FrankS
Hi,
I would like to buy a good camera that I want to use for filming but my budget doesn't get higher than 1000. Nowadays most camcorders are those compacts small filming camera's which some don't even have a mic port and many of the other things that I think you should have if you want to film decent. My mother has a Nikon D7000 SLR which is mostly meant for photos but when filming it also does a great job in my opinion. I really would like to see a camcorder that isn't a compact thing but is there a camcorder that almost or does the same job like the D7000 maybe that can change my mind about those small camcorders. What should I buy just a camcorder or a SLR? And also then which one?
So with good filming quality like the D7000.
Answer
You are comparing different classes of cameras.
The dSLR is designed to take good still images. Video capture is a "convenience feature" - and while the D7000 does a decent job, video manual controls are lacking. Conversely, camcorders are designed to take good video and still image capture is a "convenience feature". Some do an OK job with that, but various controls for stills are lacking.
Most of the reasons camcorders (and cameras) get bigger is because large lenses and large imaging chips are used for improved image quality (still or video) and this is most apparent under low light conditions.
Good prosumer and pro camcorders generally have a lens filter diameter of 70mm or larger and a 3-chip imaging array that is 1/3" or larger. Good, big glass and good large silicon are expensive to make. The closest I can get to a camcorder in your price range with decent sized lens and imaging chip is something in the Canon HF S series. This is a high-end consumer grade camcorder that records highly compressed AVCHD video in MTS files. The Sony HDR-CX900 series is outside your budget - as are the Sony HDR-FX7 and HDR-FX1000 prosumer cams. The least expensive camcorder with a decent lens filter diameter is the Canon GL2. It is outside your budget and capture standard definition video only. The least expensive high definition camcorder worth investigating that is larger than a regular consumer grade compact is the Sony-HDR-FX7. The GL2 and FX7 are well outside your budget.
And to be clear - you cannot "film" with digital cameras or camcorders - they do not use film. Film cameras use film - like 8mm cameras or those higher end Hollywood cameras from Panavision and Arri. Digital cameras and camcorders capture images or video - but they do not "film" anything. Film cameras capture at 24 frames per second. Many digital cameras and camcorders typically capture video at 29.97 frames per second and electronically derive the 24 fps to mimic film frame rate capture. There are some which capture video natively at 24 fps - and budget/free/bundled video editors have issues dealing with that frame rate.
The D7000 does a fine job capturing short video clips where manual audio control is not a high priority and good low light behavior is not important.
You are comparing different classes of cameras.
The dSLR is designed to take good still images. Video capture is a "convenience feature" - and while the D7000 does a decent job, video manual controls are lacking. Conversely, camcorders are designed to take good video and still image capture is a "convenience feature". Some do an OK job with that, but various controls for stills are lacking.
Most of the reasons camcorders (and cameras) get bigger is because large lenses and large imaging chips are used for improved image quality (still or video) and this is most apparent under low light conditions.
Good prosumer and pro camcorders generally have a lens filter diameter of 70mm or larger and a 3-chip imaging array that is 1/3" or larger. Good, big glass and good large silicon are expensive to make. The closest I can get to a camcorder in your price range with decent sized lens and imaging chip is something in the Canon HF S series. This is a high-end consumer grade camcorder that records highly compressed AVCHD video in MTS files. The Sony HDR-CX900 series is outside your budget - as are the Sony HDR-FX7 and HDR-FX1000 prosumer cams. The least expensive camcorder with a decent lens filter diameter is the Canon GL2. It is outside your budget and capture standard definition video only. The least expensive high definition camcorder worth investigating that is larger than a regular consumer grade compact is the Sony-HDR-FX7. The GL2 and FX7 are well outside your budget.
And to be clear - you cannot "film" with digital cameras or camcorders - they do not use film. Film cameras use film - like 8mm cameras or those higher end Hollywood cameras from Panavision and Arri. Digital cameras and camcorders capture images or video - but they do not "film" anything. Film cameras capture at 24 frames per second. Many digital cameras and camcorders typically capture video at 29.97 frames per second and electronically derive the 24 fps to mimic film frame rate capture. There are some which capture video natively at 24 fps - and budget/free/bundled video editors have issues dealing with that frame rate.
The D7000 does a fine job capturing short video clips where manual audio control is not a high priority and good low light behavior is not important.
What is the world's fastest digital camera?
Steven W
Hi, I am looking to upgrade my digital SLR camera but there are so many of them out there! I have been looking around and I got wondering, what is the fastest of all camera currently on the market? I guess what I really mean by that is - which camera has the quickest continuous shooting speed? Thanks!
Answer
It depends. The fastest DSLR that I know of is way out of most people's price range: The 1D Mark III (Canon) is 10 FPS, and the indomitable Nikon D3 runs at 9 FPS. Although I wouldn't personally consider it, Casio has released a new camera, the EX-F1, that shoots at an incredible 60 FPS, with a maximum shutter speed of 1/40000 (that's FIVE digits), well beyond any other camera, period (and faster than a good lot of film cameras to boot). It also has brilliant firmware for handling all of the files. It's $1000 dollars, but if you're looking for speed, it's insane.
Note: If you're looking for DSLR quality, beware: It's a P&S.
Also, see Ace's comment.
Final edit: The fastest film camera that I am aware of is the Nikon F5, which is lot of camera for 500 (in perfect condition) dollars but still may be too much for the casual user. It shoots at 8 FPS.
It depends. The fastest DSLR that I know of is way out of most people's price range: The 1D Mark III (Canon) is 10 FPS, and the indomitable Nikon D3 runs at 9 FPS. Although I wouldn't personally consider it, Casio has released a new camera, the EX-F1, that shoots at an incredible 60 FPS, with a maximum shutter speed of 1/40000 (that's FIVE digits), well beyond any other camera, period (and faster than a good lot of film cameras to boot). It also has brilliant firmware for handling all of the files. It's $1000 dollars, but if you're looking for speed, it's insane.
Note: If you're looking for DSLR quality, beware: It's a P&S.
Also, see Ace's comment.
Final edit: The fastest film camera that I am aware of is the Nikon F5, which is lot of camera for 500 (in perfect condition) dollars but still may be too much for the casual user. It shoots at 8 FPS.
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