Filming for 10 hours in a day?

PegLeg Media

PegLeg Media

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Hey everyone. I am working with a friends company to film 10 presentations in a day and a half and want to know the best way to go about this.

I have a Panasonic GH2 I will be using to film interviews at the beginning of the day.

1) For the presentations, is there a battery for the GH2 that plugs into the wall so I can film all day and just switch out memory cards?

2) If not, anyone know a cheap HD camera 3-600$ that comes with this type of charger and can film for long periods of time. This camera also needs to have options for a boom mic or juicelink for future presentations.

3) I have 3 16gb memory cards and will be loading them onto a computer and reusing them through the day. The guy at best buy told me 4gb will film for about an hour so I would only need to do this a couple of times with a cheap HD camera. With my GH2, i feel like the file sizes are much larger, how long will 16gb of vid be with the GH2 in 720p mode?

4) I will be matching the video to powerpoint slides and screen captures from a computer. I assume the best way to get audio will be using the screen capture from the computer, considering the speaker will be standing at the computer the whole time.
Would this mic from best buy be a good option for audio: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samson+...7738&skuId=8890319&st=condenser mic&cp=1&lp=1

any other mic options for cheaper?
 
2) If not, anyone know a cheap HD camera 3-600$ that comes with this type of charger and can film for long periods of time. This camera also needs to have options for a boom mic or juicelink for future presentations.
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Most real video cameras offer these features -- anything above the most bare of consumer-level cameras. Or what was linked to above will work with the GH2.


4) I will be matching the video to powerpoint slides and screen captures from a computer. I assume the best way to get audio will be using the screen capture from the computer, considering the speaker will be standing at the computer the whole time.
Would this mic from best buy be a good option for audio: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samson+...7738&skuId=8890319&st=condenser mic&cp=1&lp=1

any other mic options for cheaper?
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What are you doing, a software-tutorial type of thing? That looks like the right type of microphone (can't speak to quality), but don't use screen capture software. Use the software that comes with that mic, or something like Audacity (free), GarageBand, Logic, ProTools, etc.

Plenty of cheaper options out there if quality doesn't count, or if you have a real audio interface to hook a decent XLR mic up to.
 
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