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Question

What should I use to film video concert show .. ?

Oct 20, 2014 2:28PM PDT

What should I use to film video, great music concert show like this HD or great audio, HD Video: a phone, a video camera, or else model ??

I'm searching for a long time now and never find what i'm looking for.

I just want great audio or HD audio, HD Video to film concert show in video like these exemple:

Outside Big Festival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrkoUxdaGyQ

Inside Venue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1MiyG4Yv18

Inside Venue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywrGKpONmr0

Inside venue (small)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA9ZBvEeVbU

Inside Venue (small)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb-u49WNn8

You know what I mean I want to be able to film on the front row or on the back and still have a decent sound !!!!!!!

Price range Under 500$ but I know that what i'm looking is near impossible so i'll settle for what ever phone or camera model and kind that can do the job

Please help me, I'm tired of searching everywhere and finding nothing good

PS: Please specify the BRAND and the MODEL and WHY ???????

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Answer
For great audio, I use audio recorders.
Oct 20, 2014 3:03PM PDT

But I wonder if they allow such things like the Sanyo ICR-XPS01M or Tascom DR-40's in the gate. As to videos, it's likely no one will allow camcorders or DSLRs so why not the usual iPhone?
Bob

PS. Just FYI, I can't explain why this question comes up so often. You would think folk would figure it out.

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I don't know what to buy and don't want to buy crap ???
Oct 21, 2014 8:24AM PDT

Did you see the "video" exemple that I put in my post ?
for me that's great quality.
I want that kind of quality
I mean HD Video Image and of course the nost difficult of them all: Great quality Audio
I don't how they get that kind of great audio in those video exemple that I post up here
But I want that kind of great Audio quality
thanks for these exemple of camera, i'll check them out !!!!!!!!!
But if you have other ideas feel free to share
Because I don't know what to buy ? Specialy because of the "Great Audio quality"
That audio quality that i'm serching is hard to find on a good camera or phone ?
but the HD video Image 1080 or more is easy to find.
If the video has that great 1080 video image HD but A ****** sound nobody will Watch even me.
Like I said I don't know what to buy ?????
What model or brand ... ,
So even if it's a phone: Should I buy: The Last IPhone, HTC, Samsung Galaxy, or else AND WHY
I don't know WHAT SHOULD I CHOOSE ????????
So even if it's a Video camera, Camorder, NO DSLR, ... Should I buy: Canon ... Panasonic ... Sony ...
I don't know WHAT SHOULD I CHOOSE ????????

LIKE I SAID FROM THE START I DON'T WANT TO BUY SOMETHING
THAT WON'T WORK FOR WHAT I NEED (FILM CONCERT SHOW IN VIDEO WITH GREAT SOUND) !!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: I won't sync the audio with the video by recording the audio with something else and the video with the camera or the phone. It feel like cheating or too complicated for me.

Also I won't BUY them all and TRY them all one by one to find the one that work perfecly with what I need (great audio, 1080 HD ...)

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Then you ask them what they used.
Oct 21, 2014 8:38AM PDT

About cheating. I never considered that cheating. It's how I get the best results. My son went to "film school" and learned this over the years. Here you got the inside scoop without the 4 year payment.
Bob

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I want to know if there a way to do it without the DSLR ...
Oct 21, 2014 8:54AM PDT

I want to know if there a way to do it WITHOUT the "DSLR" (Not allowed in any venue So I can have that)
And the sync ????
If it's a video camera, camorder or else in the same departement that I need !!!! What Model or Brand Should I buy ???????

And also If it's not a video camera, camcorder... that I need and IT'S A PHONE What Model or Brand Should I buy ???????

THE MODEL AND THE BRAND THAT WILL GIVE ME THE RESULT THAT I ASK EARLIER (HD Video Image and Great Audio Quality)

Please I won't have a Camera for the video in one hand (HD 1080 Video Image) and Recorder Devices for the audio (Great audio) and trying to start the recording from the 2 devices at the same time and match the audio and video recording with any video editing program. No way I waon't do that there's another way AND THOSE VIDEO EXEMPLE THAT I POST EARLIER PROVES IT !!!!!

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Take the easy path.
Oct 21, 2014 8:59AM PDT
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already did they won't revealed their secret ...
Oct 21, 2014 9:06AM PDT

already did they won't revealed their secret and won't answer so I'm still searching and won't buy until I find what I'm loooking for. So I won't put my money on something that won't do what I want !!!!!!!!!!!

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Looking at their other work
Oct 21, 2014 9:10AM PDT

It looks like they are recording for the band which makes me think this is some camcorder or DSLR. Many shows don't allow that so back to the usual iPhones and if you want great audio, we've gone over that.

I can't explain why some folk don't get the great audio part. Guess they need to spend the four years at it (my son took that long!)
Bob

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thanks a lot !!!!!! last question ....
Oct 21, 2014 9:21AM PDT

If you say that should go with a phone what phone could give me a great quality or the quality that I'm looking for ? Model + Brand ?

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(NT) See iPhone 5 and up example videos.
Oct 21, 2014 9:35AM PDT