A compact system camera is a small pocket sized camera combined with DSLR-like controls, interchangeable lenses and produces a high quality picture. Although it may have many similarities to their, high end, professional relatives, the compact system camera lacks a mirror box making it smaller and more easily portable by allowing it to fit into most peoples clothing pockets, however this means that it is also without a traditional viewfinder and replaced with an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF), which can cause a downgrade in the quality the user can view when capturing video or an image. This is one of the many reasons as to why we are not going to be using this camera throughout the filming process. For us to use this type of camera it would need to be a lot more cheaper and therefore smaller which would cause us to have to use touch screen controls to activate specialist settings and could waste a lot of our time if we press the wrong application. These types of cameras also struggle auto focusing in high contrast and low light situations, which is not acceptable for us considering we are filming a title sequence for a horror film and most of the shots are going to be in low key lighting situations.
Bridge Cameras
Bridge cameras are between compact digital cameras and DSLR cameras. Although not as small and pocket sized, they can still fit in a bag easily and the main difference is how lightweight they are in comparison to any DSLR available. The majority of bridge camera shoot raw with excellent sharpness, with the added availability to choose between an electronic viewfinder and a mirrored viewfinder above the LCD screen, meaning that quality to the user is not sacrificed when filming, and if you have to be stood far away from the camera when filming you are still able to see what is being filmed. They have a huge focal range, with some providing up to a 60x optical zoom lens which means when zooming the quality isn't lost like it would be using a digital zoom. There is also the option of adding lens modifiers to the front of the macro or even wide angle, to receive the required effect you want for the scene. Another benefit of using a bridge camera is the IS or Image stabilisation feature the accompanies most models, which automatically takes out the visible screen shaking when recording hand held footage; this would be extremely useful for the chase scene in our title sequence making it look more professional. Finally this camera provides a wide range of versatility, due to how simplified the controls are allowing people with very little experience using camera to use it. The only downfall is the price of the camera and since we are on a low budget cannot afford the £200 plus it costs to purchase one. If we did have the budget, a bridge camera would be could to use when producing our film is the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
Another added advantage to using this camera would be the microphone port and groove to attach a shotgun microphone along the top.
Compact Digital Camera (SAMSUNG Galaxy 2 Superzoom Compact Digital Camera - White)
This is the camera we will be using. To begin with it has a 16.3 megapixel camera for capturing images and video, with the added use of a 21x zoom which we can use for certain moments in our title sequence, when we need to show the expressions on the subjects face or extreme close up of significant objects. The quality of the video we can take isn't the highest, 4k, but it is 1080p which is the resolution of most televisions this day and age, so available for almost everyone to view. The camera has a 4.8 inch, HD, LCD screen on the back, with touch screen capabilities, which can sometimes cause trouble when trying to press the record button and it doesn't respond the first time you touch it, however the interface provides clear and simple icons so even the most inexperienced users can navigate the system and use it. The applications on the camera also let us access social media as well as edit our videos directly from the camera. Finally the camera is lightweight and ergonomically shaped allowing us to fit it in our pockets, which is useful when we have to carry around a bag full of props and costumes. Due to there being no mirrored viewfinder we will have to just hope and guess as to whether or not the shot we are taking is good, which could waste time, however the drop in quality is not that significant for the specific task we have undertaken and the electronic viewfinder will suffice for now.
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