The Camera
One thing is certain: It takes a camera to make a movie. In this section you’ll learn how to select a camera, how to set it up to mimic the performance of high-end digital cinema cameras costing hundreds of times as much, and discover what kinds of accessories you might want to clamp on to the thing.
Selecting a Camera
You are reading about consumer electronics in a printed volume, so by definition the information here is obsolete. New cameras come out all the time, so rather than try (and fail) to provide an authoritative comparison, I will instead describe the pros and cons of the features and formats present and developing at press time. More so than in any other section of this book, the specifics may change rapidly—but the principles ...
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