Hi everyone, which camera is better the Canon PowerShot SD890 IS and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5.?I have read reviews on the both cameras and i have seen it said that the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 allows only 11 second clips at a time. I haven't got anything on the canon powershot yet but i want a small, stylish camera with good optical zoom and video. I want to take videos and i know some digital cameras allow 30 plus Min's for video. I do not mind buying a larger memory card if that is the problem, but i want to be able to record at least 15 mins straight. Thank you for your help.
Hi thanks, for the answer but i am not a video editor or a professional. I just want to be able to make a nice video of about 15 mins or so you know. For example to film a performace on stage or an event and i don't want a camcorder, or at least not yet. i have a friend with a digital camera that can film for long periods according to the memory it has remaining. I just want to know if i can do that with any of these cameras so I can know which one to buy.
can they both record continously. eg for 15 mins straight.
Elvis
canon is better
fhotoace
The are both fine cameras ... I am curious about why you would want to shoot video of nearly 30 minutes.
As a former videographer, I can tell you that over 90% of the video "takes" were in the range of from 10 to 90 seconds long. That makes the video editors job so much easier, since they don't have to look though so much video just to find the shots they need to put together a ten to fifteen minute short or 30 spot.
Since you are going to be both the shooter and editor, make it easy on yourself and block the shots before you start shooting and then keep each take shorter than a half an hour.
Petra_au
The Canon SD890 IS has better image quality than the TZ5, no question.
But, in regards to each camera's video capability, the SD890 IS can record movies at a top resolution and frame rate of 640x480 @ 30fps. File sizes are approx. 2mb per second, so you can record around 8 minutes of video per every 1GB. Movie file sizes are limited to 4GB each, so if you use a 4GB card, you could record a movie almost 32 minutes in length (if you wanted to).
You will need to use a high speed memory card. I recommend the very popular and reliable, Sandisk Extreme III SD (limited to 2GB)...or SDHC (available in capacities from 4GB)...format before use.
The advantage of the TZ5, is that it can record video in high definition (1280 x 720 @ 30fps). File sizes are around 29mb per 10 seconds of video (approx. 173mb per minute). A 2GB card fills up in around 11 minutes...so, a 4GB card would be required if you want to shoot at least 15 minutes. You will DEFINITELY need to use a high speed memory card in order to shoot in HD. Once again, Sandisk's Extreme III is the card to beat. If you use a card that's not fast enough, the camera WILL struggle.
If recording movies of such long lengths, always make sure the batteries are fully charged before use. However, you will most likely need to edit them anyway, because I really doubt if you could get a good movie from just ONE take. You can easily edit them in Movie Maker or similar program, though.
good luck...
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