Hello to all, I'm in need of a portable video camera(or rig), such as the sony SR82, but one that is gentoo friendly for video transfer. Hopefully I can find a video camera that transfers directly to a gentoo sytem via usb 2.0? After my experience with a Sony Viao Laptop, I'm not really keen on anything else from sony (now that I think about it).
Another nice feature would be the ability to use the laptop screen for viewing (while recording) instead of looking at that 2.7 in popout screen. A remote control (wireless or via the usb cable) from a gentoo linux system would be keen. Am I dreaming or has somebody seen a linux friendly video camera. My target is to record video at football and basketball practice where my kids play. Or maybe somebody has interfaces a PTZ (pan tilt zoom) to a linux system and record in ntsc(pal) then later on convert to h.264 or such? I considering mounting the PTZ camera on a pole, so I can sit in the shade or a camper and record video, gentoo studio style... (beginning to sound like a project). Maybe use a logitech joystick to map all of the camera functions and use a laptop for recording (under the shade).... ideas? James -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
