Now you’ve chosen your location and identified the lighting and sound elements, it's time to record! The Harford Community College Library has several resources to help you record a video.
The HCC community can borrow a wide range of technology from the Library's Circulation Desk. Equipment is loaned for three days at a time and must be reserved in advance using an online form. Information about setting up and using the equipment is in the following section.
Our most recommended equipment consists of a camcorder and tripod. This set of equipment will work for most standard projects.
Canon Vixia camcorder - High-quality camcorder for video recording. High-quality video is currently standardly recorded at 1920x1080 resolution (resolution refers to how big, or how many pixels, there are in the image) and 30 frames per second (fps). Record up to 12 hrs of video onto the 32GB internal flash drive and connect to your computer to retrieve the files. Features include a touchscreen, 32x optical zoom and an excellent image stabilizer.
Tripod - Set up your camcorder on a tripod to make sure your footage is steady. Always use a tripod if possible. Handheld shooting with panning and zooming make your project look more like a home movie than a professional project.
While the camcorders have good audio, if you want to go the extra step to get even better sound quality for your project, we recommend:
Zoom H1 audio recorder - An audio recorder that also features excellent stereo microphones, which you can connect to the camcorders via the mounting bracket (shown below). Connect the H1 to the camcorder with the included audio cable to sync video and audio as you record. Zoom H1 manual.