|Is there a short answer why |I should get a pro camcorder if |I want to shoot something for a short TV citizens documentry? |More lines?
Also |I have a chance to buy a Canon |L2 hi 8.
|Is this too old for a pro quality video?
2006-08-29 14:35:52 · 4 answers · asked by ecomevo 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
price, features and controls available will be the differences.
get a HD quality camcorder will be at least future prove....
2006-08-29 14:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to really define
Home camcorders have small chips, liks 1/6" while PRO camcorder have 1/3 to 1/2" CCDs
Pro camcorders are made out of aluminum, while home ones are PLASTIC.
Pro camcorders take other lenses, while home ones are STUCK with what is on the camcorder.
Pro camcorders let you align the 3 CCDs, home units don't.
The differences are SMALL but major.
That's an oxymoron
Home Camcorders are made in China to loose specifications with limited capabilities
Professional camcorders are generally made in Japan to tight specifications and have the ability to actually change things, like how well the R-G-B dots collimate or go together.
You get to use $5,000 lenses on pro camcorders, while you get only $200 lenses on home camcorders.
You have to really understand video engineering to make use of all this stuff.
A home camcorder is hlike 1/6" or 1/4" R-G-B ccds while a pro unit has 1/2" CCDs or 1/3" CCDs
A pro unit is made of die cast alumium, while a home unit is plastic.
A pro unit has a bayonet mount for lenses while a home unit is fixed lens/
A pro unit lets you adjust R-G-B intenstity and may even let you adjust vertical and horotizontal alignment.
A pro unit costs over $7,500 while a "home" or "semi-pro" unit costs under $6,000
A pro unit also genrally tends to use full size DV CAM cassettes, while a home units uses smaller and slower DV-C cassettes.
A pro unit has a smaller compression, maybe 3:1 while ahome unit is 7:1
A pro unit conforms to 4-2-2 standard while a home unit is 4-1-1
This means 4 monochrome, 2 R and 2B versus 4 monchorome 1 R and 1 B.
A pro unit is like a Ikagami with an Annegnieux or Switar lens, while a home units is a Panasonic with a Panasonic lens.
That Annegenux lens, alone, costs $5,000+
I may only have a 3:1 zoom while your Panasonic home or sem-pro unit has a 10 to 1 or 20 to 1
Some PRO units do have better resoution. 700+ lines at the sensor.
Home units are roughly 520
You can possilby do a TV pilot with a 3 CCD home or semi-pro unit, but I wouldn't do a week to week show taht way.
a TV video engineer could easily see the difference.
2006-08-29 16:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earl D gave some good info. Other than the things which he already mentioned, pro camcorders also have pro audio. This makes it much easier to get pleasing and balanced sounds in your productions. And having poor sound quality is one of the quickest ways to spot an amateur production.
The L2 is a good analog prosumer camcorder but if I were you I would invest in at least a DV model, miniDV or Digital8, to make editing much easier.
I also concur with Earl D that you might invest in pro equipment if you are doing a regular series. It will end up saving you a lot of time and headaches. But that too means that someone needs to operate it that knows how to use the pro features.
Good luck!
WK
2006-08-30 02:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by olin1963 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Price is the only difference.
2006-08-29 14:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋