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HDR-HC7 - Need Lapel Mic Needed

Bman2007 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:54 GMT

I am going to start recording some video blogs and I need to get a lapel microphone to help out the audio quality. I have read various things like "Make sure you camera has a powered input". I have a Sony HDR-HC7 and would like suggestions for a wired lapel microphone.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Benjamin

Extraordinarily high transfer times - please help!

delio — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:18 GMT

I recently purchased a Sony Handycam CX500 and have had no problems burning AVCHD discs with my DVDirect burner. However, I am experiencing extraordinarily high transfer times when I attempt to transfer the internal camcorder data to an external hard drive through my Lenovo T61 laptop computer. For instance, when I tried to transfer 3.5GB of movies, the PMB software indicated a 49 HOUR estimated total time until completion. I am using the Handycam USB cord and a Seagate 1TB external hard drive. I also attempted to save the data directly into my computer hard drive, with the same results.

I have searched the internet extensively for any information but have found very limited postings. Any thoughts or suggestions?? Thanks in advance.

Things that make you say Hmmmm...

Racky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:02 GMT

:mad:XHA1 Sony camcorder, currently shooting football under lights, have to shoot in DV mode because of application Drivers issue.

Issue is that the lines on the field unless focused close to player are broken into small squares. I would say it�s poor quality film but when I zoom in everything clears up and the lines are straight and solid. Is there a setting that I need to change, I am shooting in low light mode (tried 24f & 30f)

Cool wide angle HD video camera with a water housing

slojava — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:27 GMT

It's called a GoPro Hero HD camera.

Here's my first attempt a a video with it.

+ YouTube Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

Hadn't seen any mention of it here but it works pretty well and only costs about $300.

Cheers.

HD connection

Hawkerdinho — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:54:14 GMT

I have Recently purchased a HD video cam, however the only connection I can see on it is a 3.5mm jack, what is the best way to get my shot HD video onto my HD tv?

Newbie at HD video processing some general computer help tips please?

st_pinetree — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:17:35 GMT

Hi,

My wife and I just had our first child, so we had to buy the obligatory camcorder to capture all of those precious moments. I bought a Sony HDD.

I'm finding the video processing to be frustrating on my PC. It is a two year old HP with an AMD dual core athlon 64x2 4400 processor. I have plenty of hard drive space. Running Vista. 3GB ram. Enough or not even close?

All I really want to do is very basic editing, using movie maker. I would like to be able to utilize the files without converting them from the .mt2s to something else, but I'm struggling to find how to download the correct codec to allow vista to see the files. Currently I'm importing clips from the camcorder with the Sony import software, then converting them to a different format, then using Movie Maker to do my thing. I'd rather simplify the number of steps if possible. How can I get the correct codec. I've tried a codec pack, and while it will then recognize the thumbnails, it won't paly them right, they get all broken up.

Also, my processor maxes out quickly when trying to publish these hd movies, and I'm wondering if I have enough horsepower, if not what would be the minimum computer power to deal with HD files that won't break the bank. Again, I'm not looking for the cadillac, just want to make real simple family movies and share them with folks.

Any idea when and if blu ray recorders will become common in new pc's?

Thanks in advance.

Has anybody tried the Panasonic AG-HMC40?

hdnut4u — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:13 GMT

I own a Canon Vixia HG-20 HD camcorder which I love dearly, but I've been checking into getting a prosumer AVCHD 3 chip HD camera and the Panasonic AG-HMC40 caught my eye while surfing the internet. I checked out what they said about it on you tube and I'm impressed with it's capabilities, but I was just wondering if anyone here has one and can tell me their take on it's video quality. Thanks for any replies.

Need help buying a camcorder and external mic

Thinkingman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:22:40 GMT

Hello all,

Somewhat of a newb here. I was just charged with buying the company camcorder. (I work for a small advertising/P.R agency.) Budget is a hard $1200- can't go over that amount. I'll also need a tripod and external microphone.

We'll be using the camcorder for internal projects, clips we'll be uploading onto youtube and maybe a new business video here and there. We won't be shooting TV commercials with it, so no need for something professional.

We need a camcorder that:

Captures HD video
Can accommodate an external microphone (sound is important)
Is Macintosh-friendly (hook up via firewire to start working in iMovie)

My boss is wondering if there's a microphone out there that can be attached to the top of the camcorder (I think it's called a hot shoe?) as well as be "held towards" what we're filming. Does something like that even exist?

I'm assuming I need a microphone like a DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone.

We're schedule to start filming a small project early next week. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Rich

Don't know if it matters, but I'll be editing on a MacBook Pro. 3 GB memory, 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo.

SAMSUNG HMX20c editing software???

Mr Weber — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:40:20 GMT

Hey guys, i'm pretty new to HD and video editing! I'm having trouble
tryin to find good software tha i can edit my videos with? I cant seem to find any help and dont wanna buy software to find out it doesnt work? Thanks for any advise and remember i'm a noobie!! lol :hithere:

Is The Flip HDUltra Going To Be The Hottest Christmas Item This Year?

Paulhd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:16:49 GMT

Every year there is one gadget that is the hotest item for Christmas. It becomes hard to get and flies off the shelves. The Flip Mino was a very good seller last year. Blu Ray players were very hot too. Does anyone thin the Flip UltraHD can be that hot Seller item this year? I think it will.
If not, what do you think will be the hottest HD Gadget this year?

Task is in Progress. Do not disconnect the data source

dgupta — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:25:51 GMT

I just bought Canon HF200. And I have started to see a error message before camcorder shuts down. When I press the On/Off(CHG) button to shut down , it shows me an error message that says

"Task is in Progress. Do not disconnect the data source".

Does anyone know how to get rid of that error? And what exactly is the issue here.

-DG

Is HD really worth the $$$$$

Tuckster — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:59:37 GMT

I'm new so bear with me. I own an old Canon Elura 100 but recently saw a HD recording and it was amazing however, the cost of the camcorder was over $1000.00. Can you get real HD quality recordings on a sub $500 unit thats really alot better than my old Canon or do you have to pay the big bucks to see the difference ?? I will be shooting mostly videos of the family and do not do editing etc.

Rendered AVCHD

BruceUSA — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:41:01 GMT

I have been using Vegas Pro 8/9 and DVD Architect 5.0 for almost a year now. I edited and rendered m2ts footages in Mpeg2 for DVD and am happy with the results.

Today for the first time I am testing out rendering a short footage in AVCHD and it plays fine on the computer. I have not try to burn the AVCHD to DVD. I import the AVCHD file into the DVD Architect 5.0 and it play fine ok. If I proceed to make a DVD. Will DVD Architect prepare it as a AVCHD DVD or it will automatically convert to Mpeg2?
Can you one here give some information about this.

PS. DVD Architect properties is only Mpeg2 for video formatt. How are you guys burn AVCHD to DVD?

Bruce

I'm new here, more questions than answers

Jlacy76 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:42 GMT

I'm a professional still photographer by trade. I shoot to eat.

I know nothing about video but what I have noticed is the that dynamic range on the video is not as great as in still cameras. True or False?

This week and last, I have been testing pocket hd recorders and looking at every video I could find on Vimeo. The winner for me was the Zi8 for IQ and DR and yes I tested the Aiptek Action HD, but not the GVS.

Anyway, I'm considering returning the Zi8 for something perhaps with better IQ and also more functions. This is not for profit, I will be using this camera to video fast moving objects. Dogs running and jumping is a good example and hand held if I can get away with it.

I think I need something with Optical Image stabilizer and a fast focus, 720p/1080i/1080p will be fine. I need an optical zoom with really good optics. Is there anything out there <500.00 new or even less used? If you have something, you think I might consider, please PM me.

I have been reading on this forum today and it seems the Hf line of camcorder are the most popular around here with the hf 10/11/100 being the ones most suggested.

How about the HDR-SR10/11 or maybe another model that I have missed?

Thanks,
Joe

High frequency sound and HD formats

tirian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:22:49 GMT

Hi, I have two questions.

1. I have a samsung HMX-h104 camcorder and my problem is, after I have shot my scene and I've imported it in to my computer and when I play it, there is kind of a high frequency sound in the background. The way I tried to get rid of it is by lowering the audio quality from 44.1 kHz to like 25kHz and it removes most of it, but of course this also makes the sound in the video sound not as good.

I wonder, how can I remove the high frequency sound in the background without making the sound quality worse?

2.Second question is, what is the best HD format? Right now I'm using Quicktime movie and H.264 compression, but there is some quality loss, so I just wounder if there is any better options