Anyone using video to record shows? Recommendations on setup

highlander · Tue Jul 09, 2002 7:58 am

I'm looking to buy a video camera of some sort and also throwing around the idea of video taping live Hip shows. Anyone have any recommendations on a camera brand or model or things to look for pros/cons etc. Please let me know.

thankies.

Highlander

teflonsteve · Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:35 pm

Definitely get something digital.

hipfan39 · Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:10 pm

I have/use a Sony Digital 8 Camcorder (TRV740).
It's very nice, and pretty easy to use!
You can check out my clip of NOIS from the [08-02-02] show at:
http://24.112.17.117/080202/

Great camera, use to video tape, take still pictures. : )

highlander · Sat Aug 10, 2002 3:03 pm

Thanks for the link and videos. GREAT picture..bad sound

mic couldnt handle the bass by the sound of it. Too bad. Wonder if there is a way around that. Must be.

High

hipfan39 · Thu Sep 05, 2002 9:53 am

highlander wrote:Thanks for the link and videos. GREAT picture..bad sound mic couldnt handle the bass by the sound of it. Too bad. Wonder if there is a way around that. Must be.

High

Yah! Get an external mic!
Well i got one, tried it at the Darien Lakes show.
It souns amazing!!! : )
Definatly an external "Directional" mic........

Drez7 · Sat Sep 07, 2002 3:35 am

Hi hipfan39, do you have a video of the Darien Lake show?? If so, please throw me an email ([email protected]). I really loved that show, we were in section 101 row 8, and would really like to have something to look back on. The band was great all night long. I have the audio already but a video would be absolutely amazing!

hipfan39 · Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:54 am

Drez7 wrote:Hi hipfan39, do you have a video of the Darien Lake show?? If so, please throw me an email ([email protected]). I really loved that show, we were in section 101 row 8, and would really like to have something to look back on. The band was great all night long. I have the audio already but a video would be absolutely amazing!

Yah i taped it from Section 102 (row 5).
It came out awsome, the sound was perfect, and picture is sweet.
But the bad news is, by mistake i recorded the first 3.5 songs to memory stick on my camcorder. Meaning (it shrinks the picture, so its realy small).
But the rest of the show i got on tape, and like i said before, came out amazing........
I am gonna look into something, cause i wanna fix this, as it's my best recording so far..........