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Old 02-26-2006, 04:59 PM  
Hollywood376
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Originally Posted by tony404
....but more important is the person behind the camera
Amen. Too many people think it's the camera doing the work. All a camera does is provide picture quality. It's the cameraman that understands composition, framing, timing, angle, etc.

A consumer grade miniDV has the resolution for the web in most of what I see out there. But you can't shoot good quality video with a handycam, much in part to the things that make it a great camera for the consumer; it's small (which lends itself to instability), it has auto focus, it has auto iris, etc.

And forget about what the bangbros are using; think of the future and how you will compete down the road. If I were in the market for a cam right now I would look very seriously at a sony HVR-Z1U... http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Broadcastan...HDV/home.shtml I'm currently using a Hitachi Z-one-C mated to a Sony PVV-1A, which is WAAAAYY too big for adult shootin'.

And then, find someone who knows how to shoot with it.

And then, find someone that knows encoding, editing, and compression of the final product.

Last edited by Hollywood376; 02-26-2006 at 05:00 PM..
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