Eh, my bad. I just got excited about that video… Plus, talking about a “good” convention video is square on topic.
Meanwhile, Joe still hasn’t given us much information about his computer, so there’s still little to say there.
That may not be entirely true. For example, a still camera’s RAW file format is 16-bit, but the finished images you see are only 8-bit. What those extra bits do is allow you to make a lot more corrections to the image before resampling it down to the 8-bit final file. If you do any encoding, or fancy editing (color/exposure correction), all those extra pixels will probably make a significant difference.
Gorilla pod:
Got to see if it’s strong enough to hold my Canon 20D with lens. If it is, I want one.
For RAM and HD space, “more” is relative. We still don’t know what you’ve got, but if your Dell came “standard” it can probably benefit from double the RAM. Beyond a certain point though, adding RAM has dimishing returns. If you don’t have 2GB, that’s the first place I would invest. HD space is always nice, as long as you need it. If your computer came with a cavernous HD that’s still empty, you’re in good shape though these days everyone should use an external HD for backups. If you’re close to capacity, as a general rule it’s always good to keep 10% of the drive free for page files & such. If you’re pushing that, time for a bigger HD. Yes, get one that spins fast and gets good reviews. I love my Maxtor OneTouch III with triple-interface. I use it to mirror my main HD so I have a bootable backup.
bah if i were u joe, dont worry about ur pc too much, you’ll see if its too slow, from what i saw of it it seemed like a fine machine. (i went on it for like 5 minutes i think lol)
A 3 CCD camera will most likely give more vibrant colors as compared to that of a single CCD. Three chips however means more money to manufacture, and therefore end up being more expensive. If you can find a 3 CCD within your price range then I would say go for it.
Hey, this has been discussed a few times, and in two of the other thread, I posted a very detail write-up about MiniDV, CCD, 3CCD, recording formats, and a lot more.
Search for them, and pretty much all your general questions of camera will be solved.
okay, so my camera came today, but the instructions were in Dutch, French and German! Just downloaded the English version online, so reading through that…
As for the spec of my computer, this is what I’ve found so far… I dont know how to find anything else… (let me know if i need to!)
Manufacturer : Dell
Model: Dimension DIMC521
Rating: 3.0 Windows Experience Index
Processor : AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3800+ 2.40 GHz
Memory (RAM): 958 MB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System
And I have 176 GB free of 222GB.
That doesnt really mean anything to me…
I’m yet to put any footage on my computer, but I’ll let yous know if i have any problems. Anything you would reccomend upgrading for better editing etc?
Plus, talking about a “good” convention video is square on topic.
