Which is the best camera to purchase webcam or video camera
Monday, January 7th, 2008Question: I am in need of advice on which camera to buy for my webcam shows. I was looking to upgrade to a video camera but I am not sure if I should just stick with updating my webcam. My budget is about $100.00 to $500.00 not sure what I should get. I am looking for good quality in picture and vide, which one is best webcams or video cameras?
Answer:
Well over the years webcams and camcorders have changed a lot. A good video camera can range from $300.00 up to maybe $1,500.00 the best videos cameras out there are JVC miniDV, Sony MiniDV, Canonn and Pannasonic, (You don’t really need a DVD camera unless your going into very high-tech stuff) some video cameras have remote controls which makes it easier for zoom, record and some will even take pictures. I started off with a Sharp VLNZ100U It was a fabulous camera, great lighting, and picture quality, and a remote control with a zoom feature, but to take pictures from that camera I had to reach up to the camera it still and click on a small button during intense shows it made it very difficult to take a picture. so I upgraded to the JVC-290 video camera on the remote control itself wtih that one I was able to take pictures from the remote, but the lighting for that camera was a bit of a challenge to figure out.
You will also need a video capture device to connect your video camera to your computer, you can get an external one or a internal one. Right now the best external ones on the market are Dazzle they have various products I particular use the Dazzle v80 and90 it comes with an easy to use video editing software. I also used the D-link Video capture device but I am not sure if that product is on the market now. but it would be a good item to search for. An internal card would be Osprey-200 audio/video capture card.
Webcams are changing so much and they can be in a price range of $20.00 up to $150.00. best brand on the market right now are logitechs pretty much any of those webcams you will be happy, with especially the 4000 or 5000 series a lot of cam girls are using the logtech orbits. but all in all any camera you get will need a good video card in your computer, good lighting around you. It’s a good idea when you get your camera to test it out from the particular site you will be broadcasting on. a lot of sites now have their own video preview feature for the performers to see so they have an idea of how their camera will look when someone is viewing them. Use that as your guide to judge how you want your camera video/picture to look. if the site your working on does not have one you can use Fwink it’s a great product.