HD Camcorder for videoscoping (1 Viewer)

jogiba · Jul 25, 2009

Pentax K-7 DSLR as HD camcorder with 1480mm F6.3 !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJcI2uDOMCc

Pentax K-7

1480mm F6.3 with K-7

wings · Aug 1, 2009

Can Popper, your video of the cormorant is sharp, but when you try to zoom in, there's jerkiness.

wings · Aug 1, 2009

From what I can see, anytime one does videoscoping, the panning tends to be jerky movements because of the long focal length combination. I would imagine that a smooth panning video tripod head would correct some of this.

WCA · Oct 15, 2009

Nick k said:
I'm trying to find a new camcorder for 'videoscoping" At the moment I have a Panasonic NV-GS44 which has served me pretty well, but is on it's last legs. It's obviously a MiniDV tape camcorder.
I'm finding it really difficult to find a suitable replacement. I have been looking at the Panasonic HCD-SD9. It is a so called "High Definition" model and records to an SD card. It's 10x optical zoom, so that's fine. What I'm unsure about it the HD bit.
Does anybody know if these type of camcorders produce a 'better' image. ie: am I really likely to get improved footage? Also I like to take 'grabs' and wonder if the HD models will produce better quality?
If anybody has experience with this, or similar models I would be grateful.
Thanks.
PS I note there is a similar post below and am just trying to generate a few more replies on the subject.

Nick,

What Camcorder did you end up getting, and does it do everything you required esp videograbs to a memory stick/card? - I too am looking to replace my Camcorder, an old Sony PC-110.

Cheers,

Bill.

Can Popper · Oct 16, 2009

wings said:
Can Popper, your video of the cormorant is sharp, but when you try to zoom in, there's jerkiness.

Yeah, that's because I touched the camera when zooming. I'm thinking of using the remote in the future to minimize the contact.

Here is my most recent HD videoscope where I made sure not to touch the scope, camera, and tripod:

http://www.vimeo.com/7093534

Dale Forbes · Oct 17, 2009

Can Popper said:
Yeah, that's because I touched the camera when zooming. I'm thinking of using the remote in the future to minimize the contact.

Here is my most recent HD videoscope where I made sure not to touch the scope, camera, and tripod:

http://www.vimeo.com/7093534

the picture quality is superb, Can (at least on my little macbook screen) :t:

btw, on Can's advice I ended up getting a Panasonic SD100 and am very happy with the results. Check out this post, if you want to see the benefits and potential of videoscoping or digiscoping. The video is from the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Happy birding,
Dale

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