What is the best (affordable), camera to record Football that's held indoor?
I first was going to use my iPhone 7 and transfer everything to "iMovie" that's already installed in my phone for a highlight tape, but i was considering getting an actual good camera like a canon or Sony. Any suggestions? MUST HAVE GOOD QUALITY FOR INDOOR
What's your idea of "affordable"? Recording any sports indoors is a tough ask, but it gets tougher with the smaller sensors and lenses you get at the bottom end of the market.
We have NO way to evaluate the quality or quantity of your "indoor" light. It varies greatly from place to place.
A good suggestion for an HD camcorder that delivers good results for a good price is one of the Canon Vixia models. Starts about $200.
A fluid head tripod can add a stable shooting platform.
Shooting hours of video at a time will eat up all the available memory in your iphone. So yes, go to a camcorder. All camcorders have automatic tracking white balance, so your indoor color should be satisfactory. Camcorders are balanced and far easier to hold steady for a long time too. Affordable is hard to guess, camcorders start at about $50 on Amazon, Sony and Canon start at about $200. A good used Sony or Canon will go for about $150.
The other responses are good - so pick one of them as "best" I just want to put them into perspective.
You want to spend less than $400. Take a look at what is used at the college or pro levels…
1) The "Pedestal studio cams" start at about $60 each. Then another $20k for a lens. The do not do audio - video only. Many times you will see a mic taped to the lens to pick up crowd noise. The video is transmitted over cable to the control room - typically the container part of a semi-tractor-trailer that has been made into a video control studio. There can be up to 6 of these pedestal cams at work.
2) The on-field shoulder mounted cams are in the $6k-$20k range. The wireless transmitters are about $8k each. The can do audio, but that is not usually used anywhere. There can be up to 6 of these cams on the sidelines.
3) the over-head sky-cam is around $30k. The cables and controls are another $30k. Usually one of these.
4) More audio on the sidelines is captured with a parabolic mic. There can be 2-4 of these. Big plexiglass, shoulder-supported, handheld "dishes" with a mic designed to focus on a far-away audio source - like the quarterback calling plays. These run about $30k each.
5) Place another 12 or so mics around the stadium for ambient noise. These all connect to an audio mixing board to get mixed before they are fed to the broadcast signal.
There's a whole lot more going on, but I just want to put things into perspective.
For $400, you need to get a tripod, maybe a high capacity (optional) batter from the camcorder manufacturer and the camcorder. And BEFORE the big day, PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE so you understand what the camcorder can do under the conditions of a game.
Think about that… The players PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE before the game - so do you.
Canon, Sony and Panasonic make camcorders in the $250 price range - their entry level. Then you need to edit… And we don't know what computer you have or what your editor budget is… Which could mean more $ to spend.
- Will an iPhone 4 set off a hand held metal detector? I dropped my white iPhone in the snow today, and we couldn't find it after searching for hours. My friend suggested that we look for it with her hand held metal detector tomorrow. Will it set it off or is it not worth our time?
- Which phone carrier has the best affordable plan for the iPhone 5? I want to buy the iPhone 5 but not sure which carrier is affordable. I'm always on the internet, always texting & picture messaging but want a really good deal for the things I use most.
- Where is the best place to buy iPhone 5c cases for an affordable price? I just ordered my iphone 5c and I would like to buy a case but I'm having difficulty trying to find a place that sells them. I would prefer ones that have simple designs (tribal for example) or ones that are simple colored.
- What none slr camera is best for indoor concerts? I go to a lot of concerts at small venues, I have good seats (season ticket holder) and I would like to start taking some photos. What camera would be good for this? Tried my iphone but all the faces are just white with no detail. Any suggestions?