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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Vincent Corwell on September 29, 2008, 08:44:37 AM

Title: mobile phone video cameras
Post by: Vincent Corwell on September 29, 2008, 08:44:37 AM
I am looking at the Nokia N95 to use as a video camera for
improving / fault finding my pattern

Anybody got one already and send me a short video clip please ?

I need to the quality of playback on my PC before I spend

( Nokias tech centre unable to do this " for security reasons"  !!!! )

Appreciate any help

Vincent   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: mobile phone video cameras
Post by: Bill Heher on September 29, 2008, 10:58:58 AM
I  have recorded plane during the pattern with ceel phones, digital cameras that have "Video" function, a cheap $70  3.1 MP Aiptek digital video cam that uses Compact Flash cards for memory, and a mid- high end digital  hard drive video camera. Cell phone and still camera with video function are low quality and if you back up far enough to get the whole circle there is not enough detail to spot errors. Picture tends to pixilate  and moving image gets blurry.

Cheap video cam is O.K.- but same issue with getting far enough back to capture the entire maneuver. It has more detail and you can easily see bottoms / corners, but little wiggles and bumps are harder to pick up. Still  a bit blurry due to fixed focus lens.

The Panasonic HDR has a real zoom lens so you can get back far enough and still have a clear image, the frame rate is higher and the motion is crisp and detailed. Down side is they start around $300+.

It's the same as any other tool / device, better quality + more money. If you are going to buy someting I would tend to go the video camera route.
Title: Re: mobile phone video cameras
Post by: Vincent Corwell on September 29, 2008, 12:52:11 PM
Thats what my camera supplier told me !!
I just cant carry a Vid/cam to the flight site
along with planes / equipment  300-400 metres
thanks for the reply bill

Vincent ;D ;D ;D