I was looking into buying a new camera for mainly for just taking photos. I also need it for videos. We sale horses and need action vids for sales. Is the 720HD plenty of quality for basic videos? The cameras with the 720HD seemed to be in my price range but i wouldn't have a problem paying more for 1080. What do I really need? thanks
720HD movies..
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720 would be fine.
depends on the size of the screen they will be viewed on. the human eye can't tell the difference on a screen smaller than 40inches. IIRC.
720p should be plenty for this. Digital video quality is also determined by compression level to a large extent. Some lower end cameras will default to one standard compression level which may result in not so great quality in order to save space on the card. Other cameras will allow you to choose from several different compression levels so that you can choose for yourself whether you want better quality (less artifacts) or smaller file size. Very similar to choosing photo JPEG quality setting when taking photos with a digital camera.
720 is probably overkill. Assuming you'd be taking videos outdoors in the daylight most cameras should work pretty well for you.
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
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Originally Posted By: bepperb
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
He may be posting them on their website for prospective buyers to see.
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
He may be posting them on their website for prospective buyers to see.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: bepperb
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
He may be posting them on their website for prospective buyers to see.
That what I'll be using it for probably 100% of the time. Thanks fpr the replies so far. I know zero about cameras other than pushing the button.
Originally Posted By: bepperb
If you're going to be burning them onto a dvd the software is going to downconvert them to 480i anyway. If you're sending out blu-rays to sell horses that's amazing.
He may be posting them on their website for prospective buyers to see.
That what I'll be using it for probably 100% of the time. Thanks fpr the replies so far. I know zero about cameras other than pushing the button.
Have a look at Canon 550D. It's called the Canon Rebel T2i in the US. It has an 18 mega pixel sensor and takes great photos. It also has 1080 HD video, with a choice of frame rates. The video quality is superb, it looks great on my high definition TV.
720 is good but at this point, optics, CCD size, compression, stability (use a tripod!!!), lighting and sound(!!!) also matter. A 720 or even 480 shot on a pro camera with good optics by a competent videographer will look better than a 1080 shot on a max-i-pad handheld with a teeny plastic lens.
If you use youtube, you upload a 720 and the viewer chooses a resolution suitable to their computer and connection. They can then choose 720, letting it buffer, if they want to see it over again.
When stuff moves in a video, it messes with the compression. Outside you'll have grass and trees blowing around; this guzzles bandwidth. Shaking the camera just makes stuff much worse and hard to view.
In short, the camera is a small piece of the picture.
PS, storyboard your stuff, don't just stand in front of the caemra and mumble through.
If you use youtube, you upload a 720 and the viewer chooses a resolution suitable to their computer and connection. They can then choose 720, letting it buffer, if they want to see it over again.
When stuff moves in a video, it messes with the compression. Outside you'll have grass and trees blowing around; this guzzles bandwidth. Shaking the camera just makes stuff much worse and hard to view.
In short, the camera is a small piece of the picture.
PS, storyboard your stuff, don't just stand in front of the caemra and mumble through.
I second what eljefino wrote! Every point.
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