Four of the video productions I've completed recently include footage that was shot with a FLIP UltraHD pocket-sized video camcorder! Yes, I said pocket HD.
Properly shot and re-encoded 720p HD footage from a pocket camcorder is virtually indistinguishable from 720p HD footage shot on a professional HD camera. The "First Dance" clip below was shot in low-light conditions. Evenso, the pocket HD camcorder performed well.
Pocket HD increases my crew's ability to capture events from unusual angles or in close quarters and reduces equipment costs. Robert Penn productions passes the savings along to our clients.
Though Cisco stopped production the FLIP line last year, there are of other pocket HD camcorders available. In addition to HD quality, sound remains this filmmaker's concern. In two-camera shoots, I can pick the audio from the pro camera and synch it up with the pocket HD video in post. In an all pocket HD camcorder shoot, it will be best to record audio separately or feed high quality audio from a great mic into the pocket camcorder. Two manufacturers currently produce units that have an audio input jack. My guess is that the audio that most pockets capture will be adequate for the human voice, such as, in wedding ceremonies, promotional and instructional videos, media campaigns, Internet shorts or editorial broadcasts.
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