logitech webcam pro 9000 or logitech quickcam pro 9000, i prefer the webcam, not the quickcam, because for me the software is different

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You guys all fail hard for all suggesting webcams.

Flash Code, I can't give you any specific names because I have no experience with using camcorders or digital cameras for brickfilming. I can give some general advice, though. When you're looking for a digital camera you're gonna want to keep two very important things in the back of your mind: connectability and manual settings. Pretty much all digital cameras are compatible with tripods one way or another, so you generally don't need to worry about that. It's pretty standard for camcorders to have AV output as well, so that shouldn't be a concern as well.

By connectability I mean the ability to connect to a computer and take pictures with the camera through the computer using computer software. This is really important as it is pretty hard to animate without the frame of reference and ease programs give you. It's not impossible to animate fully in-camera, but it's so much more convenient if you don't have to.

The manual settings are also very important. Most low-end cameras only allow for some settings to be manual, but you're gonna want to have everything on manual: the focus, the brightness, the white balance, exposure times, aperture settings, et cetera. If any one of these can't be put on manual, it will inevitably create flickery results. This short test, for example, was shot with auto focus on; you can see the focus change in between frames creating a pretty ugly effect.

I hope I have helped you out a bit. Good luck!

- BertL