So I bought a camera, have a couple questions.

jhanso18

jhanso18

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I bought a cheap digital cam corder. It does 1080p, 5 megapixal, 60fps. It's not a great camera, but it has USB, and HDMI out on it. I have a few questions.

This is what I got.

http://vivitar.co/product/dvr-full-hd/1240hd.php

It's not a crazy nice camera or anything. I purchased so that I can watch myself and spot my mechanical errors. I didn't want to jump into a really expensive camera because I'm not sure how much this is going to help.

I have a tripod and light rigs already. I'm curious the best way to setup everything, I want to take full advantage. What are the best shots to do for this? Whats the best way to set up the camera and stuff, so as to capture my body movement, balls path, and whether I made it?

I also have questions about live streaming. I'm not looking to become TAR or anything, but it would be kind of fun to dabble in streaming some matches. If I like it, I might upgrade my gear. Right now I have a decent computer for it. I have a 3.0ghz processor, 8gb RAM, and about a 5 meg upload. I'm not sure what it takes to stream, but would love any pointers.

Thanks guys!
 
Some cameras are capable of streaming, others aren't. Unfortunately, I don't think it's as simple as "does this connect to my computer". I haven't really checked into it too much myself, so I can't offer a whole lot of advice, other than to suggest checking out ustream.tv. They have free streaming service, and they should have enough info on what's required to get started that you can get a good idea of what you can or can't do.
 
Video is one of those things you just have to experiment with to see what works for you.

If you want to review your fundamentals, it's important that you line up the camera angle "straight down the barrel" of pocket/OB/CB/cue. If it's off just a little bit it will look like your cue is wandering when it isn't, or like it isn't wandering when it is.

For "side" shots of your fundamentals don't be afraid to open the camera's zoom up WIDE. You want to capture from the back of your backswing to the forward point of your follow-through. That requires a wide angle. Your camera can do it, but during set up most people underestimate the width required to capture the full stroke.

One of the things I found useful was to get a small (8") "table-top" tripod. It works in a lot of places that my full-sized tripod is too cumbersome.

Have fun...and post some vids for us.
 
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