Ok, so I want to make my own satyrical newscast/TV show, but I don't want to spend a lot of money on a camera. Most of it will be studio work, but I hope to do a little "out and about" shooting as well. Mostly what I'm looking for is a good webcam, but I also want it to be like a low-quality, autonomous camcorder.
I have a few questions:
If you look on eBay, there are a bunch of $50 cameras that look really, really cheap. They look kind of like the cheap sort of camera I'm looking for, but I have a feeling they're probably trash. I guess my main question is how do I know when something is trash?
Sorry about all of the questions, but I think most of them are pretty simple. I appreciate your help.
I have a few questions:
- Can I record straight to my computer? (i.e. remove the need for a large amount of camera memory).
- If I don't do very much remote shooting, what kind of memory is the best? A memory card?
- Can I see the real-time shot on my computer? (i.e. remove the need for quality on-camera monitor.) I know iMovie has the capability. I just wonder about different kinds of cameras.
- Does quality really matter if I have good lighting?
- How do you record video onto a computer? I'm guessing USB or Firewire.
- Better than webcam quality. - Decent, in other words.
- External microphone support.
- Video out.
- I guess I need a little monitor.
If you look on eBay, there are a bunch of $50 cameras that look really, really cheap. They look kind of like the cheap sort of camera I'm looking for, but I have a feeling they're probably trash. I guess my main question is how do I know when something is trash?
Sorry about all of the questions, but I think most of them are pretty simple. I appreciate your help.