Voice & Vision, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 9The Digital Video Camera

 

 

 

Historically, analog video cameras fell into neat categories. Professional cameras were big, expensive, well made, and produced high-quality video, whereas consumer cameras were small, very inexpensive, had an inferior image, but above all were easy to use. Then came digital video and everything changed—and so much the better for low-budget independent filmmakers. Today, you can find many cameras offering ultra-high-quality resolutions, exceptional lenses, and precise user control over exposure, color space, white balance, aspect ratios, and frame rates, as well as professional audio and video input/ output connectors, for around $4,000 or less! The quality-to-price relationship is so great that these ...