Professional Hd Camcorders
How are professional camcorders and home camcorders different?
When I take home camcorder in 720-480, the quality with movies are not the same. I am using a handy HD camcorder. How can I improve?
There are several major differences:
Lenses are much larger in pro-grade camcorders. Imaging chips are much larger in pro-grade camcorders. These two items alone will go a long way towards improved lo-light and indoor video capture. The work-around for consumer cams, which have relatively small lenses and imaging chips in comparison, is to turn on the lights.
Many pro-grade camcorders can capture video in different ways progressive frames (rather than interlaced frames).
Most pro-grade camcorders record to DV or HDV format. Many times, this means miniDV tape, but can also mean external hard disc drive or flash memory. These are the least compressed video file storage types. This typically means miniDV tape in the consumer environment. Contrast this with very highly compressed MPEG2 or REALLY highly compressed anemic AVCHD found in consumer internal hard disc drive or flash memory camcorders… and there is the extremely high compressed VOB file format found in DVD based camcorders. Video compression = discarded video data = reduced video quality.
There there is the stability issue. If the pro-grade camcorder is not shoulder mounted, it will be mounted to a tripod, SiderBrace, camera brane, SteadyCam/GlideCam device or something else along these lines. Pretty much never just handheld.
Other features include easy to get to manual aperture, shutter speed, gain, zoom, neutral density filters, and other video impacting capabilites.
Manual audio control and audio-in connectivity do not directly impact the video quality but are standard on higher-grade camcorders.
There’s more, but this is a good start…
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Logitech Alert 750i Indoor Master – HD-Quality Security System $299.99 The Logitech Alert 750i 961-000329 Indoor Master Security System is a top-of-the-line master security alert system. Once you set up your system, you will immediately be able to reply on great security in times you need it. The system features motion-triggered camera, innovative software and you can view the feed from online or a mobile device. The set up for the 961-000329 is simply, al you need i… |
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GE 65137 12-Watt LED Medium Base 740-Lumen Indoor Spot PAR30 Light Bulb, Soft White $77.95 Lumen is the new Watt – Better technology provides the same amount of brightness(lumens) while using less electricity(Watts). Lumens are a measure of light brightness and Watts are a measure of electricity used to create the light. The lumen output is rated at 740-lumens lasting for 25000-hours with a color temperature of 2700K. The bulb base is Medium. this bulb is GE 65137 12-Watt LED, 740-Lumen… |
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Shoot Great Video with your Canon DSLR Camera (DVD) $29.99 REGION FREE DVD developed for new to intermediate photographers buying their first DSLR cameraIntended for the still photographer moving into video; learn skills and secrets to producing great videoCreates a solid understanding of the camera’s features and controls and helps to unleash its potentialSample subjects are: shutter priority aperture priority/depth of field focus alternatives metering a… |
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Duracell AA Alkaline General Purpose Battery – Alkaline $5.29 Special alkaline batteries last up to 40 percent longer even when used with today”s demanding high-tech devices. Specially formulated for today”s photo/electronic devices. Use with cameras, minidisc players, handheld televisions, cell phones, camcorders and remote control toys…. |
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Canon XA10 HD Professional Camcorder with 64GB Internal Memory $1999 The new ultra compact XA10 Professional Camcorder is designed for situations where mobility is critical while shooting. This feature-rich, professional model records Full HD 1080p using an AVCHD codec. The ultimate professional camcorder for run-and-gun shooting, the compact XA10 includes a detachable handle for low-angle shooting and portability. With the handle attached the XA10′s functionality is further enhanced with the addition of XLR inputs and an external microphone holder. A Genuine Canon 10x HD Video Lens delivers a wide, flexible zoom range (35mm equivalent range 30.4mm-304mm) and smooth, pleasing backgrounds thanks to an 8-blade iris. And an infrared mode allows users to capture video in conditions with little or no ambient light, a situation which would make other camcorders useless. |
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Canon XF-100 High Definition Professional Camcorder, XF Codec, CF Card Media, 10x HD Zoom Lens $2899 Compact in size, light weight and fully featured, the Canon XF100 Professional Camcorder can be tailored to fit a wide range of individual needs. While sharing many of the capabilities of the Canon XF305 and XF300 Professional Camcorders, including the Canon XF Codec and Compact Flash (CF) recording, the XF100 offers some exciting new features of its own. The XF100 utilizes Canon’s XF Codec ? a file-based MPEG-2 compression with an MXF File Wrapper that ensures the widest compatibility with existing industry infrastructure, metadata and non-linear editing (NLE) systems. The codec’s 4:2:2 color sampling provides ultra-fine transitions in tone and color for maintaining the highest image quality needed for advanced post production processing. |
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Opteka OPTSC37FE Platinum Series 37mm 0.3X HD Ultra Fisheye Lens for Professional Video Camcorders $99.95 Your pictures are only as good as the glass in your lens. Nothing changes the way you see the world like High Definition, and no company does High Definition like Opteka. In the professional setting, Opteka’s glass optics define High Definition. Change the way you view the world. Enjoy outstanding detail, enjoy enhanced clarity, enjoy Opteka. An essential tool for extreme sports and dramatic action shooters. The 0.3X Super Fisheye Adapter offers an extreme fisheye effect and a high degree of barrel distortion. It exaggerates depth by pulling nearby objects closer and causing distant objects to recede into the background. Advances in high-index / low-dispersion optical glasses, new barrel materials, and exotic anti-reflection coatings, along with the latest in computer-aided-design / computer-aided-manufacturing, are combined to produce lenses of unprecedented quality. Opteka lenses put more creative control where it belongs – in your hands. |