ShadowFiend
Novice Member
Hello everyone, thought i'd ask you lot as i'm kind of confused and a bit lost. Have often lurked the forum for valuable information
I would like to know how/ why action cameras are so cheap, yet cameras and camcorders seem considerably more expensive but often cannot shoot in 60p at high resolutions, or above 60p, and don't offer anything inbetween 4k and 1080p.
Action cameras have smaller sensors, to what difference that makes i'm not sure as the footage appears great, and i don't understand the numbers. They offer things like super wide angle and warp/distortion correct, amazing built in digital stabilisation at minimal cost to resolution, water proofing as well as a few other bits.
Camcorders/cameras have zoom, optical stabilisation, flashes, better low light, but that's about it- from my uneducated view.
I'm looking at getting a new camera of some kind, i merely want to put it on a tripod and press record. I will be filming sport from that static position with no cameraman to move the camera about to follow any action. Maybe 20% of the time i would like stabilisation of some kind to freehand film some sport also.
I have a Canon HF G25, which has more features than i know how to use, and lightly of not much use to me. But i feel the quality of its footage is a little dated, and sport on it ghosts anyway.
Any help, thoughts, input, etc?
Thanks in advance.
I would like to know how/ why action cameras are so cheap, yet cameras and camcorders seem considerably more expensive but often cannot shoot in 60p at high resolutions, or above 60p, and don't offer anything inbetween 4k and 1080p.
Action cameras have smaller sensors, to what difference that makes i'm not sure as the footage appears great, and i don't understand the numbers. They offer things like super wide angle and warp/distortion correct, amazing built in digital stabilisation at minimal cost to resolution, water proofing as well as a few other bits.
Camcorders/cameras have zoom, optical stabilisation, flashes, better low light, but that's about it- from my uneducated view.
I'm looking at getting a new camera of some kind, i merely want to put it on a tripod and press record. I will be filming sport from that static position with no cameraman to move the camera about to follow any action. Maybe 20% of the time i would like stabilisation of some kind to freehand film some sport also.
I have a Canon HF G25, which has more features than i know how to use, and lightly of not much use to me. But i feel the quality of its footage is a little dated, and sport on it ghosts anyway.
Any help, thoughts, input, etc?
Thanks in advance.