I'm looking around for a fairly cheap, conventional camcorder to use (in conjunction with a homemade DOF adapter) strictly for hand-held shots where I'd not want to use my Canon 7D.
Most of the cameras I'm looking at have CMOS sensors. I know the "jello cam" appearance in DSLR footage has to do with rolling shutter and the nature of how the lines are read... but also the large sensor size, which makes the skewing more pronounced.
SO... do these standard camcorders with CMOS sensors get away with non-jello/skewed footage simply due to small sensor size (and negligible skewing?) or is there something else going on there to achieve a "normal" CCD-like appearance?
P.S. I'm looking at something like the Canon VIXIA HF M41, or similar ($500-ish price range) but welcome suggestions.
Thanks!
Most of the cameras I'm looking at have CMOS sensors. I know the "jello cam" appearance in DSLR footage has to do with rolling shutter and the nature of how the lines are read... but also the large sensor size, which makes the skewing more pronounced.
SO... do these standard camcorders with CMOS sensors get away with non-jello/skewed footage simply due to small sensor size (and negligible skewing?) or is there something else going on there to achieve a "normal" CCD-like appearance?
P.S. I'm looking at something like the Canon VIXIA HF M41, or similar ($500-ish price range) but welcome suggestions.
Thanks!