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May 30, 2013 at 1:21 AM #64177
1luckycat
ParticipantI've finally arived at the point of needing a new video camera for my business. The iPhone lacks the lens & versatility, and my SANYO Xacti, which shoots well enuf, lacks a Mic input.
Here are the parameters:
Shoot Training & Rehearsal, most often in an office environment.
Must have decent Zoom capability to go from Head-2-Toe to Full Face close-up.
Need an xternal Mic input, but doesn't have to be an XLR.
Headphone jac might be nice but not a deal-breaker.
Video will go into a 13" Mac Air for storage & to show the Client the results.
I might edit the Video in my office on an intel iMac using iMovie '11.
As "most often" is not always, I'd like to take it out to locations where I can shoot short training videos that I edit and post on my website, YouTube, iTunes, etc.
Now here's the 'kick in the pants" part. I live in Camera Heaven, better known as Tokyo. Problem is I don't speak Japanese very well so getting questions answered is not a problem if I spoke it, but I don't. 2nd Problem is there are no deals here on camera equipment.
I don't want to overbuy and I'm thinking in the low hundreds if that's feasable.
Any ideas or suggestions re: any part or all of the above are appreciated.
Thank you.
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May 31, 2013 at 6:48 AM #207609
brunerww
MemberHi luckycat – I would find a friend who spoke Japanese and take him with me down to the Akihabara district 🙂
Failing that, look for a Panasonic FZ200 ($490 in the states at Amazon).
It has a mic input, a 24x zoom for wides and close-ups, and good performance indoors and outdoors. Sadly, it has no headphone out.
Here is what it can do:
Plus slow motion and special effects (please watch at 720p):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp_pmgCsmco
The mic input is 2.5mm, so you'll need a $5 Hosa GPM-467 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter to use it with standard microphones.
Hope this is helpful and good luck!
Bill
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