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Posted by RS on 04/21/06 13:44
Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Bible John" wrote ...
>
>>Just watched the same wedding that I recorded with my JVC SXM250U analog
>>camcorer, with a friends Sony Mini DV camera on a DVD that she burned for
>>us. Boy what a difference!
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> I recall that some of us predicted that the average DV camera
> would outperform nearly any analog consumer camcorder (and
> many analog industrial/professional cameras, also)
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>>Its not that I cannot live with a analog camcorder (especially with my
>>budget), the mini DV ones are much nicer! I saw a JVC analog camcorder
>>like my own selling for $150 at Circuit City the other day, and the
>>cheapest Mini DV camcorder was selling for $300. It lacked a light,
>>because it had nighvision. I do not know anything about this and if it has
>>any advantages over a camcorder light.
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> Lighting is one of the most significant differences between quality/
> commercial video and "home movies". OTOH, your typical
> consumer *on*camera* light is hardly more than a novelty and
> rarely makes any significant improvement that I have ever seen.
> This is mostly because 1) they are not very bright and 2) they
> are a very small point source. The on camera lights used by
> professionals are rarely smaller than 6-8" diagonal measurement
> (round and/or rectangle). [I am refering to feature production,
> not "film at 11" local news.]
> I am making an on-camera light out of a 8x10" panel of white LEDs.
> This was sold as a weather-proof architectural flood-light and I
> am making a lighter case and shoe-mount for it. (12VDC)
> http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/gdl002-200/
LED light kits are still expensive, but hopefully come come down in
price. After buying an LED flashlight I was astounded as to just how
bright they are! And the power comsumption is almost nothing comared to
standard lights. It probably won't be long before I can buy a small LED
lightbar that I can clip directly onto the camera to use as portable
emergency light that will actually be something more than a toy.
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