about movie making camera?

Question by toki4000: about movie making camera?
i would like to make 70 min movie in future.,but i am in bit confuse about camera, to make movie can i use betacam camera or super 16mm camera, is super 16mm camera is better than betacam, if you clearify this problem i will be very greatful to you.
taki

Best answer:

Answer by evilgenius4930
First of all, how much money do you have? Super 16mm and betacam won’t be cheap to use, at least $ 10,000 (emphasis on “at least”). There are several types of betacam. There’s the old betcam, known as betacam, then betacam SP, which is pretty much the same as betacam with slightly better horizontal resolution and recording time, and then there’s Digital Betacam, and more recently, HDCAM and Betacam SX. Obviously this route is great if you want to go all digital, but for shorter films, a 16mm camera will provide a natural film-look, and if you can lay hands on free film stock, shooting a 70 minute film on film, with $ 10,000 isn’t as crazy as it seems. However, if you have that amount of money, you might as well check out these cams: the XH-A1, HVX200, and XL H1. These are all HD cams under $ 10,000, and the first and third are HDV cams. The second one, the HVX200, offers DVCPRO HD and film-look recording for around $ 6000, and records to solid-state P2 cards. The cards only hold about 8 minutes each, and cost almost $ 1000 each, but if a film workflow fits you (i.e. changing cards every few minutes), then this is a great way to go, because no other camera in this price range offers DVCPRO HD, which is easier to edit than HDV. Hope this helps!

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