Good video for kids basketball? I own a DSLR that I will be using for pictures and don't want to switch to video mode so will this be fast enough?
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L P,Don't know for sure because I have not used my ELPH 330 to shoot video of a basketball game, but have been pleased with what the camera can do with people moving around, cars going by and a dog doing doggy things.
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I found it pretty fast. I've used it at Jet games, and it was more than adequate. I suggest you purchase a fast memory card.
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Probably? It doesn't do live focus, so where you're shooting from will be a concern. It should be fine for long shots, but if you're shooting from the sidelines, you might be better off with a dedicated camcorder or blow the bank on a 70D.
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L P, Don't know for sure because I have not used my ELPH 330 to shoot video of a basketball game, but have been pleased with what the camera can do with people moving around, cars going by and a dog doing doggy things.
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YES ! I took several short videos of my grandkids when they were home for Thanksgiving, they were in my opinion very good. You only have to press the red button to start and stop. Only thing is that you have to set the zoom before starting video.
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Quality was good but the "video" was more like a set of fast still pictures vs full motion. I may have had a bad unit. Returned it and did not get another one. Good luck!
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There are instructions that tell you how. It's easy to switch back and forth between video and photos. I've had some trouble with the camera or the speed of the micro SD card not being able to write fast enough. The result is that the image gets stuck on a frame. If you're looking for a reliable camera, I would search elsewhere. This behaves more like a toy!
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I've used it to watch YouTube videos and it works great for that. I've also uploaded a video with no problems. I have not used the built in camera, though.
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I will suggest you use MK 908, it has quad core. Much easier to handle the video out put. Thanks, have a great weekend!
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Thanks for the response. Have you tried recording a movie in low light?What type of Cannon are you a fan of? I'm looking for something to take good action pics at gymnastics meets and to record some movies of routines as well.
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I have used this for 6 months, and the video is very good, do not see any problems when moving, but if you are looking for something to capture alot of movement, I might suggest a faster camera.
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Purely self promotional. Video demands that the SD card be capable of FAST recording data rates. Get a Class 6 SD card (class 4 as a minimum) and you will be very happy. I would recommend 16GBs as a minimum capacity. To the best of my knowledge Memory sticks are only available in the base class 2 speed, hence they really cannot be better than SD cards for video.
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Stuff like flash (youtube) is very processor (cpu) dependent; I recently put this in an old machine which had an old intel core 2 duo e4700 and it was fine. So compare that with your own setup.It did seem like it was stuttering if anything else was running. It might be worth it to put another 10 dollars into the video card, but if all your going to be doing is running youtube video it's fine. (Although seriously consider bumping up slightly.)
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I thought that taking many photos to get one good picture is unavoidable when taking photos of children. I would like to have a camera with short recycle time(shot-to-shot time) in order to take many photos at the same situation. I thought that typical shot to shot time for this camera is not too bad, but it's very slow to recover when using flash. Is that true? How about if you use a continuous shooting mode? Is it slow even without flash?
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this would be a great camrea just for that. it will take great shoots, but team that up with a good speed flash and you got a killer camera.
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it is pretty fast in Program mode, but incredibly slow in the mode that takes a 4 second video before taking the still picture. Avoid that mode like the plague.
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I've taken short vids. I've not tried long ones. There are two things limiting videos - battery and SD cardsize. My 8 gb card gives stores about 30 minutes at the default. The battery dies fairly quickly as well. As far as action or POV, if you can figure out how to mount it, why not? The camera has a 1/4-20 mounting thread. Or there's always duct tape :)
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I think this will give you a lot more than the option to take "kids pictures". :) I'm a novice abd really bright it for it's videography caPabilities. it is almost professional grade without the price. the add-ons however are rather disappointing. (sorry)
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Any indoor video is relatively poor unless ample window light is present. I would say it is sufficient for capturing family moments but not for quality video. Personally I like the little camera.
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The T4i is very good for short video clips but DSLRs tend to overheat during long uninterrupted shots. You'll still want your camcorder for school plays, etc.