"James Varty" <jvartyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Dudley Hanks wrote
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>> The best trade-off I know of is the Canon Powershot S5. It does 8Meg
>> stills, and has stereo sound with the video clips. But, the clips are
>> limited to 4Gigs (about 33 minutes at high quality).
>>
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> Cheers for the advice. I'll have a look at the Canon. A friend has
> suggested the Sony CyberShot DSC-N1. I'll primarily be using it for
photos
> and short videos, so I suppose a camera with good video capabilities the
> best option. Is an external mic a good idea?
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>
Depending on the situation, it can be.
If you are filming a group of people who don't move a lot, a nice
omni-directional mic strategically placed will probably out-perform the
built in mic of whatever camera you are using. But, if the action is
moving
around and you don't have the budget of MGM to hire a film crew to do the
sound for you, external mics will probably prove more annoying than
useful.
Regarding the Canon Powershot S5, I'm not sure if you can actually plug an
external into it. If you want to go that route, that is one of the things
you'll need to check.
I can't use an external with my A720, and its built-in isn't that great,
so
I employ a Sony mini-disk (mzm 10 pro) to record audio and then I overlay
it
with the video using a program called Multiquence (available at
http://www.goldwave.com).
For special effects, narrative overlays, video
editing, title / credits, etc, I either use Multiquence or Adobe.
It takes a bit of time to get things sequenced properly, but the end
result
is quite good.
Good Luck,
Dudley
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