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		<title><![CDATA[Forums - Bricks in Motion - Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/293303/#p293303</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=Sméagol]That said, the C920 is a 15 megapixel camera, so you can probably afford to lose some resolution.[/quote]

Mostly wrong. The optical sensor is actually only 3mp, even though they advertise it as 15mp (that's software-enhanced). Also, when I use the digital zoom, I can only zoom a little bit before the quality gets poor.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (legoguy501)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/293270/#p293270</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Oh ok, thats understandable, nice hearing from you again.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Generalned)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/293268/#p293268</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=Generalned]I'm confused, webcams such as the c920 allow use of zoom features I've used it and works fine, or am I missing something? :|[/quote]

The zoom on the c920 is digital, not optical, which isn't ideal as far as preserving detail; a traditional zoom lens would actually zoom in via the lens itself, whereas a digital zoom just blows the image up. That said, the C920 is a 15 megapixel camera, so you can probably afford to lose some resolution.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Sméagol)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/293267/#p293267</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm confused, webcams such as the c920 allow use of zoom features I've used it and works fine, or am I missing something? :|]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Generalned)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/293133/#p293133</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote]DSLR's have other advantages besides very high image quality. One of the more subtle ones is better dynamic color range. You can also adjust the lighting of your shot much more exactly, so on and so forth, there are a lot of benefits. I must say though, I've never used anything other than a DSLR, so I don't know much about other cameras. Also, since you're using your sisters camera I must warn you, SLR's have a finite life, the shutter mechanism will eventually die out, so by using her camera for animation (which involves taking tons of pictures, if you hadn't noticed), you are speeding up her camera's journey to inevitable death; something to keep in mind. [/quote]

I did some researching, and the shutter life of my sister's camera can go anywhere from 100,000 shots to 300,000 shots, like the average DSLR. I am pretty much the only one that uses the camera, despite the occasional 50 family photos about every four months or so. If I take about 8,000 photos a year, then that gives the camera a life of 12 1/2 years. When I go to college, the camera will still be a "youthful" camera, so I am not worried about its age, though thank you for the insight. I will stick with the DSLR and get a tripod, instead.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Caveman Incorporated)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292926/#p292926</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=VanderFlame Studios][quote=Sméagol]You never need more than like 8 megapixels anyway, because you're probably planning to make your videos at a resolution no higher than 1080p.[/quote]
Just to make it clear. You on't need more than [b]3[/b] megapixels because Full HD (1080p) is [b]less[/b]than 3 megapixels.[/quote]

Theoretically true, but in practice it's usually better to have something that captures more and resolves down to 1080p because a 3 megapixel camera will generally produce a softer image at 1080p than an 8 megapixel camera. The exception would be if it's a camera built specifically for resolving to video resolutions, like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

The other thing I like is being able to crop and zoom a little bit digitally in post, which a high resolution enables you to do.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Sméagol)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292920/#p292920</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I personally use a DSLR, but then again I bought it for live-action projects and 'coz photography is another hobby of mine.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (jampot)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292913/#p292913</link>
			<description><![CDATA[some of them do and some of them don't you would have to check the specifications, however apparently some lose their manual focus when on remote capture]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Knowlesproductions)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292907/#p292907</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do cannon power shots have full manual operation?]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Caveman Incorporated)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292884/#p292884</link>
			<description><![CDATA[do you know what capture software supports canon powershots with windows 7? because when I was looking at stop motion pro, it said that it only supported canon powershots on windows xp and free ware does not seem to support it or I can't find the answers. The only other software  I could think of is dragonframe but that is way out of my budget :/]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Knowlesproductions)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292882/#p292882</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I highly recommend the Canon Powershot series of compact cameras (like Smeagol has). In most cases their image quality is better than any webcam. And they have certain key features, such as zoom capability, that would benefit your films.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (VanderFlame Studios)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292859/#p292859</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote][quote]Sméagol wrote:
You never need more than like 8 megapixels anyway, because you're probably planning to make your videos at a resolution no higher than 1080p.[/quote]
Just to make it clear. You on't need more than 3 megapixels because Full HD (1080p) is lessthan 3 megapixels.
[/quote]

Yes, though cameras with >3 Megapixels tend to have very poor optics and coloring. I was unaware that webcams were unable to zoom, so I may look into getting a small camera with decent quality that is compatible with my frame-capture software :) 

Anything else that I should be aware of?]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Caveman Incorporated)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292837/#p292837</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=Sméagol]You never need more than like 8 megapixels anyway, because you're probably planning to make your videos at a resolution no higher than 1080p.[/quote]
Just to make it clear. You on't need more than [b]3[/b] megapixels because Full HD (1080p) is [b]less[/b]than 3 megapixels.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (VanderFlame Studios)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292830/#p292830</link>
			<description><![CDATA[DSLR's have other advantages besides very high image quality. One of the more subtle ones is better dynamic color range. You can also adjust the lighting of your shot much more exactly, so on and so forth, there are a lot of benefits. I must say though, I've never used anything other than a DSLR, so I don't know much about other cameras. Also, since you're using your sisters camera I must warn you, SLR's have a finite life, the shutter mechanism will eventually die out, so by using her camera for animation (which involves taking tons of pictures, if you hadn't noticed), you are speeding up her camera's journey to inevitable death; something to keep in mind. :)]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[backyardlegos@gmail.com (backyardlegos)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Webcam VS. DSLR]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/292827/#p292827</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pretty much all my films are done on the little digital camera like Smeagol said, but I am going to start using webcam because I have a lot of trouble with keeping the camera still. The way I have my rig set up doesn't allow me any good angles so that is why I am considering switching. Back when I made my first brickfilm, I used a DSLR for a [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4szfIdT608]brickfilm[/url] once, and I had a lot of trouble with making it stay focused on the legos. (I was so embarrassed that I posted it on a different account- Blame the bad animation on me, not the camera). Despite all this, the DSLR has the amazing quality that is not easily reproducible. So if you are able to do it well, like ANP, then it is worth it, but otherwise I would suggest the digital camera. :)]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (topit)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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