What will I need

wade w · 05-11-2008, 11:47 PM

Nothing is really going on so Im going to ask. What type of video camera do I need to post up videos.

dkbmxer002 · 05-11-2008, 11:48 PM

sony's are the best bang for the buck imo

Mike · 05-11-2008, 11:54 PM

Get a old DV (tape) camera. They are the easiest to edit and upload. You can get a decent one for under 200 dollars.

Stay away from the mini dvd and hard drive cameras if you want to be able to edit the videos and upload them to the net.

dkbmxer002 · 05-11-2008, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

Get a old DV (tape) camera. They are the easiest to edit and upload. You can get a decent one for under 200 dollars.

Stay away from the mini dvd and hard drive cameras if you want to be able to edit the videos and upload them to the net.

i agree, but the hard drive's are nice imo. mini dvd's suck.

sony has the best night vision until you pay big bucks. and the mini dv will be great for editing and uploading and they keep getting cheaper.

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:00 AM

I have a sony mini dvd & chris has a sony hard drive camera. Both suck at night. If you are zoomed in at any distance it is very hard to focus.

I have been thinking about picking up an old mini dv with 48x optical zoom. I get tired of leaping through hoops just to edit my own movies because they are filmed on DVD.

wade w · 05-12-2008, 12:01 AM

I think thats what I have. It sucks though. It doesnt have steady shot. I didnt know when I got it. Ive had it for a while. Just dont use it mutch because everything looks shaky. How do you get it on the computer?

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:04 AM

If it's dv it should have a firewire port.

chrisheltra · 05-12-2008, 12:04 AM

I love my HDD cam except for at night.

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:08 AM

How hard is to edit the movies Chris. I know when I used your camera I had to 1st convert the files. And some of the converters left the files unusable. So after 3 or 4 different tries I finally got it to work.

dkbmxer002 · 05-12-2008, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

I love my HDD cam except for at night.

which sony is it?

both of my sony handicam's are good at night, not high end canon quality but good night vision.

wade w · 05-12-2008, 12:09 AM

It has a little tape that looks like a cassette for a radio. I got it because it was cheap and the zoom on my old one quit.

chrisheltra · 05-12-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

How hard is to edit the movies Chris. I know when I used your camera I had to 1st convert the files. And some of the converters left the files unusable. So after 3 or 4 different tries I finally got it to work.

I dont know I dont have any editing software to try to edit with.

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Originally Posted by dkbmxer002

which sony is it?

both of my sony handicam's are good at night, not high end canon quality but good night vision.

I dont recall but it records 40 hrs. i bought it about a year ago before I went to hawaii

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

I dont know I dont have any editing software to try to edit with.

if you have xp or vista you have movie maker built in, that's all i ever use.

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wade w

It has a little tape that looks like a cassette for a radio. I got it because it was cheap and the zoom on my old one quit.

give me the model # wade, and I'll let you know.

dkbmxer002 · 05-12-2008, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

I dont know I dont have any editing software to try to edit with.

I dont recall but it records 40 hrs. i bought it about a year ago before I went to hawaii

i think i know which one it is, i didn't think the night vision was any different but i guess they might have changed it.

chrisheltra · 05-12-2008, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

if you have xp or vista you have movie maker built in, that's all i ever use.

Movie maker sucks!

Ive bugged Randy before for a good editor with no luck.

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:21 AM

http://carolinahorsepower.com/Video/...risvsFrank.wmv

here is a good example of the focus problems. There are some that are much worse, They were so bad that I just deleted them.

wade w · 05-12-2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

give me the model # wade, and I'll let you know.

Cant find the book. The # on the side is ccd-trv138 ntsc.

Mike · 05-12-2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

Movie maker sucks!

Ive bugged Randy before for a good editor with no luck.

I've seen randy use movie maker a few times. There isn't anything wrong with it especially when it's free. I have used others, but mm is the simplest to use.

chrisheltra · 05-12-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

http://carolinahorsepower.com/Video/...risvsFrank.wmv

here is a good example of the focus problems. There are some that are much worse, They were so bad that I just deleted them.

Was that my camera?

I think its b/c the camera see something infront of the main scene and trys to focus tor that.

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05-11-2008, 11:54 PM	#3
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	Get a old DV (tape) camera. They are the easiest to edit and upload. You can get a decent one for under 200 dollars. Stay away from the mini dvd and hard drive cameras if you want to be able to edit the videos and upload them to the net.

05-12-2008, 12:00 AM	#5
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	I have a sony mini dvd & chris has a sony hard drive camera. Both suck at night. If you are zoomed in at any distance it is very hard to focus. I have been thinking about picking up an old mini dv with 48x optical zoom. I get tired of leaping through hoops just to edit my own movies because they are filmed on DVD.

05-12-2008, 12:01 AM	#6
wade w Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 1,725	I think thats what I have. It sucks though. It doesnt have steady shot. I didnt know when I got it. Ive had it for a while. Just dont use it mutch because everything looks shaky. How do you get it on the computer?

05-12-2008, 12:08 AM	#9
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	How hard is to edit the movies Chris. I know when I used your camera I had to 1st convert the files. And some of the converters left the files unusable. So after 3 or 4 different tries I finally got it to work.

05-12-2008, 12:09 AM	#11
wade w Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 1,725	It has a little tape that looks like a cassette for a radio. I got it because it was cheap and the zoom on my old one quit.

05-12-2008, 12:21 AM	#17
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	http://carolinahorsepower.com/Video/...risvsFrank.wmv here is a good example of the focus problems. There are some that are much worse, They were so bad that I just deleted them.