Tripod/ stands

chestpod

monopod

Tripods are very important in video shooting. Since camera steadiness is important, using support will improve our scenes that are recorded to the tape. Tripod is essential whwn we are using a telephoto converter and longer focal lengths. The tripod also important when we using macro shooting and shooting subject in long period. Fluid head tripod provide freedom of movement and the cameraman able to pan and tilt more smoother. The tripod can be adjusted to any height that we want to. If we want to use support lighter than tripod we may use monopod, shoulder holsters, chest pods or many others.

tripod

More about camcorder

All camcorders more or less have the same function. They have viewfinder that acts as a monitor, able to playback the scenes that are recordered before. Besides with AC current the camcorder can be powered by rechargeable batteries. Camcorder also has zoom lens and built in microphones. The different are their format(tape size used), image resolution, sound system, shape, weight and etc.



Format;

In broadcasting the most common format camcorders used are Betacam, DVCam, MiniDV, DVC Pro and many more. The common home used camcorders are palmcorders. This palmcorders use mini DV tape, video disc or Hard Disc. Nowaday VHS camcorders with VHS tape are no longer used by videographers. That type of format are very seldom available in the market.



How to choose camcorder:

Besides the price, there are several features to consider before buying camcorders;

• The camcorder should be light and portable if we plan to do a lot of travel videos
• Picture quality should be hight to avoid picture drop quality during copying
• The tape length is also very important.
• The quality of sound.
• The robustness of the camcorder is very important especially in broadcast.
  

Digital-Camcorder or Analogue – Is There Any Comparison? By John Gibb Platinum Quality Author

People have been getting along just fine for years with old-fashioned analogue camcorders. Why are digital ones any better? There are lots and lots of reasons.

First of all, if you’ve ever seen a video made on an analogue camcorder, you’ll know just how low the quality is. It’s grainy, with nasty textual watermarks and bad sound. Digital camcorders, on the other hand, use digital recording techniques to give you higher resolution, which means higher picture quality – even the worst digital camcorder has picture quality dramatically better than a TV is even capable of displaying.

Digital camcorders are also easier to carry. The digital media they record onto is smaller, lighter and has a higher capacity, meaning that the unit doesn’t have to be designed around bulky tapes. Digital camcorders’ designs are much smaller and sleeker than anything that has gone before.

Some people think you have to have a computer to use a digital camcorder, but that’s not actually true. What is true, however, is that it’s so much easier to transfer any videos you make to your computer for further editing or posting on the web. All you need to do is plug in a cable, click a few buttons and you’re done – in fact, if your camcorder has a Bluetooth wireless connection, you don’t even need to plug in the cable!

The final factor in favour of digital camcorders is an interesting one, and one that many people don’t realise. It’s impossible to use an analogue camcorder as a normal stills camera, because of the completely different kinds of film. With a digital camcorder, however, it’s dead easy to also use it as a digital camera, and store stills and video right alongside each other. When you consider the amount of money you save by not having to buy both a camera and a camcorder, it makes digital camcorders look like an even better deal than ever.

John Gibb is the owner of digital camcorder sources . For more information on digital camcorders check out http://www.digital-camcorder-data2k.info

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