I just can't decide

1. Particlebox
   Member

   
   I need a little advice.
   
   I plan on doing virtual Real Estate tours and some interview style stuff. I plan on shooting in SD but I just don't know what to buy. The final product will be on the web and DVD. I would like to be able to shoot 16:9 (even if I use an adapter). I'm looking at the Panasonic AG-DVX100b or the Sony DSR-PDX10. I've even considered the HVR-A1U or the AG-DVC30.
   
   Help. Any suggestions? I want a 3 chip (the A1U is 1 I believe, but has HDV) but 24p may make my stuff look really great (DVX100b). DVCam is also a great feature (PDX10) as is native 16:9 (PDX10).
   
   Calgone...take me away.
   
   Thanks for any help.
   
   P.S. I want to keep the budget no more that $3,500.
   
   ParticleBox

   Posted 6 years ago #

2. compusolver
   Member

   
   How will your real estate tours be lit? Available light, indoors? That could make lux rating a factor. Interviews are best done with multiple (at least three) cams. A one-cam, talking head interview isn't much fun to watch. Quality isn't much of a factor for your web video, but could be for your DVD audience, of course.
   
   I guess the light is your most important consideration, because after all, that is all we ever record. We don't record landscapes, people, etc. - we record light. Poor light can make even the best cameras look bad. You might consider an event cam like the PD-170 or VX-2100. They make colors look super in normal household ambient lighting conditions. But you'd have to give up 24p. I'd probably go with the 1-Lux cam.

   Posted 6 years ago #

3. Particlebox
   Member

   
   Thanks for the advice. The interviews I talk about are just single talking heads, much like what you'd see in A&E and Discovery Channel (just not for them).
   
   I would be using a softbox in low light for the tours and standard 3 point lighting with nice backdrops for the interviews.
   
   The PD170 is also a consideration. Don't know much about the VX2100.
   
   Thanks again.

   Posted 6 years ago #

4. Johnboy
   Member

   
   you don't need to got to the extreme expense of HDV when DV camcorders that are out there right now look really good. I have read nothing but great reviews of the VX2100. Secondly, when shopping for a camera, watch out for rip-off stores. A lot of them lure you in with low prices, but end up soaking you. I highly recommend B&H Photo and Video. they are top notch.
   
   John

   Posted 6 years ago #

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