Bricks in Motion
We are a friendly filmmaking community devoted to the art of stop-motion animation using LEGO® and similar construction toys. Here, you can share your work, join our community of other brickfilmers, and participate in periodic animation contests!
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it has HD, yes,
Are we defining a camera as having HD if it can shoot better than 1280x720 res?
Cannon Powershot G(so and so)
When thinking about going the Digital Camera route, considering the following article: http://www.stopmotionworks.com/cams4stpmo.htm
It warns that digital cameras have a shutter-life, that doing stop-motion takes many more stills than the cameras were designed for, so your camera's shutter could ware out sooner than you might think.
Also, to reduce flicker with a digital camera, I've heard it recommended to film with the aperture wide open. Otherwise, the camera mechanism has to re-close the aperture to the camera's setting each frame before taking the shot, and it will never move exactly to the same point each time, so that means you'll get slight aperture size differences for each frame which might be enough to cause visible flicker.
With all that in mine, I use a QC Pro9000 for most things, only use my Powershot for weird shots (low light, very high res for digital zooms & pans).
No way G is better you get MF+AF
so does the A530
Everyone the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 is out of the picture, I can't get a computer in my room. Anything that you don't have to plug into a computer would be awesome from now on!
Animating without having your camera hooked up to a computer is a really bad idea. Pressing the button on the camera would cause severe camera bumps.
Well, my camera right now is set up on a tripod which is pretty still for now, and my computer is not in my room and my videos are filmed on my desk which is in my room.
^ Are you certain of this? I'm saving up for the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000. I can get it new for $80.00. Man I wish my mom would let me use her Nikon 940. That would be sweet. Nate Burr uses that I think.
Logitech Pro 9000, I have it and LOVE it.
The webcam I have now is TERRIBLE, I should get the Logitech 9000.
I've been thinking about trying to find a used Bolex and shoot directly on film. It'd look a little wonky, and light flicker would be everywhere, but I think it could really give a vintage look to stop motion.
LegoDudez wrote:No way G is better you get MF+AF
so does the A530
I thought that would be a minimum requirement?
Animating without having your camera hooked up to a computer is a really bad idea. Pressing the button on the camera would cause severe camera bumps.
There are remote controls for many cameras...
If you use a remote control you wouldn't be troubled with bumps..
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