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Choosing a digital camera that takes video as well

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Many digital cameras can take video as well, so how do you know which is the best when it comes to video? Consider the following:

If you are serious about digital video taping, it is best to simply buy a digital video camera, not a point and shoot camera that takes video.

If you want a camera that can do video too, get one that has an image stabilizer, otherwise the video may not be able to keep up with the movement.

Look for a camera with decent resolution, like 3.5 mega pixels or higher.

Look for a camera that has good memory as video takes a lot more room than photographs.

If you are really concerned with digital video, it is best to just buy a digital video camera. Here are the things to consider:

One of the main things to determine the quality of images in a digital video camera are how many special computer chips are used to create the images. This special type of computer chip is called a charge coupled device or CCD.Commonly, less expensive digital video cameras use only a single chip, while the more expensive digital video cameras use three chips. Three chip digital cameras typically offer better sharpness and color than cameras using a single chip.To decide if you are going to need an expensive digital video camera or if you can use a less expensive single chip digital video camera, you should first look at the types of projects that you will be typically be shooting. If you will be shooting any blue-screen photography for special effects compositing, you will have to have a three chip camera. Single chip cameras cannot deliver the color fidelity required for quality blue-screen work. If you will be mixing your footage with footage shot with a higher quality camera or format, you will want a three chip camera. If budget is a big factor, you may want a single chip camera. Single chip digital video cameras range from $700.00 to $2,000.00, while typical three chip digital video cameras start at around $1,800.00 and go up from there.

When evaluating a digital video camera's output quality, whether it be a single chip or a three chip camera, try to pay attention to whether or not the camera is accurately reproducing colors. Also be sure to check the accuracy of different colors. Try to test the camera's color accuracy in different lighting situations. Some cameras will produce very different colors in different lighting.

Most digital video cameras are very good in low light situations, often times being able to function with almost no light at all. Being able to function and being able to shoot an image with good color and no visual noise are very different. Don't be impressed by a camera's ability to shoot in low light without making sure the resulting images are suitable for your needs. With most digital video cameras images will get much noisier as light decreases.

You will want a digital video camera with a manual control shutter speed, aperture, and focus. Most cameras offer a fairly high shutter speed, 1/250 or 1/500th of a second, but many skimp on the slower speeds. You will want to be sure you can force the digital video camera to shoot at 1/60th of a second for a more film-like look.

Choose a camera with an optical stabilizer rather than an electronic stabilizer. To test an image stabilizer, turn it on and move the camera around at different speeds, see if you can trick the stabilizer into falling behind.

Many digital video cameras come loaded with all sorts of special effect features. For the most part ignore these features and concentrate on a camera that shoots clean, quality video.Leave the special effects for post-production.

You may find that you have a preference for a particular color tone. Sony cameras tend to produce rather cool images, with tones leaning toward blue. Canon cameras, on the other hand, frequently produce images with warm colors, leaning more towards brown colors. This is something that you may just want to keep in mind when comparing digital video cameras.

There are several other factors that affect image quality in digital video cameras such as optics, white balance and sharpness control but in the end all that really matters is that you are satisfied with the camera's results.

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