Looking for Help Choosing a Camera

[ATP100]

Originally Posted by vil

Oh yeah, almost forgot, battery lasts 2.5 hrs nonstop recording and my xd card is 16G 4hrs HD recording. It cost here in Australia $399. I'm really happy with it. I just recorded 3 full sets without stopping. It has a fixed lens but very wide angle . I put it on a bracket on the fence right behind the baseline and it came quite good. I had a wall practice and it came up brilliant.

1920x1080 @2.5 hours...special battery????

[vil]

Originally Posted by ATP100

1920x1080 @2.5 hours...special battery????

Nothing really special about the battery but this new model comes with 1100mAh Lithium Ion rather than 1000mAh. 1920x1080 is the highest screen resolution, which is 1080-30 FPS. I haven't experimented with all resolutions but you also have 1280x720 option, which is 720-60 FPS. That should be great for slow motion. I'll try that next.
This little thing also takes brilliant still pics. It comes with undewater case up to 60m depth. We went to Japan for skiing recently and our friends recorded video of our trip with this little gopro. If you are interested to see the quality, here is the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7__kLZ6xbs

[Chas Tennis]

FYI

I just posted a reply with some sample videos from an older model Aiptek ActionHD camcorder. Reply #15.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...02#post6753102

The thread has some discussions related to the issue of comparing:

1) Smartphone cameras
2) 60p video cameras
3) high-performance, high speed video cameras such as the Casio FH100.

Some well-framed videos of tennis strokes might be useful for those considering using or buying a video camera for tennis stroke analysis.

[Chas Tennis]

The new Casio Ex ZR300 camera with high speed video does not support MANUAL exposure control. Neither does the ZR100 or ZR200.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...hread=42191777

[Chas Tennis]

FYI - High Speed Video Course in the Baltimore Area -

The Community College of Baltimore County in the Continuing Education Non-Credit Courses series is offering a course in high speed video capture with emphasis on sports. It meets Tuesdays in Oct at Cockeysville Middle School.

http://www.ccbcmd.ed...hotography.html See Art 619

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/ceed/reg.html

[Chas Tennis]

I don't know much about this new camera but it is similar to the GoPro with 120 fps and HD.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=42582261

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1430870/th...-cam-with-wifi

It might have some unique and useful applications in tennis but it has limitations. For the most detailed stroke analysis consider the replies in this thread.