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Filming Hunts Camcorder Suggestions

Started by rbreedi1, January 05, 2017, 09:32:57 AM

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MK M GOBL

Quote from: SKYNET KC on February 12, 2017, 08:58:08 AM
Bumping this.

A couple of you were shooting the G20/30/40. Recommendations on some 64gig cards? From what I've seen I want a minimum write speed of 45-50mb/s and a class 10 card. Does that sound about right?


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Yup, I use the SanDisk Extreme, my G30 has dual card slots. (I have 3, 2 in camera and a backup I swap from each day)

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catman529

In the $250 range you can get the Panasonic HC-V250 that comes with a 90x intelligent zoom (50x optical) and built in stereo microphone. I love this camera but mine has seen better days.

If you want to spend a little more, for $5-600 range you can get the HC-V750 which comes with built in 5.1 microphone and a port to connect an external microphone with a cold shoe mount. The zoom is a little lower at 60x intelligent and 20x optical, but still a very good zoom for seeing things way across large fields.

You're gonna need a tripod for turkey hunting, and I always bought something from Walmart, they will work great for starting out and are lightweight.  But I eventually got tired of them breaking over time, so I went and got a Slik tripod for about $130 and it has a fluid head which is a big plus. It's a well built tripod for the money and not too heavy.

External microphone is preference as the built-in mice are great quality, but will pick up every sound of you touching the camera. An external mic will also pick up some of the sound but not as much. I have a Senal SCS-98 that I usually use on my V750.


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SKYNET KC

I ended up picking up a G20 used on the CHEAP. Snagged a manfrotto fluid head and tripod, and a Rode VideoMic locally on Craigslist. Will be ordering SD cards and a few extra batteries today. I'll post some pre-season scouting videos when I get it all together. :)


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catman529


Quote from: slwayne on January 06, 2017, 10:32:13 AM
All great info.  How about some suggestions re editing software?
I use Adobe Premiere Pro which is subscription based for like $20/mo. You can get a year, or you can go by the month and shut it off when you aren't using it. Updates are included with the subscription, instead of buying the software upfront and having to pay for upgrades. It does everything and more than you will need for editing hunting videos. Most hunting video does not need much fancy editing.


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MK M GOBL

Quote from: SKYNET KC on February 12, 2017, 12:59:03 PM
I ended up picking up a G20 used on the CHEAP. Snagged a manfrotto fluid head and tripod, and a Rode VideoMic locally on Craigslist. Will be ordering SD cards and a few extra batteries today. I'll post some pre-season scouting videos when I get it all together. :)


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You made some great choices!

One other thing you may want is a Varizoom, makes it way easier to start/stop recording and the zoom function. Another is to watch this is with the external mic, make sure it is on... It is a separate function and you will not get any audio from the camera once the external is plugged in. In the programing on the camera I have mine set to show mic levels on the view screen.

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