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"It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools."
Well, I'm not about to blame my tools for any of my mistakes, errors, idiocy, or anything else.
I'm currently using two cameras, one that I own and one that I am fortunate enough to borrow, and they both are better at this job than I am.
The first camera, the one that I own, is a Panasonic pv-gs250. I've been really pleased with it overall. It's small and easy to use as long as my needs are basic. It takes a little time to get used to the menu system, however, after using it for a few hours I got the hang of it. I really use it as my main camera.
The panasonic does great in natural light conditions as well as indoors with decent light levels. However, in low light conditions, it really strains to get the picture. I've learned to keep this in mind when planning my shots, so I'm now minimizing the problems there. If you look at the first video posted, you will see that in low light conditions (even with the scene mode set to low light) it loses much of it's clarity and punch.
The second camera, the Canon XL1-S, is a borrowed gem. It is a monster with features and gadgets and can keep you running for days. It's quality is great and it functions very well. A person can spend much time loving/hating the owners manual learning to use everything on it, but confusing options, in this case, mean valuable features.
The XL1-S, with all it's great features, is a big, big machine. This is one of the two reasons that my Panasonic is my main camera right now (the other reason being that the Canon doesn't belong to me and so I don't want to submit it to the abuse that I put my Panasonic through). It's size gets in the way on occasion, especially when working in tight spaces or having to climb on furnature. I love the Canon, but I also love having a tiny camera.
I will make an honest attempt to keep equipment reviews coming.
Well, I'm not about to blame my tools for any of my mistakes, errors, idiocy, or anything else.
I'm currently using two cameras, one that I own and one that I am fortunate enough to borrow, and they both are better at this job than I am.
The first camera, the one that I own, is a Panasonic pv-gs250. I've been really pleased with it overall. It's small and easy to use as long as my needs are basic. It takes a little time to get used to the menu system, however, after using it for a few hours I got the hang of it. I really use it as my main camera.
The panasonic does great in natural light conditions as well as indoors with decent light levels. However, in low light conditions, it really strains to get the picture. I've learned to keep this in mind when planning my shots, so I'm now minimizing the problems there. If you look at the first video posted, you will see that in low light conditions (even with the scene mode set to low light) it loses much of it's clarity and punch.
The second camera, the Canon XL1-S, is a borrowed gem. It is a monster with features and gadgets and can keep you running for days. It's quality is great and it functions very well. A person can spend much time loving/hating the owners manual learning to use everything on it, but confusing options, in this case, mean valuable features.
The XL1-S, with all it's great features, is a big, big machine. This is one of the two reasons that my Panasonic is my main camera right now (the other reason being that the Canon doesn't belong to me and so I don't want to submit it to the abuse that I put my Panasonic through). It's size gets in the way on occasion, especially when working in tight spaces or having to climb on furnature. I love the Canon, but I also love having a tiny camera.
I will make an honest attempt to keep equipment reviews coming.
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