I want to video record my college lectures?

Josephine

I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

Lecture videos online?

Dreamy Mer

So i watched a few videos on youtube, and it was a lecture by a harvard professor. Why do they post videos for public use? Don't people pay money to attend lectures? And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

Answer
Why do they post videos for public use?

It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.

Don't people pay money to attend lectures?

Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.

And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.

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I want to video record my college lectures?

Q. I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

Lecture videos online?

Q. So i watched a few videos on youtube, and it was a lecture by a harvard professor. Why do they post videos for public use? Don't people pay money to attend lectures? And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

Answer
Why do they post videos for public use?

It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.

Don't people pay money to attend lectures?

Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.

And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.

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Camcorder for Lectures?

Shasha

Can anyone recommend a good camcorder that won't have muddled voice recording? It'd be pretty useful for those morning/boring lectures where the person at front just drones on and I can't for the life of me keep awake no matter how many coffees I drink.

Answer
HD camcorders interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi processor computer with the big Graphics and sound cards that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files a HD camcorder produces.

Consumer level HD camcorders have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer level HD camcorders all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.

MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video.

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taping college lectures?

shannon

Has anybody done this?
Would you recommend doing it?
What kind of voice recorder did you use?
Did it help you in the class?
Any other information you have would be great!
Thanks in advance!

Answer
I would not recommend voice recording lectures. The noise amplification is way too high for you to get anything from it. You'll spend a lot of time decrypting what the prof said, rather than doing hw. If you decide to record, use a video camera. You get to watch the lectures by listening and looking at the notes. Plus you can distribute them to your classmates for a fee. Quite honestly, I'm in my Senior year and I don't even take notes, and I'm an EE major. The best thing to do is just read the chapter before you come to class, that way you're ready with questions.

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taping college lectures?

shannon

Has anybody done this?
Would you recommend doing it?
What kind of voice recorder did you use?
Did it help you in the class?
Any other information you have would be great!
Thanks in advance!

Answer
I would not recommend voice recording lectures. The noise amplification is way too high for you to get anything from it. You'll spend a lot of time decrypting what the prof said, rather than doing hw. If you decide to record, use a video camera. You get to watch the lectures by listening and looking at the notes. Plus you can distribute them to your classmates for a fee. Quite honestly, I'm in my Senior year and I don't even take notes, and I'm an EE major. The best thing to do is just read the chapter before you come to class, that way you're ready with questions.

Video camera with TV-like picture quality?

Rob L

I want to make instructional videos, and need some recommendations for affordable video cameras with a high quality picture.

I definitely don't want my lectures to seem like they're recorded with a hand-cam, but more like the vid on the front page of this site:

http://www.knewton.com

Any ideas?

Answer
i use a canon xl1, it is a porsumer/ semi professional camera, v good quality footage, they are expensive new but if you check on ebay you might be able to pick one up relatively cheap. i got mine for around 600 sterling. if you want good quality audio i recommend using the marshal mxl.006, it is a usb microphone, i use it for recording radio voice overs. very professional sound.

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Lecture videos online?

Dreamy Mer

So i watched a few videos on youtube, and it was a lecture by a harvard professor. Why do they post videos for public use? Don't people pay money to attend lectures? And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

Answer
Why do they post videos for public use?

It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.

Don't people pay money to attend lectures?

Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.

And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.

Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

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Lecture videos online?

Dreamy Mer

So i watched a few videos on youtube, and it was a lecture by a harvard professor. Why do they post videos for public use? Don't people pay money to attend lectures? And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

Answer
Why do they post videos for public use?

It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.

Don't people pay money to attend lectures?

Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.

And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?

If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.

Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

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what color powerpoint presentation would be good if I have to use a projector and video camera?

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John S

I have to make a powerpoint presentation, then project it on to a white board and stand there and give a lecture based on the power point slides. The lecture will be recorded with a video camera. The lighting is strong in the room and good for the video camera. But, what color powerpoint presentation would show well in strong light and with a video camera? Thanks

Answer
I have recently write this article about background color for presentation so I think I could contribute to your question pretty well. If you have the light on all the time and recording it, you probably want to avoid using darker color as background with white color font.

For usability purpose, having a white background and black color font like the traditional BCG presentations would work. Otherwise, choose a light background color and match it with black color font will work well too.

I hope I have answered your question well.

I want to video record my college lectures?

Josephine

I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

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Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

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Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

What is the best camera/camcorder for school?

Jennifer H

I am looking for a camera/camcorder that would be good for recording class lectures. It needs to have a good microphone. If it's a camcorder then I also want it to be able to take pictures with a flash.
As for price, preferably something under $200.

Answer
It depends on how much you want to spend,I would say one of those Canon IXUS series with HD or FHD video recording,best quality photos and very high res video recording

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Which do you think would prove to be the best video camera for?

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Agent 47

capturing lectures. Now the camera should clearly capture what is being written on the board and nothing (as far as possible) should be blurred and confusing while recording the lecture.

Which video camera would you think fit the case?

Answer
To do this, I would use a MiniDV tape camcorder, a Canon ZR 960, maybe, locked down on a tripod. If the person giving the lecture has a audio system already in use, I would use a Digital Audio Recorder, hooked to his mixer via a line out, then mix it all in post. The Mini DV Tape camcorder would have the 'Easy' or 'Auto' feature turned off, running totally on manual mode, pre-focused so as to cause no issues when filming.

Focus tip - set camcorder on a tripod or firm surface. Turn the Easy or Auto function on your camcorder off, turn your camcorder on. Find something far away (I use a Post it Note, on far wall above light switch, You could maybe use a car a license plate, parked a block away, if your outdoors) then zoom in on this object, all the way. Focus your camcorder on this object. Now return you camcorder to normal zoom, show the big picture. Now, if you do not turn the camcorder off or touch the focus controls, it will be in focus from the distance away your focus object was to the camcorder lens, at any zoom ( say your focus object was 15 feet, everything up to 15 feet will be in focus, anything beyond that 15 feet is not.)

In this case, do your focus on something farther away than the blackboard is. You could do this outside, as long as your camcorder remembers this setting, you could do this outdoors and then bring your camcorder in and set it up. Eg- if you sit 30 feet away from blackboard, focus outside on something 40 or 45 feet away, remember, everything between you and that focus point is in focus, so when taken inside, a 30 foot away blackboard is in focus.

what color powerpoint presentation would be good if I have to use a projector and video camera?

John S

I have to make a powerpoint presentation, then project it on to a white board and stand there and give a lecture based on the power point slides. The lecture will be recorded with a video camera. The lighting is strong in the room and good for the video camera. But, what color powerpoint presentation would show well in strong light and with a video camera? Thanks

Answer
I have recently write this article about background color for presentation so I think I could contribute to your question pretty well. If you have the light on all the time and recording it, you probably want to avoid using darker color as background with white color font.

For usability purpose, having a white background and black color font like the traditional BCG presentations would work. Otherwise, choose a light background color and match it with black color font will work well too.

I hope I have answered your question well.

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I want to video record my college lectures?

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Josephine

I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

What is the most efficient way to record class lectures? Ipod?

Nicole L

I don't have an ipod, but I was thinking about buying one for the purpose of recording lectures in some challenging classes this semester. Is the cheapest ipod nano $149? That's what the apple website says. How much would the appliance to record voices cost??

Is there another way I could record lectures other than with a tape recorder that would be less expensive than an ipod?

Answer
if you're not allowed to have cellphones or anything,
my school is like that. if you have a camera with sound,
just put it in your purse while its on video.

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Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

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Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

Can I record a college lecture with my digi cam?

squirrel

I just bought a new camera & it makes great videos...but I don't have the means for a voice recorder too.

I was thinking of just recording it as video.

Will this work?

Any advice on recording lectures?

best answer!

Answer
You need to ask your professor if you can record the class. Some professors may allow it but others will not. Many will consider the recordings an unfair advantage because you will have access to the lectures word for word after the class ends, while everyone else only has their own notes and any materials given by the professor. The only exception is if the student in question has a disability and the use of recordings has been approved by the school to help the student in their classes.

If the professor agrees, he or she will have to ask the class if the sessions can be recorded, because the presence of a video camera may intimidate students and prevent them from asking questions or sharing thoughts with the class.

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what color powerpoint presentation would be good if I have to use a projector and video camera?

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John S

I have to make a powerpoint presentation, then project it on to a white board and stand there and give a lecture based on the power point slides. The lecture will be recorded with a video camera. The lighting is strong in the room and good for the video camera. But, what color powerpoint presentation would show well in strong light and with a video camera? Thanks

Answer
I have recently write this article about background color for presentation so I think I could contribute to your question pretty well. If you have the light on all the time and recording it, you probably want to avoid using darker color as background with white color font.

For usability purpose, having a white background and black color font like the traditional BCG presentations would work. Otherwise, choose a light background color and match it with black color font will work well too.

I hope I have answered your question well.

I want to video record my college lectures?

Josephine

I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

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what color powerpoint presentation would be good if I have to use a projector and video camera?

best video camera for recording lectures image

John S

I have to make a powerpoint presentation, then project it on to a white board and stand there and give a lecture based on the power point slides. The lecture will be recorded with a video camera. The lighting is strong in the room and good for the video camera. But, what color powerpoint presentation would show well in strong light and with a video camera? Thanks

Answer
I have recently write this article about background color for presentation so I think I could contribute to your question pretty well. If you have the light on all the time and recording it, you probably want to avoid using darker color as background with white color font.

For usability purpose, having a white background and black color font like the traditional BCG presentations would work. Otherwise, choose a light background color and match it with black color font will work well too.

I hope I have answered your question well.

I want to video record my college lectures?

Josephine

I'm going to be a junior premed student. I've already asked my professors if it would be ok to record during lectures, and they said its fine. Over the summer I took a Physics class and video recording the lectures to review later really helped with studying.
The only problem is that the battery of my camcorder only lasts about two hours before dying. Is there a camcorder out there that has a longer battery life? I had my camera on the lowest video quality setting and the battery still depleted.
I'm taking organic chemistry, Japanese I, animal physiology, and anatomy, and I want to record all of these classes (about 4 hours total recording time per day). Any options on better camcorders?

Answer
Speaking as one who has retired from a professional career in medicine, I can agree that technology is always tempting, However, you can misuse it too. Even if your professors do not mind being recorded, you are still going to divert your attention far too often from what they are saying in favour of your recording process. In effect you are going to spend twice as long in the learning process, and then where is the rest of your social life?
Do yourself a favour and learn to take notes with a high-tech writing implement and a high-tech paper notebook. Good luck with your studies, and try to avoid buying lots of spare batteries and memory cards.

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What is the best camera/camcorder for school?

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Jennifer H

I am looking for a camera/camcorder that would be good for recording class lectures. It needs to have a good microphone. If it's a camcorder then I also want it to be able to take pictures with a flash.
As for price, preferably something under $200.

Answer
It depends on how much you want to spend,I would say one of those Canon IXUS series with HD or FHD video recording,best quality photos and very high res video recording

Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

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What is the best digital video camera and software to record a college lecture and how would I do it?

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epicureani

How would you recommend capturing the slides or writing on the board? I was wondering if a separate digital camera would be necessary so low quality video would capture the lecture, then a still camera would capture the slides. What do you think, and is there a single product or package that can do this job without a person needing to click the capture button?

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Depending on the length of the lecture. So if we say 1 hour then we can work from that.

HDD camcorders are a good option, you can get plenty of video on the camera, I assume if its a lecture then you will not want to edit it.

Media card cameras as above but you need to check that you can get enough video on the card.

Mini-DVD not a good option, for good quality video you will need to change the disks.

Mini-DV on normal play you can get 60 minutes but it can be incresed to 90 if you use long play, quality is reduced a little.

You can of course use some cameras to capture directly to a laptop, then you are not limited by storage on the camcorders.

Videoing the lecture, use a tripod, keep the image steady, if possible put a mic by the speaker, as most lecture rooms are bad for audio, too many echo's If you can put the camera directly infront of the speaker, and as close as you can.

there are some tips

hope it all sorts out and you get your camera

Good luck

RR

How do I use web cam to record?

Dr.Y

I am technologically challenged. I want to record some lectures from school, can I do that with a webcam? If so which one would you recomend to use with thinkpad tablet?

Answer
Generally you can not use a webcam to record schoo lectures (unless it's attached to your laptop and you have a whole shmeer of software and a microphone to boot).

the best thing to do is to get a video camera or digital camera that will also record moving video. You are talking about capacities that also need to be of 30 minutes or greater, this speaks loudly to needing storage. there is a digital webcam, that records on SD cards, to the tune of 1 hour per SD card, for under $200.

Do some googling. Older cams are cheap as it stands. You are not looking for Holllywood but instead for functionality. The cameras of the past ten years beat the stuff pros used 35 years ago. It'll look fine.

Google again, as you need to learn about storing the videos / moving them to your PC (USB versus firewire) or simply playing them through your home TV/DVD/VCR (which is still the tried and true easy way to watch)

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Which do you think would prove to be the best video camera for?

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Agent 47

capturing lectures. Now the camera should clearly capture what is being written on the board and nothing (as far as possible) should be blurred and confusing while recording the lecture.

Which video camera would you think fit the case?

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To do this, I would use a MiniDV tape camcorder, a Canon ZR 960, maybe, locked down on a tripod. If the person giving the lecture has a audio system already in use, I would use a Digital Audio Recorder, hooked to his mixer via a line out, then mix it all in post. The Mini DV Tape camcorder would have the 'Easy' or 'Auto' feature turned off, running totally on manual mode, pre-focused so as to cause no issues when filming.

Focus tip - set camcorder on a tripod or firm surface. Turn the Easy or Auto function on your camcorder off, turn your camcorder on. Find something far away (I use a Post it Note, on far wall above light switch, You could maybe use a car a license plate, parked a block away, if your outdoors) then zoom in on this object, all the way. Focus your camcorder on this object. Now return you camcorder to normal zoom, show the big picture. Now, if you do not turn the camcorder off or touch the focus controls, it will be in focus from the distance away your focus object was to the camcorder lens, at any zoom ( say your focus object was 15 feet, everything up to 15 feet will be in focus, anything beyond that 15 feet is not.)

In this case, do your focus on something farther away than the blackboard is. You could do this outside, as long as your camcorder remembers this setting, you could do this outdoors and then bring your camcorder in and set it up. Eg- if you sit 30 feet away from blackboard, focus outside on something 40 or 45 feet away, remember, everything between you and that focus point is in focus, so when taken inside, a 30 foot away blackboard is in focus.

what color powerpoint presentation would be good if I have to use a projector and video camera?

John S

I have to make a powerpoint presentation, then project it on to a white board and stand there and give a lecture based on the power point slides. The lecture will be recorded with a video camera. The lighting is strong in the room and good for the video camera. But, what color powerpoint presentation would show well in strong light and with a video camera? Thanks

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I have recently write this article about background color for presentation so I think I could contribute to your question pretty well. If you have the light on all the time and recording it, you probably want to avoid using darker color as background with white color font.

For usability purpose, having a white background and black color font like the traditional BCG presentations would work. Otherwise, choose a light background color and match it with black color font will work well too.

I hope I have answered your question well.

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What is the best digital video camera and software to record a college lecture and how would I do it?

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epicureani

How would you recommend capturing the slides or writing on the board? I was wondering if a separate digital camera would be necessary so low quality video would capture the lecture, then a still camera would capture the slides. What do you think, and is there a single product or package that can do this job without a person needing to click the capture button?

Answer
Depending on the length of the lecture. So if we say 1 hour then we can work from that.

HDD camcorders are a good option, you can get plenty of video on the camera, I assume if its a lecture then you will not want to edit it.

Media card cameras as above but you need to check that you can get enough video on the card.

Mini-DVD not a good option, for good quality video you will need to change the disks.

Mini-DV on normal play you can get 60 minutes but it can be incresed to 90 if you use long play, quality is reduced a little.

You can of course use some cameras to capture directly to a laptop, then you are not limited by storage on the camcorders.

Videoing the lecture, use a tripod, keep the image steady, if possible put a mic by the speaker, as most lecture rooms are bad for audio, too many echo's If you can put the camera directly infront of the speaker, and as close as you can.

there are some tips

hope it all sorts out and you get your camera

Good luck

RR

How do I use web cam to record?

Dr.Y

I am technologically challenged. I want to record some lectures from school, can I do that with a webcam? If so which one would you recomend to use with thinkpad tablet?

Answer
Generally you can not use a webcam to record schoo lectures (unless it's attached to your laptop and you have a whole shmeer of software and a microphone to boot).

the best thing to do is to get a video camera or digital camera that will also record moving video. You are talking about capacities that also need to be of 30 minutes or greater, this speaks loudly to needing storage. there is a digital webcam, that records on SD cards, to the tune of 1 hour per SD card, for under $200.

Do some googling. Older cams are cheap as it stands. You are not looking for Holllywood but instead for functionality. The cameras of the past ten years beat the stuff pros used 35 years ago. It'll look fine.

Google again, as you need to learn about storing the videos / moving them to your PC (USB versus firewire) or simply playing them through your home TV/DVD/VCR (which is still the tried and true easy way to watch)

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What is the best digital video camera and software to record a college lecture and how would I do it?

best video camera for recording lectures image

epicureani

How would you recommend capturing the slides or writing on the board? I was wondering if a separate digital camera would be necessary so low quality video would capture the lecture, then a still camera would capture the slides. What do you think, and is there a single product or package that can do this job without a person needing to click the capture button?

Answer
Depending on the length of the lecture. So if we say 1 hour then we can work from that.

HDD camcorders are a good option, you can get plenty of video on the camera, I assume if its a lecture then you will not want to edit it.

Media card cameras as above but you need to check that you can get enough video on the card.

Mini-DVD not a good option, for good quality video you will need to change the disks.

Mini-DV on normal play you can get 60 minutes but it can be incresed to 90 if you use long play, quality is reduced a little.

You can of course use some cameras to capture directly to a laptop, then you are not limited by storage on the camcorders.

Videoing the lecture, use a tripod, keep the image steady, if possible put a mic by the speaker, as most lecture rooms are bad for audio, too many echo's If you can put the camera directly infront of the speaker, and as close as you can.

there are some tips

hope it all sorts out and you get your camera

Good luck

RR

How do I use web cam to record?

Dr.Y

I am technologically challenged. I want to record some lectures from school, can I do that with a webcam? If so which one would you recomend to use with thinkpad tablet?

Answer
Generally you can not use a webcam to record schoo lectures (unless it's attached to your laptop and you have a whole shmeer of software and a microphone to boot).

the best thing to do is to get a video camera or digital camera that will also record moving video. You are talking about capacities that also need to be of 30 minutes or greater, this speaks loudly to needing storage. there is a digital webcam, that records on SD cards, to the tune of 1 hour per SD card, for under $200.

Do some googling. Older cams are cheap as it stands. You are not looking for Holllywood but instead for functionality. The cameras of the past ten years beat the stuff pros used 35 years ago. It'll look fine.

Google again, as you need to learn about storing the videos / moving them to your PC (USB versus firewire) or simply playing them through your home TV/DVD/VCR (which is still the tried and true easy way to watch)

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What is the best mini camcorder/recording method for college lectures?

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Shawn

Some type of small HD camera that has pretty good battery life as well as memory. Also if there is a feature where the camcorder could be attached to a desk or something while I take notes. The cheaper the better but my options are open.

Answer
With 1080p video, 5-megapixel still image capture, and more features than we've seen in any other pocket video camera, the Zi8 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, earning our Editors' Choice.

would a flip video camera work well for college lectures?

Slick

the professor talks too fast, and i cannot take good notes. he also uses a powerpoint presentation, and he moves this too fast as well. do you think the flip camera thing would work well? they are pretty cheap now too.

Answer
you'd have to get permission to record the professor first or you can get in a lot of trouble.

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What is the best camera/camcorder for school?

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Jennifer H

I am looking for a camera/camcorder that would be good for recording class lectures. It needs to have a good microphone. If it's a camcorder then I also want it to be able to take pictures with a flash.
As for price, preferably something under $200.

Answer
It depends on how much you want to spend,I would say one of those Canon IXUS series with HD or FHD video recording,best quality photos and very high res video recording

Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?

Kelsey

It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?

The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?

Answer
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.

You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.

The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.

I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

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