Many of you have posted video of yourselves, in and (in the case of Mr. Thornton) out of the pool.
I would like to get a digital video camera. I don't want to spend a lot of money.
For those of you who have cameras, what do you have? What do you recommend? Are some better for filming swimming (in an indoor pool with so-so lighting) than others?
Anna Lea
If you go to Woot.com and practice a certain amount of patience, you can pick up a flipvideo Ultra for around $87. This seems to take decent enough shots at swimming meets, especially if your main purpose is to post on the web (the quality doesn't have to be perfect here), though it would be good to get a cheap tripod to keep things steady. The other nice thing about the Flip cameras are they are extremely portable (not a whole lot bigger than a cell phone); incredibly easy to download the stuff to your computer; and cheap enough so that you don't need to worry about thieves stealing the thing while you swim.
I like the ultra because it takes regular AA batteries and records an hour's worth of footage, enough, say, to film the Hour Swim, which I plan to do next year, for the delight of my fans.
If you go to Woot.com and practice a certain amount of patience, you can pick up a flipvideo Ultra for around $87. This seems to take decent enough shots at swimming meets, especially if your main purpose is to post on the web (the quality doesn't have to be perfect here), though it would be good to get a cheap tripod to keep things steady. The other nice thing about the Flip cameras are they are extremely portable (not a whole lot bigger than a cell phone); incredibly easy to download the stuff to your computer; and cheap enough so that you don't need to worry about thieves stealing the thing while you swim.
I like the ultra because it takes regular AA batteries and records an hour's worth of footage, enough, say, to film the Hour Swim, which I plan to do next year, for the delight of my fans.
