Comments on: Surprising video and audio quality with point and shoot camera http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Howard Owens http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-711 Howard Owens Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:06:59 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-711 It's like I've been saying ... it's all in the know-how ... good enough equipment can get decent results, and if you really know what you're doing and are careful, it would be hard to spot the difference between video shot with a P&S and a higher-end camera. There are some things you need really good equipment to do, but not everytying. It’s like I’ve been saying … it’s all in the know-how … good enough equipment can get decent results, and if you really know what you’re doing and are careful, it would be hard to spot the difference between video shot with a P&S and a higher-end camera. There are some things you need really good equipment to do, but not everytying.

]]> By: Mindy McAdams http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-710 Mindy McAdams Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:43:37 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-710 That looks like a nice camera, John. It also shoots 640 x 480 at 30 fps, like my 700, but it is cheaper by about $100 U.S. Thanks for the tip! Also, I like your blog. Good on-the-street reporting, eh? That looks like a nice camera, John. It also shoots 640 x 480 at 30 fps, like my 700, but it is cheaper by about $100 U.S. Thanks for the tip! Also, I like your blog. Good on-the-street reporting, eh?

]]> By: John Bonnar http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-709 John Bonnar Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:32:25 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/surprising-video-and-audio-quality-with-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-709 I use the Canon A620 for video and stills. Like you, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the audio and video.<br /><br />I use the provided software to edit the video clips. You can trim but you can't split the video nor can you extract the audio from the video. That's not a problem for me as I shoot to edit in-camera with short clips.<br /><br />I import my edited video into ProShow Gold where I can add stills, text slides, audio etc...<br />and export the finished product as an MPEG video which I upload the YouTube and then post to my blog.<br /><br />John<br />http://storywordspics.blogspot.com/ I use the Canon A620 for video and stills. Like you, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the audio and video.

I use the provided software to edit the video clips. You can trim but you can’t split the video nor can you extract the audio from the video. That’s not a problem for me as I shoot to edit in-camera with short clips.

I import my edited video into ProShow Gold where I can add stills, text slides, audio etc…
and export the finished product as an MPEG video which I upload the YouTube and then post to my blog.

John
http://storywordspics.blogspot.com/

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