You have a Canon 5D MkII and you're asking about all these other mediocre cams for videoblogging? And you haven't tested the HD video yet??
The 5D Mk2 IS the bridge that you're looking for between a P&S and a dedicated prosumer camcorder. You yourself identified all the problems with the P&S cameras you listed. And they don't have things like Mic In or high quality optical zoom lenses. If you want a pocket P&S camera that shoots average HD for videoblogging, get a Kodak, a Flip or a Xacti for $200 And slip it in the side of your 5D MkII bag. I bet you'll use the 5D more. Oh for the luxury of choice! Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 17-Sep-09, at 9:35 PM, B Yen wrote: > I'm getting interested in the "super zoom" P&S digital cameras, which > do HD videos. Canon SX200, Panasonic ZS3, Sony H20, Samsung HZ15W. > People think the top 2 are Canon SX200 & Panasonic ZS3: > > http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ7_ZS3/verdict.shtml > http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_PowerShot_SX200_IS/verdict.shtml > > Canon does H.264 encoding, & puts the video in a .mov wrapper. > Panasonic uses AVCHD, which is said to be import unfriendly to video > editing programs. Canon doesn't have zoom during video mode (!!), > Panasonic does. Panasonic uses Leica lens (very sharp), & people note > that its pictures are sharped than the Canon. Canon has full manual > mode (with aperture & shutter priority, etc), while Panasonic is all > automatic modes (no full manual control). > > Has anyone tried any of the above 4 cameras? If so, what is your > workflow like? What video editing programs do you use? I saw a ZS1 > video, man it looked GOOD!! I thought was from a camcorder, it was > that good. See: > > http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/trail-conditions/40405-arroyo-station-fire-video.html > > Up to now, I've been using cellphone videos which are choppy. Audio > is bad. I want to shoot better quality videos, with a compact "mobile > media solution". I need something to bridge the gap..to my SOny HDR- > HC3 HD camcorder (mini DV tape, HDV format) I got in 2006..3 yrs ago. > These days, many of these camcorders are tapeless, going direct to SD > cards. I just got a Canon 5D II, which does incredible HD video > (haven't tried it yet). > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
