dont HAVE to have a mini-dv to record a decent pball vid im sure of.

im checking the editing station i have acces to tomororw to see if ineed miniDV or not, its like 2 stations for editing/finalizing the movie and then u can put the final ack on the cam or burn it onto a dvd CD

[Muzikman]

im checking the editing station i have acces to tomororw to see if ineed miniDV or not, its like 2 stations for editing/finalizing the movie and then u can put the final ack on the cam or burn it onto a dvd CD

As long as what ever you buy has playback capabilites I am sure it will work. The question is how good of quality will it be. A $150 MPEG recoreder is not going to be high quality. I mean a digital camera with a "video" mode can work to record paintball...will it look good, no probably not.

[evo.end3R]

ya right now one of my teammates is using a digital camera with video capabilities, the videos aret bad but not something i would put up on a projector

[White Wolf]

Also if your going for broke Sony Just released a new HDV cam,FX1. Consumer Cam thats 3ccd and does 1080i High def. And only for a mere $3500 But the picture is amazing

[drewrw]

Hey all im getting a Samsung Mini-dv camcorder with CCD Pixel: 680,000 so i think its a good buy. THanks for all your help.