Is this just for video, or can I take still shots with a zoom lens on it?
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The iPad will take stills or video. However Lenscaster doesn't take any SLR lenses (let alone zooms), just supplementary lenses for fixed-lens cameras. They are working on it (see link in another answer) but that's just a prototype, not a product.
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Yes, I believe the Lumix DMC-TZ1 will zoom while shooting video. It's a good camera, just not as many megapixels as the TZ3, larger, and uses a lens cap- it's biggest disadvantage.
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Yes you cn take still shots. You can also take a still shot while video recording.
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Yes you can take video,video +audio ..more than that i think video is sometimes better than picture and the optical zoom is fantastic...In short terms i think this camera is better for videos than for taking pictures
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Do *ANY* decent compact cameras nowadays allow optical zooming while shooting video? I've looked at a bunch of them in stores and can't seem to find any.
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it does allow zoom during video mode but as far as i've tried not for photo mode.
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If it fits in the camera and works for taking still shots then it would also work for videos.
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You can zoom in and out while recording movies. This is a function of the lens, alone and has no bearing on camera function. Thanks, Joe Virgil Product Specialist
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Yes, it can take still photos, it can also take a photograph on an interval timer, good for time-lapse (software would be needed to create a video from the photos). If you have the remote it can be used as a remote trigger for photos and video recording.
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With this Sony model you cannot take a still photo while shooting video. On some previous models you could. Sony took that feature away on this one - and I was unhappy to find that out (after I bought the camera)
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I have not used this lens extensively with video, I'm a stills guy myself, but I will mention that it is very noisy when it focuses. If you're doing video work you likely have an external mic in which case this may not be an issue, although even with that it might pick up lens noise if the mic is mounted on the camera. When I used it for video the image was fine but occasionally it was slow to focus and the sound from focusing was picked up from the built in mic as I mentioned.
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Short answer: no, get a proper stills camera for that. However since it shoots raw, it saves each frame as a separate dng file within a folder so technically you could grab a still from the dng sequence.
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It will record audio during video. Ive not triewd zooming so cant answer your second question. I have to say that as time goes by,m Im less enthused byb this camera. It was cheap, being an old model, but I dont think Id buy it again. It takes too long to zoom in or out and serches way too long to focus in lower light conditions.
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yes you can. i did not buy this camera for the video, but from the small amount i have shot so far, i am very impressed.
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It will work for stills and video but, it works best for video. I use it mounted to a Monopod or a tripod. When I shoot stills, I switch to a ball head on a tripod.I hope this helps.
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You can turn the camera on and off. It takes both video and stills. Do NOT buy this one, it's a piece of crap, it will break easily.The gears are CHEAP PLASTIC, where the shaft goes thru center of gear, the screw that tightens on the shaft will strip on first crash.
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Yes. You can zoom, but you can't adjust the zoom once you've started recording.