Gurus: please help me choose my new HD Video camera
Esteemed Video Gurus:
Currently I am an intermediate level Adobe Premiere Pro user. As my video editing projects grow more complex and my skills grow, my 8-year-old SD Video camera is just not acceptable anymore.
I would like to upgrade to my first HD Video Camera. Can anyone suggest a camera based on my needs?
*I need professional grade "starter” HD Video camera (<= $800 dollars)
* I prefer extra features that I may need as more proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite applications.
*I was a professional photographer (when they used film) so I prefer to have manual control to focus, set exposure, use spot metering, and other settings that are adjustable, rather that auto.
*I primarily shoot inside "green screen" studio videos of subjects using a tripod and lighting. However, I also would like a camera that I can take with me anywhere, that would quickly stat for spur of the moment videos in public.
*I would want enough storage to shoot 2-4 hours of HD video.
*I know that I would like to have a long battery life.
*An Image Stabilizer is important to me.
*I would like to be able to burn blue ray in the future.
*again I can afford a camera (<= $800 dollars)
Thanks for your time. Any advice is appreciated.
Respectfully
Bryan Edmondson
[Moved to the Lounge.]
You're asking a lot for $800.
As you were a photographer, and might still have lenses around, you could look into the Panasonic GH2. New, they went for around $600 to $700 for the body. But there is a new model out which now runs about $1,200 for the body, so you may have to look into a used one if you don't want to up the price.
The genius of the GH2 is that some Russian figured out how to hack the firmware and adjust things inside the camera. As a result, and with the right hack, I'd argue that the GH2 can produce an image equal and most often superior to any other camera costing less than $5,000. (And even for cameras costing more, it can sometimes hold its own.)
So, with the GH2 you have "Professional" grade. (The following film was shot with the GH2. http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Upstream_Color/70265224) You have your manual controls, small enough to take anywhere, OIS available on many lenses, and it produces an excellent Blu-ray image.
The down sides are that the improved image quality definitely eats up storage space. With what I consider the current best patch, you're looking at maybe two hours recording on a 128 GB card. However, there are many patches available and quite a few will allow you to reach the desired 4 hour length with image quality still vastly improved over the original. The other down side is battery life. You'll need more than one for a full day. You might get 2 to 3 hours out of a battery, so travel with several.
In your price range, I think that is definitely your best option. You won't get a better image at that price. Although you might be able to beat it for a little bit more when the $1,000 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes out in July, though it will likely have it's own issues that may not work for you. (You'll be hard pressed to get an hour of recording on a 128GB card at best quality.)
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