ZAF622

Moving Right Along

Things are starting to come together. ZAF622 now has an upgraded camera, a Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder. Not the ideal camera, that would a be a Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder, which is about $3500. Even though it is not ideal the FS100 will work to get this show started. Consumer camcorders have come a long way and the recording quality will be there for sure, especially for publishing to the web. What it lacks is the ability to command someone’s attention the way a larger pro-consumer camera like the XL2 does. At the end of the day though I am thankful to have a camera as nice as the FS100.

A big issue with camcorders is always audio quality. I went with an external microphone to help improve that best I can without spending too much money. Using a bracket the SMX-10 Stereo Condenser Microphone can be mounted on the camera or with an extension cord it can be used on a boom or hand held. Time will tell what works best.

Now that the equipment is coming together it is about time for the rubber to hit the road. Which is the scary part. And even though I am expanding the scope of ZAF622 I still have to have some parameters to keep the show focused. Two words keep coming to mind when I think about this. Creativity and causes.

Creativity is nice because it covers so much. There are an endless supply of stories out there of people being creative on so many levels for so many reasons. And I believe creativity is a big part of being human.

Causes come from my desire for ZAF622 to give back. To always seek ways to help people. There are so many small non-profits and individuals out there who saw a need and started to work on it. Often times we do not hear about them because they do not have the marketing and promotion engines that large well known organizations have. I want to tell their story and shine a little light on them.

The question that I keep coming back to is will those two work together? Can it be about both? I think the answer is that I won’t know until I try. And the beauty of this project is that it can always change, adapt, and adjust as needed.

I have not posted much these past couple weeks because of the holidays and also because I did not feel there was much to say. So far it has been a lot of thinking out loud. But I do want that to be a part of this project. I don’t know exactly what it will look like or how I will do it but I want to build a community around this crazy idea. I think I will work on sharing more of the process of ZAF622 now that we are nearing the launch pad.

Tags: condenser microphone, minidv camcorder, non profits, xl2