geekhackers videocasting setup?

[mkawa]

folks,

a number of people have asked me to record short tutorials on how to do various geeky things such as solder fine and coarse pitch devices, tear down anything and everything and video instruction manuals for the stuff that geeckers sells.

i'm actually super interested in doing this, but the only resources i have at the moment are a microsoft lifecam that seems to barely be viable for videoconferencing, much less good quality videocasting of possibly very small things

anyway, so i'm looking for suggestions on hardware for videocasting. do i want a separate mic and cam? is it better to get a cam that can be pointed into a magnifying lens or to get one of those cheap usb microscopes out there? i'm all ears, basically.

i know some people on the forums started doing this a while ago so i'm hoping that some people have good strong opinions on hardware and budget. thanks dudes and dudettes!

[Binge]

Best casting/recording investment I've ever made has been my Roland Tri-capture and GLS ES-58 vocal microphone.

A little over $130 to get with a nice cable and damn fine performance.

A decent, inexpensive, USB camcorder will do.  You want to be able to do max 720p @30fps for places like youtube.  Invest in some lighting like USB lamps, and some foam-core you can reposition to be white-wall/backing for your space.  A nice glass pane will also be great overtop of white surfaces/foam core to provide a classy look.

My pal over at TweakTown Chad Sebring uses a glass pane overtop foamcore or just plain white foamcore for product photos.

[terrpn]

folks,

a number of people have asked me to record short tutorials on how to do various geeky things such as solder fine and coarse pitch devices, tear down anything and everything and video instruction manuals for the stuff that geeckers sells.

i'm actually super interested in doing this, but the only resources i have at the moment are a microsoft lifecam that seems to barely be viable for videoconferencing, much less good quality videocasting of possibly very small things

anyway, so i'm looking for suggestions on hardware for videocasting. do i want a separate mic and cam? is it better to get a cam that can be pointed into a magnifying lens or to get one of those cheap usb microscopes out there? i'm all ears, basically.

i know some people on the forums started doing this a while ago so i'm hoping that some people have good strong opinions on hardware and budget. thanks dudes and dudettes!

looking forward to it........

thanks

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