TV filming

[bouncybabybucket]

Hi guys I am about to shoot a programme for television. I want the best quality to film the interviews and studio links. I have a fair understanding of lights and composition etc.

So my question is this....

I will be filming in various surroundings from outside daylight to dim interiors and I have these cameras available to me: Canon XL1, Sony PD150 and a Sony Beta Sp camera.

Which will give the best quality?

I haven't actually got them at the minute or I would simply test them!

So can anyone advise me which to go for?

[jamespage]

perosnally id rank them this way:

 

quality of image:

 

1 Beta SP

2 Canon xl1s

3 PD150

 

ease of use

 

1 PD150

2 Canon XL1s

3 Beta SP

[Michael Nash]

Saying "Beta SP" is kind of like saying "pickup truck" to describe a car. There are many models of various age out there. In general, a Betacam camera will give much better results than the other two cameras, unless it's too old and beat up (and there are plenty of old beat up Betacams out there, just like beat up pickup trucks).

 

Beta SP has been the broadcast production standard in many parts of the world for many years, and is widely supported. In additon to pure image quality you also need to consider the post-production and delivery format of the show. There are a lot of ways to produce content for televison.