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Originally Posted by balex
I'm open to any and all information and suggestions. I've been trying to solve this for a while now but all the local electronics stores are clueless, and I'm not willing to make a $500 purchase on only a "hunch" that it might work.
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Is $500 your total budget? You may want to look at used projectors to get something brighter, but stay away from eBay unless it's someone who gives a guarantee of it working.
I have found that live output from consumer miniDV camcorders is highly variable. First thing you need to do is experiment with the output directly to your TV on video input (using the yellow output on your camera that has been suggested). I have found that some camcorders will only output while recording, others won't do anything with a tape in them. You need to find out if your camcorder will go to sleep on you (as a power saving function).
I agree that if you have someone manning the camera, you should invest in a decent tripod.
You said that you will have control over the light that is competing with the projection, but remember that you need to keep your subject decently lit (and the camera will see your subject differently than the audience).
Is your screen going to be directly behind the presenter or off to the side? If it is off to the side, keep your camera center, if it is behind your presenter, then the camera should be off to the side a little way (aesthetics).
Pretty sure all consumer projectors will have a composite input, so you shouldn't have to worry there. You can buy 100' RCA cables from Monster Cables. If you can get an inexpensive scaler/switcher (as suggested) it will make your presentation look better (your input will be the same, but your output will likely be a 15 pin "VGA" cable). This will especially be good if you want to switch between the
Imag and a presentation (PowerPoint or video).
Davin
Davin