yesac519 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hey Robb. It's Christmas and I was wondering how you guys get such good footage when you have to sneak it on sometimes. I’m planning on buying a camera but I want it to be compact for that not as easy to see camera instead of my bulky easy to spot Sony handy cam. My biggest question is where did you get the lipstick camera? How much was it? And does anyone have recommendations on good brand/style of camera easiest to 1) hold on to wile ridding 2) hide if they don’t allow cameras? Thanks Happy Holidays yesac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 First off, they don't sneak cameras on rides. They get permission as they have good relationships with many park staff from many parks. Do not sneak your camera on as you will make matters worse for yourself and if you do sneak it on, don't go bragging about it here as it gives the site a bad image. Ride ops and staff do read these boards you know. Do yourself a favor and Read the Bible of Coaster POV Filming before you get anymore ideas of sneaking your camera on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesac519 Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 Once again. im NOT N O T talking about me sneaking a camera on as much on what kind of camera do you recommend that is small and easy to hold onto. I wasnt trying to get into a debait about POV SNEAKING. I already know about that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I'm better telling you than not telling you. I'm not trying to start a debate either but I've read the topic about POVs and sneaking your camera on and if R&E were confronted by one of the park's staff about promoting camera sneaking, they'd actually have to spill the beans on who it was to keep themselves up. Hey guys, Here is another useful tip. If you plan to sneak your camera on rides, DON'T POST ABOUT IT!!!! Because you've just given the parks all you need to throw you out. For example, ddaver177, if IOA saw your post, and emailed me and asked them for your contact information, I would have no choice than to give it to them. I have a good relationship with that park and I'm not about to jeaprodize it. It's like I said, this site does not condone such actions, however I'm not going to tell you what you should or shouldn't do at parks. That's up to you. Follow the park rules, ask for permission, and be prepared to deal with the consequences if you are caught doing something you shouldn't be. Going on an internet website admitting that you plan on breaking park rules is about as smart as someone robbing a liquor store, then going online and bragging about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One of these duped topics needs to be locked but as for a decent camera for a decent price, Sonys are good along with Canon. (I just bought a Canon Mini DV and it's quite compact). I haven't filmed onride yet and I'm not sure if I'm quite brave enough to do so. I've heard some poor reviews on JVC as far as recording, as it picks up the motor sounds onto the tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfBeastSucks Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 what kind of camera do you recommend that is small and easy to hold onto The Kodak v550 is the size of a small digital camera, and shoots video as well as stills. I would say that is the smallest you can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesac519 Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Like I said before. I was not trying to talk about sneaking. I didnt even mean to mention it. But all I was asking is what kind of camera. You didnt have to go crazy on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I too am wondering what type of camera is the lipstick camera. Is it a three CCD? And what does it use for video, flash memory cards or mini DV tapes? And no I do not intend to use it for coaster POVs' I'm a film student and am interested for something smaller than what I have (a canon XL2) for situations where a big camera can get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I just got this silly little thing and it is about as small as I have ever seen for a MiniDV camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^I'm really curious to hear how well that works. I have a Sony camera, but do to ever-increasing US park stupidity, I leave it at home most of the time, since it won't fit into a pocket, and I don't feel like leaving it on a ride platform and/or playing the In And Out Of The Locker shuffle. I never, ever film on rides or take POV, so I don't really care about stability issues. I'm more interested in a camera that shoots good quality DV and fits into a pocket. Let me know what you think of your new camera... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 The DCR-PC55 does look like a cool little 1CCD camera but I did some reasearch on it and it does't allow any lens attachments whatsoever. If I do buy one of these small cameras I need one with the ability to attach a wide angle lens and UV filter. It seems though that Sony has released a 3CCD (3 chips, one for each color) counterpart to this one, the DCR-PC1000. I went out to my local camera store today and compaired the two, the PC1000 looked like it has the very same body type as the PC55 but it's LCD screen isn't as big and the top part of it was larger because, I assume, the 30mm lens and viewfinder (the PC55 has no viewfinder) takes up more space. To my joy it did have the ability to attach a wide angle lens and filter but both the store clerk and I were unable to find a infrared nightshot mode which is normally standard on all sony Camcorders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 ^ Correct. The PC55 is NOT the most versatile camera ever made, but for the price it is a very handy accessory. Also, it doesn't accept a wide angle lens, but it really doesn't need it. It has a nice Macro by default. I have no plans to get rid of my other camera, but I think this offers me the ability to carry my camera a lot of times when I normally wouldn't. So far, I am pretty impressed with the usability, handling and quality of the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Like I said before. I was not trying to talk about sneaking. I didnt even mean to mention it. But all I was asking is what kind of camera. You didnt have to go crazy on me! I went crazy? C'mon now...I could have been worse. At least I did tell you what cameras to avoid. Basically when it comes down to it, you said you didn't mean to say it, then don't say something you're not meaning to say...simple, right? I'm not trying to flame you so please get that out of your head. Sorry if I went "crazy" on you...I wasn't sure if you knew/read the topic all about POVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 ^ Correct. The PC55 is NOT the most versatile camera ever made, but for the price it is a very handy accessory. Also, it doesn't accept a wide angle lens, but it really doesn't need it. It has a nice Macro by default. I have no plans to get rid of my other camera, but I think this offers me the ability to carry my camera a lot of times when I normally wouldn't. So far, I am pretty impressed with the usability, handling and quality of the product. Glad you like it. How's the battery life? When I looked at it at the store the battery compartment seemed really small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 The PC1000 is actually a CMOS camera, which means crappier low light performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 How's the battery life? Pretty good considering it's size. I haven't messed with the spare, but the one that came with it gets about 80-90 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I'm still not that familiar with all the acronyms refering to camcorders so I looked up CMOS on Wikipedia (which I know is not as accurate as some people think) and here's what came up: Short for complementary metal oxide semiconductor. Pronounced see-moss, CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor. CMOS semiconductors use both NMOS (negative polarity) and PMOS (positive polarity) circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor. This makes them particularly attractive for use in battery-powered devices, such as portable computers. Personal computers also contain a small amount of battery-powered CMOS memory to hold the date, time, and system setup parameters. I hate to be ignorant about something that may be obvious to a lot of other people, but I can't, for the life of me figure out how this would effect low light performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 ^ You looked up the wrong term I think. What you found is not reffering to CMOS chips in regards to video cameras. I did a bit of searching in google and found a page that explains what you're looking for. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 ^Thanks for the info. I wonder if Sony will figure out a way to get around the lowlight problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 ^ Oh ... they have. And they make some of the best "low light" cameras. The PC55 is not a great example but my DCR-TRV17 shoots great at night. 0 Lux baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musical Pete Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I use a Sanyo Xacti C1 (an old model now, there's a couple of updates - C4 and C5). It's small, light enough, is erganomically decent (pistol-like grip) and creates high quality MPEG4 video - 29.97fps VGA, I think about 3mbps. Is also takes decent 3.2 megapixel photos. It's not the best of the best, but is certainly good enough (better than most other solid-state digital cameras in terms of video!). The videos at my site (sig linky) were filmed with it (though compressed to VCD MPEG1), and my most recent photo collections were taken with it ("Flamingoland 18th March 2005" onwards and upwards). In short - there's better cameras out there, and there's many worse ones. What I've got serves me fine. I'll only get a new camera when this one packs up, and apart from a little cosmetic damage over time, it's otherwise fine. PS low light - yep unfortunately my camera's only fault is its lowlight performance, it's not good at all. I rarely have a need to use it in low light conditions however, so like I said, it won't be replaced for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Freeze Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 I use the Sony PC350... threading for filters or lenses 3 megapixel still (MS duo) IR night shot touch LCD screen (for easy menu nav) manual focus ring side mounted flash LANC input hotshoe for mic or light only flaw is that the DV tape loads from the bottom. So when using a tripod, you have to take it off the tripod to change tapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillrider15 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I use this one. I'm not sure if it's the very best out there, but I use a Kodak C340. Features: Photo and Video. 5 Mega Pixels 3X Optical Zoom 4X Digital Zoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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