Broadcast Quality HD Camera for Stationary/Static Shots only....ANY HELP?

[sumobritches]

Hey guys and ladies i'm new here as of TODAY! i am a video editor fulltime at a big ol church in Florida and we are going HD shortly.

I have a question: we have a huge budget yes, but I was wondering if anyone knows what is the best priced, broadcast quality HD camera out there that will give me a HD high quality feed but not break the bank?

We are wanting to purchase 3-4 of them for stationary or static shots so a fancy lens is not necessary. IE: Drum cam, piano cam, ultra wide high on the ceiling in the corner shot (yes that's the name we call it haha) and an angled guitarist shot.

we are gonna use these with about 4 $10,000 cameras so of course we want the quality to "match" to a degree....

THANKS for any help!

[bladeaudio]

I'd vote for the Sony PMW-EX3, the panasonic HPX-300 would probably be a close second.

[tdangelo]

Originally Posted by sumobritches

... for stationary or static shots so a fancy lens is not necessary. IE: Drum cam, piano cam, ultra wide high on the ceiling in the corner shot (yes that's the name we call it haha) and an angled guitarist shot. we are gonna use these with about 4 $10,000 cameras so of course we want the quality to "match" to a degree

Iconix makes a very nice HD lipstick/cube camera that is good for these POV type shots.

If you want something a little more flexible which can also be used as a field/ENG camera, the Sony PMWEX1 might be worth looking at.

- Tom D'Angelo