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Topic: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

Hey guys, I'm searching for a camera that is compatible with my iMac as well as my animating software (iStopMotion2.) One of my big questions is whether i should buy a digital still camera or a Camcorder.
I think iv heard somewhere that Digital still cameras wont give you a live video preview with iStopMotion, unlike Camcorders (which is why I'm leaning towards buying a Camcorder.)

Is this true??

Also I'v heard people say that the photo resolution for Camcorders is rather poor and grainy, (which makes me lean back towards a digital still.)  On the iStopMotion website they strongly suggest the Canon Hv30 but I'v heard people say it takes grainy pics.
Oh yea, does anybody know what camera Keshen8 uses? (If you don't know who Keshen8 is you should look him up on Youtube, he makes the best lego vids ever!!!)
SO MY QUESTION IS: SHOULD I GET A CAMCORDER OR A DIGITAL STILL AND WHICH MODEL/BRAND?

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

Camcorders do not shoot good stills. Even high quality ones. Trust me; I own a $3000 Sony model, and I get better stills from my $70 Olympus still camera. Unless you have a non-brickfilming-related use for a high-end video camera, I'd go with a still. You'll get much better images for less money. As far as what camera Keshen uses, I don't know, but why don't you ask him directly?

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Keshen uses an HV 30 or HV 20, I think. You dont have to write with capitals though. I'd get a still, or, if you want a webcam, a LQCP 9000...

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

magicoflego wrote:

Keshen uses a Canon HV 30 or HV 20, I think. You dont have to write with capitals though. I'd get a still, or, if you want a webcam, a LQCP 9000...

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EDIT: Wait a minute, is it Sony or Canon?

EDIT again: I'm flabbergasted, Google says it's Canon. Though I remember Keshen's camera being a Sony.

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

I asked keshen8 what camera he used via Youtube and he said he uses a Sony HDR-SR12, which I googled and discovered it takes amazing 10.2 mega pixel pics!!! 
The best I'v seen by far for Camcorders!!!
So I'm really considering getting the Sony Camcorder like keshen8 except the best price I could find for it was $850 mini/sad 

Also to all those people who think I should get a digital still camera, if i did then I wouldn't be able to use all those great features like onion skinning, right???

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

Hey Noodle, what kind of Olympus camera do you use?

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...why don't you ask him directly?

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Because I decided to ask him here since he was talking about it?

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Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000
For 11 frikkin bucks. I should get it for a backup cam.

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

Uh, Fib, don't forget that that's an auction with 4 days and 18 hours to go with two bids already. mini/wink But I did find this which takes pictures at 4608 x 3456. Thats almost like iMax quality. I thought might be interesting just to try out, and for $12, I don't think I'd be losing much.  I don't think it has manual focus though.

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

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I asked keshen8 what camera he used via Youtube and he said he uses a Sony HDR-SR12, which I googled and discovered it takes amazing 10.2 mega pixel pics!!!

HD=roughly 2MP.

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Yeah, same with the QCP9k. If you read the box, it says "8MP INTERPOLATED from 2MP"

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Re: NEED HELP BUYiNG CAMERA!!!

you should get a simple MiniDV Camcorder to start out with. Mine is a Panasonic PV-GS83. If you want to see what the quality is like, check out my youtube videos. Most of my stop motions are shot with it. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Kytyjaw11

hope this helps

Also, if your a beginner (are you?) you should go with a webcam or camcorder. While Digital Stills Cameras produce great quality images, they are a complicated setup.

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