I've been considering getting a movie camera myself for home use. Has
anyone had any experience with the Sanyo VPC-HD2 yet?
I'm also unsure of what speed SDHC would meet the requirements of the
camera.
Thanks
Ruben
One cheap camera you might like to consider comes a bit out of left
field (!) but would fit the bill if you're after instant playback
of video footage without needing to rewind tapes and it's even
faster than searching mini DVD discs. It also records in HD (High
Definition) and can record up to 5hrs of standard def video on an
8GB SD card. It also has the option of up to 14x optical zoom
(with an add-on) which when combined with HD resolution widescreen
video should work very well capturing the detailed action out on
the playing field. (I've filmed Gaelic football matches with a 10x
optical zoom lens equipped mini-DV camera and that zoom level has
been ample. ) Having instant 7 megapixel photo shooting while
recording video wouldn't hurt either.
It's the new Sanyo VPC-HD2 Secure Digital Camcorder. Below is
some info I put together for a department at work that is
considering using them to hand out to students for filming
Physiotherapy pracs. I haven't yet tried one myself, but we are
planning to get one to test in the near future.
-Mart
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This tiny pistol-grip shaped thing can record HD (720p) movies at
up to 1280x720 at 30fps onto SD cards in MPEG-4 H.264 format.
(and takes 7 megapixel photos.)
On a 4GB SD card, it can fit 1hr in widescreen HD TV mode or 2.5
hrs of standard def (720 x 480) or 10hrs at 320 x 240 (30 fps)
which is what we generally capture to put up on the web. It will
record 67hrs of audio-only. It will fit double those values on the
new 8GB SD cards. 10x optical zoom and has a 1.4x Telephoto
Conversion Lens available which would give 14x zoom.
It also has a mic input jack though it doesn’t have a hot shoe
mount to connect a shotgun VideoMic or wireless receiver. Only 1
CCD, but that wouldn't be a problem out in the daylight. It also
has USB2 and composite video output as well as component, s-video
and even HDMI to show HD video on the big Plasma screen in the
clubhouse (!!!). I haven’t been able to find out if it outputs
composite video while recording or only on playback. Cables come
out bottom so may interfere with tripod mounting if you wanted live
display on a big screen.
It saves the video footage in Quicktime movie files on SD cards
which you can just drag straight off the card and immediately play
on a Mac. Importing into iMovie might require iMovie converting
the video on import unless it handles it like MPEG-4 footage
captured by the iSight. Need to experiment with that. Even if it
does, the conversion is transparent and should still be
significantly faster than digitising a Mini-DV tape in real-time.
Price: Aus$600 - $750
More info and reviews:
http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/english/products/vpc_hd2/index.html
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/hd2.html
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sanyo-Xacti-VPC-HD2-Camcorder-
Review.htm
On 23/07/2007, at 9:25 AM, Wilson Tony wrote:
Good morning all
Would be grateful for comments on Mac Conpatible entry level movie
cameras - to be used for amateur sporting event capture and
playback for coaching purposes
TIA
Tony Wilson
Metal Artwork Creations
27 Ambridge St
Hamersley Western Australia 6022
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Mart
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