which webcam?

[Hudson1984]

Hi all,

so aside from Pcs, I play piano.

with Covid doing it's thing, the piano gods who give you shiny certificates have lost money as they can't charge you crazy exam fees - so they've invented an online version of the exam.

it's actually pretty handy for me as it's performance only (despite being piano, the exam still incorporates singing, something I cannot do!)

being online, it means you record your pieces, then just send them off. Now, I want my pieces to sound half decent, so the laptop that's no longer used for work (because it's dying) will become the recording booth.

I want a webcam/camera that I can setup to record my playing. I'm not looking for studio quality but something that won't distort if I play loud.

I am looking to upgrade the speakers on my digital piano as the recording will happen in the man cave (garage) rather than on my acoustic piano.

anyway....

any thoughts on a suitable camera?

 

[Hudson1984]

I guess that's the main query.

I've never filmed myself before so don't really know what to use.

The sound needs to be half decent as they'll mark it down if they can't hear what they need to hear. The video is only really there as proof that it's me playing.

 

[Hudson1984]

Ah ok, cool, we're getting somewhere then.

So, placement will be a pain with anything on the laptop and i'd rather have it all fixed in place once it's setup, so i'll just get a basic webcam for video. Simple.

Now the question becomes what microphone? and what recording software?