Re: Video Camera for macbook air?
My kids will be working a promotional dvd project for the school. Each group may be given a subject to produce a short movie segment on. All editing on their own laptops. Thanks Susan and Alan and Martin. Martin - is it easy for the kids to transfer the footage via usb straight from camera to laptop? ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.mac.com/blitto I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that. On 23/08/2012, at 12:25 PM, Martin Hill wrote: We have bought dozens of Sanyo pistol grip dual cameras over the years which have great optical zoom features and record in native mp4 up to fullHD resolution and are fully compatible with Macs and do great still photos as wel as video. They record onto SD cards so you don't need a USB cable - just plug the SD card into the Mac's SD slot and away you go. They're available in waterproof and more standard camera form factors as well as the pistol grip style. The VPC-HD2000 records in iMovie-native mpeg4 format (iFrame compatible) so needs no lengthy transcoding to import into iMovie. Might still be a bit pricier than your budget though. http://us.sanyo.com/Dual-Cameras/VPC-HD2000ABK-Full-1080p-HD-Video-and-8MP-Digital-Photos Martin HILL iLecture Systems Team leader | Curtin Teaching Learning Curtin University Tel | +61 8 9266 3101 Mobile | 0401 103 194 Email | m.b.h...@curtin.edu.au Web | ilectures.curtin.edu.au On 23/08/2012, at 11:15 AM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Blitto Are you looking for recommendations for a camcorder or an external webcam? Susan raised a key point - what kind of project? Do you need to record to the MacBook Airs, or to edit video recorded elsewhere? My need was to emulate a built-in webcam for video conference calls. Would have loved to be able to use an ordinary video camcorder for this purpose. I also looked at the possibility of using my Canon camcorder (AVCHD coding) as a USB camera for direct iMovie recording. No success. I understand some old firewire DV camcorders might work. I did a brief search for camcorder to webcam software converters but had no success. Forum articles seem to stop discussing the issue about 6 years ago. I bought a Logitech c615 HD webcam (USB) for under $100. It has a fixed focus. I use it with an active 5 metre USB extension cord. There are a couple of other Mac compatible Logitech webcams listed on their website. At least one had a telephoto function (which would have been better) but that was not immediately available locally. Cheers Alan On 23/08/2012, at 8:04 AM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@mac.com wrote: I'm wondering what sort of a project. Most stills cameras have good video capabilities these days, to the extent that I would not actually buy a video camera unless it was for shooting adventurous stuff like kayaking or surfing, in which case I'd get a GoPro action type video setup. I've had video cameras in the past, but now tend to choose one of my stills cameras when I want to capture video, with excellent results. It also depends on how much zoom you want, as well. A Sony DSC HX9V captures good video quality, stereo sound of reasonable quality given its a small camera, and since you can record at 60 frames per second, it can be adjusted to smooth slow motion video. It's been out for about a year so shouldn't be very expensive to buy. Any video is space hungry, so they will need an external hard drive for storage which I think can be set up in iMovie. This is just my opinion, I'm sure you'll get lots of ideas. Sent from my iPad On 23/08/2012, at 6:21 AM, Rod Blitvich rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Havent bought a video camera for a few years. My kids with Macbook airs need something a bit better than the built in camera for a special project. No Firewire, just usb. Please - any recommendations? Under $500 ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
Video Camera for macbook air?
Hi Guys Havent bought a video camera for a few years. My kids with Macbook airs need something a bit better than the built in camera for a special project. No Firewire, just usb. Please - any recommendations? Under $500 ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Video Camera for macbook air?
I'm wondering what sort of a project. Most stills cameras have good video capabilities these days, to the extent that I would not actually buy a video camera unless it was for shooting adventurous stuff like kayaking or surfing, in which case I'd get a GoPro action type video setup. I've had video cameras in the past, but now tend to choose one of my stills cameras when I want to capture video, with excellent results. It also depends on how much zoom you want, as well. A Sony DSC HX9V captures good video quality, stereo sound of reasonable quality given its a small camera, and since you can record at 60 frames per second, it can be adjusted to smooth slow motion video. It's been out for about a year so shouldn't be very expensive to buy. Any video is space hungry, so they will need an external hard drive for storage which I think can be set up in iMovie. This is just my opinion, I'm sure you'll get lots of ideas. Sent from my iPad On 23/08/2012, at 6:21 AM, Rod Blitvich rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Havent bought a video camera for a few years. My kids with Macbook airs need something a bit better than the built in camera for a special project. No Firewire, just usb. Please - any recommendations? Under $500 ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Video Camera for macbook air?
I couldn't find the HX9Von the websites of Gerry Gibbs camera house or leederville cameras, but they do have the Sony DSC HX20v with much the same specifications for under $500 at both stores Sent from my iPad On 23/08/2012, at 6:21 AM, Rod Blitvich rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Havent bought a video camera for a few years. My kids with Macbook airs need something a bit better than the built in camera for a special project. No Firewire, just usb. Please - any recommendations? Under $500 ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Video Camera for macbook air?
We have bought dozens of Sanyo pistol grip dual cameras over the years which have great optical zoom features and record in native mp4 up to fullHD resolution and are fully compatible with Macs and do great still photos as wel as video. They record onto SD cards so you don't need a USB cable - just plug the SD card into the Mac's SD slot and away you go. They're available in waterproof and more standard camera form factors as well as the pistol grip style. The VPC-HD2000 records in iMovie-native mpeg4 format (iFrame compatible) so needs no lengthy transcoding to import into iMovie. Might still be a bit pricier than your budget though. http://us.sanyo.com/Dual-Cameras/VPC-HD2000ABK-Full-1080p-HD-Video-and-8MP-Digital-Photos Martin HILL iLecture Systems Team leader | Curtin Teaching Learning Curtin University Tel | +61 8 9266 3101 Mobile | 0401 103 194 Email | m.b.h...@curtin.edu.au Web | ilectures.curtin.edu.au On 23/08/2012, at 11:15 AM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Blitto Are you looking for recommendations for a camcorder or an external webcam? Susan raised a key point - what kind of project? Do you need to record to the MacBook Airs, or to edit video recorded elsewhere? My need was to emulate a built-in webcam for video conference calls. Would have loved to be able to use an ordinary video camcorder for this purpose. I also looked at the possibility of using my Canon camcorder (AVCHD coding) as a USB camera for direct iMovie recording. No success. I understand some old firewire DV camcorders might work. I did a brief search for camcorder to webcam software converters but had no success. Forum articles seem to stop discussing the issue about 6 years ago. I bought a Logitech c615 HD webcam (USB) for under $100. It has a fixed focus. I use it with an active 5 metre USB extension cord. There are a couple of other Mac compatible Logitech webcams listed on their website. At least one had a telephoto function (which would have been better) but that was not immediately available locally. Cheers Alan On 23/08/2012, at 8:04 AM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@mac.com wrote: I'm wondering what sort of a project. Most stills cameras have good video capabilities these days, to the extent that I would not actually buy a video camera unless it was for shooting adventurous stuff like kayaking or surfing, in which case I'd get a GoPro action type video setup. I've had video cameras in the past, but now tend to choose one of my stills cameras when I want to capture video, with excellent results. It also depends on how much zoom you want, as well. A Sony DSC HX9V captures good video quality, stereo sound of reasonable quality given its a small camera, and since you can record at 60 frames per second, it can be adjusted to smooth slow motion video. It's been out for about a year so shouldn't be very expensive to buy. Any video is space hungry, so they will need an external hard drive for storage which I think can be set up in iMovie. This is just my opinion, I'm sure you'll get lots of ideas. Sent from my iPad On 23/08/2012, at 6:21 AM, Rod Blitvich rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Havent bought a video camera for a few years. My kids with Macbook airs need something a bit better than the built in camera for a special project. No Firewire, just usb. Please - any recommendations? Under $500 ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
