Indoor sports (basketball, badminton, karate etc) in HD?

boldandfunny

Hi,
I am looking to buy a HD camcorder to shoot basketball indoor games.
There is a lot of motion and panning involved in the fast moving game like this.
Questions:

1)I have my doubts I will be able to record in full HD with mid-range camcorders because of lots of fast movement and camera pannig a lot - I kind of expect compression not be able to handle it fast/well enough - after all it takes ages on a fast computer? Anyone tried similar sports/conditions - is everything smooth or is there always/sometimes some jerkyness?

2)In a semi-decently lit your average sport center sport hall I can usually read a newspaper without any strain on my eyes, but not 100% comfortable (light is definitely not as good as say with a table lamp). The light is usually similar in intensity to a north facing room on a heavy-clouds kind of day.

Anyone has an idea of how much this is going to be in Lux?

Say Sony SR11 says in needs 5 Lux to record at 1/30 secs shutter speed (which is a bit slow for basketball) - would it work just fine in my average sport hall? Can I do 1/60 or 1/100 shutter speed in this conditions? May be someone tried different shutter speeds with a similar camera (say <£550)

3)Anyone can share his/her experience with a particular camcorder in similar conditions for similar sports?

Thanks very much!

nogtans

I have a similar query.....
Primarily for squash but will use for general purpose/wildlife as well
slow motion facility will be helpful but not essential
Will use it to record matches through glass-backed courts and use it for stroke analysis.will also post clips on the internet


As I reside in South Africa, I will have to give my budget in "camcorder terms" --the exchange rate is not rand for dollar in the shops with the taxes etc--therefore the equivalent of a Canon Legria HF200 HD1080P--which sells here for ZAR 7500 (in US for about 400$)I am willing to pay up to 200 dollar more if there is a huge benefit. I would also like to have the name of the cheapest "ultimate must have" camcorder for my use as well
Thus: the budget , slightly above budget and ultimate affordable camcorder for my purposes (hope it makes sense)

boldandfunny

nogtans, someone just answered my question on this thread here:
"High definition footage av output sd dvd recording":

High definition footage, AV output and SD DVD recording

nogtans

thanks boldandfunny
Am looking at buying a Canon VIXIA HF200 It appears the 25 fps will be adequate then.If you want to buy a camcorder with good slo-mo , it will be way above my budget .As I understand it , there is software available by which means you can create the same effect

koolman

Same question but for Hockey, the fastest sport to cover! LOL Looking for a HD camera that can shoot in darker rinks and still capture the speed of ice hockey footage.

Any recommendations.