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Video camera for youth sports filming
Posted on 11/8/23 at 10:42 am
Posted on 11/8/23 at 10:42 am
I enjoy recording my kids games to remember them and for them to watch. Typically I video on my phone then transfer to my computer via the charging plug then upload to YouTube, putting multiple videos on a playlist and sharing with the team. In the past I’ve merged the clips to one video but that was always a pain, computer errors, etc. Moving multiple 1gb+ clips from my phone to computer takes forever and always gives me multiple shut downs or errors.
I’d like to get a small pocket sized camera that I can film directly to an sd card for easy uploads. Something meeting at minimum iPhone quality video/zooming/etc. Please let me know your recommendations.
Additionally, and I don’t even know if this is a thing, but is there a way to stop and restart filming while keeping it the same clip instead of having to merge them later?
I’d like to get a small pocket sized camera that I can film directly to an sd card for easy uploads. Something meeting at minimum iPhone quality video/zooming/etc. Please let me know your recommendations.
Additionally, and I don’t even know if this is a thing, but is there a way to stop and restart filming while keeping it the same clip instead of having to merge them later?
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Posted on 11/8/23 at 11:52 am to poochie
What type of sports, what type of lighting? This will determine your how much money will be required to get a usable setup.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 10:05 am to wickowick
Basketball indoors.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 7:50 pm to poochie
GoPro maybe?
Posted on 11/13/23 at 7:41 pm to poochie
The Gopro is really the go to for that sort of thing. I've been using them for all kinds of outdoor stuff, work and personal for 10 years. They don't do too well in darker environments but sports stuff is usually well lit or outdoors. From the 11 forward they have full 360 horizon lock so filming from any angle is easy. Another one would be the DJI Osmo Pocket that has a built in full gimbal for super stabilized shots. I've never used that one but hear good things about it. Even the older original is reportedly almost as good as the 500 plus dollar latest Pocket 3 version. I don't know an easy way that you can get the video clips together without using actual editing software. Gopro has software that kind of does that for you automatically, but it's subscription based and I don't know more about it because I use dedicated pro software for my work related video editing.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 10:00 pm to Rowdy Mcflowdy
The go pros battery is shite.
The mevo is worth it just for the battery life.
To be honest, your phone will give you a better picture than the go pro or Mevo.
But I get what you’re saying about getting the video to YouTube. I do the same for my kids games. The mevo has been the easiest device for me.
And actually if you don’t care about money and want the easiest way to do this, you can rent a camera from Trace and then pay for the subscription and they put the film together for you, and can even highlight your kids and collect stats for the team.
Renting the camera is only $500/yr, but you can’t get access to the film (for your personal use to upload to YouTube) unless you pay for 7 player focus subscriptions at $180/yr.
The Trace cameras are awesome. You just set them up and they have 3 internal cameras so it catches the whole field or court and follows the ball. Then you can watch the game and not worry about turning a camera the whole time.
The mevo is worth it just for the battery life.
To be honest, your phone will give you a better picture than the go pro or Mevo.
But I get what you’re saying about getting the video to YouTube. I do the same for my kids games. The mevo has been the easiest device for me.
And actually if you don’t care about money and want the easiest way to do this, you can rent a camera from Trace and then pay for the subscription and they put the film together for you, and can even highlight your kids and collect stats for the team.
Renting the camera is only $500/yr, but you can’t get access to the film (for your personal use to upload to YouTube) unless you pay for 7 player focus subscriptions at $180/yr.
The Trace cameras are awesome. You just set them up and they have 3 internal cameras so it catches the whole field or court and follows the ball. Then you can watch the game and not worry about turning a camera the whole time.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 7:23 am to poochie
The real answer is an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with an optical zoom lens.
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