I usually don’t make recommendations for specific video cameras, but this time I thought I’d make an exception.
It’s definitely the most common question I get:
What camera should I buy?
Why do I rarely answer it?
- I get the question so often, I don’t have time to answer it over and over and over.
- I don’t stay up-to-date on all the latest camera releases, so the only cameras I know intimately are the ones I own.
- I need a detailed understanding of how you’ll be using a camera before I can recommend one.
Most of the time if I make a recommendation at all, it’s general things to look for — instead of a specific camera.
Well, the other day I received a question similar to this:
Can you recommend a specific camera and microphone for me? I have a budget of about $2,000, and I’ll be using the camera to shoot various interviews with people at a conference I’ll be attending.
That was a good start. I knew the budget and I knew the general purpose of the camera, but I still had a few more questions. I wrote back and asked them: (more…)
June 6, 2011
The most common question I receive is “What video camera should I get?” It’s a very difficult question to answer without knowing a lot of information such as:
- Your budget
- How you’ll be using the camera
- The available cameras to choose from
It’s more empowering for you to know how to classify cameras so you can make a lot of the decision yourself. For example, nearly all video cameras can be classified into ENG or Cine style categories. These two types of cameras are very different in several ways, so it’s one of the first decisions you need to make.
The good news is that once you make the decision to either purchase an ENG camera or a Cine camera, you limit the camera selection dramatically, which makes your decision much easier.
This new episode of Izzy Video is a 17 minute recording I presented as a webinar last week. It goes over the differences between ENG and Cine cameras and how you might use them, and what you can do with the information. I hope you find it helpful!
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April 25, 2011
If you follow me on Twitter, then you might already know that I recently purchased the Panasonic AG-AF100 video camera, and have been shooting with it for the past couple weeks.
Some people have called this video camera a “DSLR Killer”. Is it? Well, that depends on what you’re using it for. In this video, I review some of its advantages and disadvantages.
Want to read more about the Panasonic AG-AF100 video camera? (affiliate link)
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January 26, 2011
