What’s a good movie-making camera for amateurs?
Question by Zach: What’s a good movie-making camera for amateurs?
This is my third, and last time posting this. Sorry if I’m wasting any ones’ time. Just want to get the opinions of many people before I decide.
Okay, well…My little cousins and I like to make these little movies. I usually shoot them with the camera on my laptop, meaning we can’t move around much. I decided to use my digital camera to shoot all of the scenes, because it takes place mainly outdoors. However…If I want to use Windows Movie Maker, I can’t because everything is in the wrong format. When I try to change the format, and I’ve tried many different converters, and tried changing to many things, the result is always jumpy. I want to film a video in cuts, and be able to put it together looking exactly as it did when I filmed it. I decided that I would just go out and buy a camera, but I don’t have money to blow on something I’m not sure will work, so I need help. Based on what I’ve told you, what type of camera do you think I should get? If possible, give me several options at different prices.
Note: I tried using a different movie making software. I forget what I did to make it work for that, but the time on the free trial is expired anyways, and I don’t want to purchase it. I believe it was Power Director. If you have a different movie maker software to suggest (FOR AMATEURS ONLY) please do so, but keep in mind that I don’t have a ton of money.
Thank you very much!
Best answer:
Answer by Ricky Di
A good, and cheap, camera for an amateur filmmaker just learning the ropes is The Flip. It has a built-in USB drive that allows you to upload your videos easily.
You can get a new one for about $ 150, or find a used one on Amazon for under $ 100. And it works with Windows Movie Maker, so you won’t need any new software.
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