Video and Photography :: blurring the line
I’m not a fortune teller, but I don’t think I need to be to see that the latest video and digital SLR camera offerings seem to be converging towards one single product, “a digital still and motion camera” as RED likes to call their latest offering.
Canon’s yet to be released 5D mk II SLR camera (I want one) apart from shooting 20 something megapixel stills can also capture full HD (1080P) video clips. Short clips mind you, but we can see where this is going. I understand that Nikon’s D90 can capture video too. It’s no secret that 4K cameras (higher resolution than HD) as offered by RED are capable of producing pretty high resolution stills when single frames are captured.
For certain amateur enthuasists, these developments are cool. A single product that can capture decent stills as well as video. For certain professionals, this causes confusion and some even see it as a possible threat. I don’t. Photography and Videography have a common goal, i.e. to capture and preserve the moment. However, the two disciplines are completely different and they nicely compliment each other, especially when it comes to weddings. So I say, long live the wedding videographer, (and the photographer!).
Why choose HD or Blu-Ray for your wedding?
I’ll try to sum-up the advantages of high-definition (HD) video in as few sentences as possible!
HD stands for “high-definition”. This means that it has a much sharper image and shows more vibrant colours than ordinary resolution can (like your old TV set).
By the way, to keep things simple, think of “Blu-ray” as a disc that looks exactly like an ordinary DVD but it plays HD video. An ordinary DVD cannot play high-definition video.
So why bother with HD?
- get the most out of the new 42″ plasma TV that you have or are thinking of getting
- you have a PlayStation3 (they can play Blu-ray DVDs)
- you want to preserve your wedding day memories in the best possible technology available today
- It’s almost 2009, get with the programme!
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