I am looking to buy a professional video camera for doing wedding and more what camera do it get for ?

Question

for around $2,000 to $4,000 can some one help me find the right camera and where

i am geting to the video bess

what sony model do i get

Answer 1

I use a Sony VX2100 for videoing weddings. The low light capability - essential in poorly lit churces and dance halls - is second to none. (I back this up with a VX1000 which was one of its forerunners and still good enough to cover for the 2100 in case of mechanical breakdown - which hasn't happened yet touch wood)

As for HD - this is a wide screen format which plays back / displays @ 16:9. You can get it to shoot in 4:3 but you are only compressing the display with an inevitable loss of quality.

Until more people have wide screen HD ready TVs I would stick to the standard 4:3 camcorders such as the VX2100E.

Superb quality for the price.

Brendan

Answer 2

If you want to edit, you dont want a dvd camera, or even a cd camera, if they made one. MiniDV is probably your best choice. It's a tape format, but it offers the best quality out of all the consumer formats, and is easy to edit. Hard disc camera videos are easy to transfer, but they cause big headaches when editing because they are mpeg-2 compression, which also reduces quality. I've heard a lot of good things about the canon elura 100, and it also has a mic port, which is nonexistent for cameras in that price range. Its around $400, so its really cheap (for a video camera, that is). As for editing, movie maker or imovie should be enough if you're just making home videos, or short videos for youtube. I used movie maker to edit a school video and it worked perfectly for me, not too complicated, and yet powerful enough if you know what to do with it. If you are into making films, then you might want to get something a little bit more professional, although movie maker or imovie should work fine if you cant get one. I have adobe premiere pro, which is a good program, and its coming back to macs as well. Its pretty expensive, around $900, but I got a student discount for around $200, so if you are a student as well, you could go for this. Just look around on adobe's website for student discounts, or search the web. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I'd go with the Sony HD camera if it was my choice.

If you are thinking of getting into the Wedding Video business, I'd recommend a course at your local community college so that you know how to compose and frame your shots.

I have a small camcorder but the course taught me how to set-up the shots I wanted, getting the lighting right and making sure the sound is clear. I get great results. I'm saving for the Sony I want - it's around $3,000 at the moment for the HD model.

Answer 4

Always go with Sony HD, the high definition gets much better picture and sony has service & parts all over the us..you dont have to send out to another state for parts..It's the best one on the market today and worth the money. you can find a big selection at B&H photo video and they can deliver fast!!..over night means just that..I have had excellent success with them and I have been in the Video Business for 15 years

Answer 5

Here at Bunnyhill Video Productions we use Sony PD-150's and VX-2000 cameras with great success... The pd-170 and VX-2100's are the newer versions of those cameras.

Answer 6

just get someone to video tape it for you like a proffesional guy or something u know-and congradulations on your wedding.

Answer 7

sony is best around