Dear Geek,
For my job, I occasionally have to take pictures as well as video of my work site. For the video, my company provides digital camcorders. The work-supplied digital camera can take videos, and is easier to carry and stash in a pocket. Do I really need to use the camcorders?
Tarantino in The Making
Dear Tarantino Wanna-Be,
If you are videoing your friends at the beach or at a concert, your digital camera does the job. However, if video is required for your job, I would suggest you use the work-supplied camcorders. Digital cameras, while convenient, are not meant for high quality video.
If the company is supplying both camcorders and digital cameras, their goal is to receive high quality pictures as well as high quality video. Digital camcorders are just better equipped for high quality video. Even if the supplied camera is capable of 1080p video resolution, you’ll still get better depth and sharpness with the camcorder. Also, the camcorder allows more video-specific controls (white balance, longer zoom range, longer video time), as well as better microphones.
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