Regarding Cameras

I received one or two questions regarding which camera is best for the class. The answer is, any digital camera with a manual setting is fine, but if you're serious about continuing with stop motion and your budget allows it, I would recommend investing in a Canon or Nikon DSLR even if only for the fact that DSLRs have a manual focus and zoom. I believe the Canon PowerShot has a focus lock setting, so this would be a cheaper alternative. Automatic focus can become annoying when animating, so keep that in mind if you're about to buy a new camera. But again, you don't have to get a DSLR and you won't be marked on the quality of your camera, but it will make animating easier.

In a later module I will be teaching you how to use a stop motion frame grabbing program called Dragon. It is supposed to be compatible with all digital cameras, but here is a list of the ones they recommend working with: Canon EOS DSLRs, Nikon DSLRs, Olympus DSLRs, Canon PowerShot (Gx, Sx IS, others)

-Nina