John, I don't have a camera suggestion for you, but I do want to correct some of your terminology, so that you might get some better answers as you shop for a camera. First, DV is a tape format, so drop that nasty four-letter word "film" from your vocabulary... ;-) Since you're in the UK, you'll probably want a PAL-format camera that records at 25 fps with an adjustable shutter speed. The shutter speed on a camera is usually measured in fractions of a second, rather than frames per second. Since you want to capture a high-speed event, you should know that even though you may set your shutter speed to 1/500 second or faster, the video camera will still record at only 25 frames per second. You will get sharper images of high-speed objects, but you'll only get 25 of those images per second. If you are looking to make good slow-motion footage of your skidding event, you can't beat film, since you can adjust the frame rate of the film as it records the images within the camera. That's something you just can't do with video. Most of the good slow-motion video you see is done by interpolating moving objects between frames, or with very expensive tape decks, and that requires money.
Good luck, Glen in Vegas -----Original Message----- From: John C Bullas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AP] Possible OT? recommendations for cheap <200UKP and fast >25fps digital video The listowner suggested I post here..... I need a DV that will save to SD cards, light in wieght and with a shutter speed in excess of 25 fps for filming a skidding event whilst slung from the side of the car looking at the point behindd the front tyre where it joins the road Make / Model / Cost (UK sourced) most appreciated along with a source of a suction cup mounting system...... Will need recomendation for an entry level editing package for the output, just enough to generate shortened versions of the video footage..... Apologies if this is a bit OT/ too basic a post for this forum John C Bullas PhD Researcher University of Southampton UK --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/2004 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
