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Has anyone used 2 camcorders to film the same action from 2 different locations such as one nearby and one far away? I am wondering whether there is an inexpensive 2nd camera I could use or should I just buy another Panasonic AG-DVX 100A?
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Any change in colors, sounds and more could be jarring. However I have seen where they flip from HD cams to low grade camcorders in reality shows. But it all depends on the effect you wanted.
Bob
Picture a driving range, a golf pro giving instructions, close ups of the pro, his hand positions, etc, to be shot with the AG-DVX 100A-the second camera will be set up either behind the pro to shoot the ball in flight going away or at the far end of the driving range looking toward the pro and shooting the ball in flight coming toward the 2nd camera.
How to get the camera results to work better in post production. I noted it superficially but boya84 gave you the better answer.
Bob
Sony HDR-HC1...
One shoot use a couple of Canon XL2s and a Panasonic AG DVX100... We all set to 4:3 standard def, we all set to the same white balance at the same time and the director checked each camera's aperture... You can't tell which camera shot which footage... but the lighting is all the same...
On a more recent shoot, using a Panasonic AG DVX100 as the stationary cam on a tripod and my HDR-HC1 as a hand-held, we shot an interview and a five music performance videos at an office. Again, in 4:3 standard def. Because the lighting on stage is different than that of the close-up cam and because the backgroung lighting is different (office windows, ceiling tiles rather than black backstage curtain...), it looks different - but had I done a better job at matching the apertures, it would have looked better... I think you would have the same problem even with matching cameras...
For the examples, go to http://www.myspace.com/snocap and get to the videos area. 8mm is the band we taped at the SNOCAP offices...
You didn't specify which model you were using. I have not started on this project yet but can I assume that the AG-DVX 100A I originally referenced will shoot in 4:3 standard def? Thanks
matching. Aperture primarily controls depth of field. It can also adjust the exposure, but the shutter can also perform the same function. That simply controls relative brightness which would only affect saturation if it were significantly off.
My experience, confirmed by my instructors, is that it is very difficult to exactly match two cameras. I suspect it is easier if they both see the same lighting picture, and that the problems come in with differences in background, contrast, and lighting that the two cameras see. At that point, color matching must be done in post.
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