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This might sound basic.. But do not use you computer to delete the files from the card. The computer filing/recovery system will start building a recovery folder... best way to keep a card lasting is to reformat in camera, therefore removing files and rebuilding the folder structure on the card. by doing this I am still able to fully use the CF card ...
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For your project a few things are more important than the camera:
A concept for your video. What story are you going to tell and what tools do you need for this? Maybe get some help from somebody with video experience (AVP-StackExchange maybe?) or a book.
A tripod + video head.
Microphone.
Then you can go for the camera. It is certainly cheaper and more ...
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If money is no option, the D800 would be an excellent choice for your needs.
If money is an option, see Darkcat Studios reply.
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I'm not fully sure why you think you need to go as far as a D800, whilst it is an incredible camera (I have one) I see it as overkill for what you are looking at doing.
The D800 is no more complex in general use than most other DSLR's, however it has a lot of advanced features that you will likely never see/use/need.
Nearly any new dslr is capable of full ...
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Yes, still cameras can do things 4k video can't. I imagine that future cameras will go in the direction of the Canon 1D C, which has still photography and 4k video in the same body.
From a photography standpoint, the advantages of shooting stills instead of frame-captured video include:
Higher resolution. 4k video is around 8 megapixels, compared to the ...
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This really is an interesting and rather loaded question. For one thing, 4k video is HUGE compared to photos. Full quality 4K video that would really maintain quality at a per frame level takes around 250GB to 500GB per hour of video. Taking photos only require one particular frame to be captured and can capture at much higher quality. (4k UltraHD is ...
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We've already seen a lot of convergence between video and still cameras. Still cameras have started to really be useful for serious video, and video cameras have been able to take still photos for ages. Some cameras (Sony Alpha, I think?) have started to use video-like capabilities to make taking photos easier by recording frames before and after you trigger ...
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For snapshots of the kids, yeah, video captures just might work if you don't care too much, which is good enough for most people. But, if you are shooting wildlife, sports, landscape, architecture, people, low light, long exposure, etc... you'll really need the creative control that shutter and aperture give you.
So the 4k might be ok for a lot of ...
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4K video cameras will not be able to replace still cameras.
First, 4K video resolution is only about 9 megapixels. Megapixels aren't everything, but in general more is good, and modern mid-grade to high-end still cameras clearly take advantage of more than that.
Second, and more importantly, video cameras are optimized for video, and that has needs which ...
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No, video is shot with a fixed shutter rate, which limits the speed. Sometimes a photographer wants a long exposure, you cant do that with video.
Still and video are two separate arts.
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I have found several software in my explorations.
Photolapse - output to avi (needs codecs)
yawcam - output to .mov (needs quicktime)
ImagesToVideo - outputs to .mp4
chronolapse - several outputs, not successfully used so far. Uses mencoder underneath it.
I use ImagesToVideo & Photolapse
or Yawcam and then miro video converter to convert to mp4
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