" Cameras "

[BirdMan]

Hi I'm about to start shooting for my amateur site and I was wondering would you guys and gals be able to give me some advice on what is a good camera to purchase that works as both a Digital Camera for taking pics and a Video Camera for filming?
Thanking you in advance.

[pottdoctor]

Cannon ZR45MC is pretty inexpensive, does video in the DV format and will take still pictures. reviews on CNET, etc.

[digitizer]

a nice digital SLR camera is the Nikon D100 - for what it does it is very nice for the price, but to go more advanced I still say stay with the nikon cameras. They work great and the support is fantastic if you ever have a problem.

[beemk]

you would want 2 seperate cameras.

[BirdMan]

beemk
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you would want 2 seperate cameras


Why would I need 2 cameras?

[J-Reel]

I started up with a Sony PC110. However, the still picture quality wasn't what I wanted. Video quality was fine for the web. Considering I know that lighting is everything. I have since upgraded to the Canon XL1s, I suggest starting out with a 3 chip video camera, and a 4 megapixel digital still camera. Go get a GL2 or vx2000. You want two cameras to get better quality and maximize your time. Get a buddy to roll video or shoot pics. As far as still camera's go get a Canon G2 or G3.

P.S. Lighting is very important. Use an on camera light. Great for upskirt shots.

[beemk]

because stills from a digital video camera tend to suck

[machineg]

For the amateur shoots ... I use a fuji finepix 40i . not to bad quality . 10x zoom etc . best part , its about the size of a cigarett pack .. I take it everywhere I go

it also takes 80 sec movie files and doubles as a MP3 walkman .

not a bad cam , make sure you take the pics in good light with this one though

[markell]

if you have the money i would recommend 2 cameras. for video i would recommend the sony DCR-VX2000, and for stills i would recommend one of the sony cdmavica cameras.

i use a dcr-vx2000, and a cd1000 mavica for stills, and soemtime the quality is so good it hurts my eyes

[kosmic]

A nice Canon GL series for Video

Stills Nikon series D-100