From: Jeffrey Fitzgerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DV Camera for Streaming Video
Like some of the others here, I have a broadcast production background.
My experience with the camera chosen is dependent on:
- Image Quality How good does the picture have to be?
- Features Do you need to manually focus, work the
iris, have XLR audio input?
- Size Is it to big? heavy? small? light?
Any of these things can make a decision hard. My personal thoughts are that
DV is an excellent
choice for industrial video and the web. I like a camera reminiscent of the
more traditional designs.
Such as a shoulder based design with the eye cap and viewfinder. (Big
enough to use :).
Cameras like these are definitely more expensive. The XL-1 (I think) has
XLR audio on it. The
Sony VX1000 here at work does not. I just ordered two JVC K-90's which are
very cool but some
$15k each.
All in all, just get one with a good zoom that is smooth, can handle
contrasting backgrounds and
has a good battery. Here is the kicker... you can do all this and still
not have your video look good
on the web. Get up to speed with the software (Real Producer, After
Effects, etc).
I am sure the others here can speak to this as well!
Hope this Helps, Jeff
At 05:06 PM 9/2/99 -0700, RealForum wrote:
>From: "Dirk Leas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: DV Camera for Streaming Video
>
>I want to produce streaming media and was wondering what level of quality
>was needed for the source video. Anybody using DV cameras to capture video
>content? Which cameras are most appropriate (e.g. will a $1500USD Sony
>TRV-10-like camera be sufficient, a TRV-900 for $2K, or do I need a $4K
>camera like a Canon XL-1?)? My target audience is in the corporate/business
>space with high-speed internet/intranet connectivity (e.g. DSL/cable
>modem/T1, etc.). All I could find at real.com was, "use the best capture
>technology you can". I'm hoping that doesn't mean a $50K betacam...
>
>TIA,
>Dirk
