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Yesterday, while desperately trying to make a decision about which camera to buy before Cybermonday finished, I almost had an out of body experience as I endlessly scrolled through the various camera models, making a list of their pros and cons, triplechecking their specs against my needs for my seemingly simple project: filming my synth from above to have that projected live on a screen in the venue (the big screen live equivalent of what I do with my phone for my tutorial videos)
Can’t be that difficult, right? Well, IT IS, and I find that bonkers. 
Potential camera pitfalls range from short battery life (shorter than my set length, for sure) to complete absence of HDMI port or adaptor possibility, from even shorter battery life in heated conditions (and stages do get crazy hot) to poor image quality in low light…
Because we are talking of venues (large, often underground) and not a home setting, you have to factor in latency problems due to instability of Wifi, degradation of signal strength along long cables, possible unreliability of Bluetooth… 
For every solution, a list of caveats, and an extra accessory to buy…
Logistically, a bulky camera filming overhead requires a solid support system, just not available in venues. Also, my aim was to be self-sufficient: small camera with no one needed to operate it, no laptop and/or routers (I am already at maximum capacity gearwise).
Last but not least, my idea was that people could see the *detail* of what I am doing, but it turns out most cameras shooting in 4K can’t be projected in 4K, so that on a huge screen, the result is pretty disappointing.
Throughout the afternoon I found myself frequently mumbling “F..k this” in Spanish, then in the evening, I finally found relief by deciding to completely give up on the idea. Problem solved. No stress. No extra expense. Is it a shame? Yes, kind of. But I get to focus on the music again, and I know you come for the music anyway 😀 END OF RANT🤪

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