Why is a professional video better than a friend doing it for free with their camcorder?
It does not follow that because a person has a camera, that they can provide you with the expertise you need. In filming and videography more than just about any other aspect of your wedding “size matters”.
The most common domestic camcorder format is still the Hi8. Whilst this gives a superior recording quality to standard VHS it falls along way short of the quality of image and sound which can be recorded onto digital tape. Editing of Hi8 can be done either in the camera or on a domestic VHS machine. This gives a very poor image and sound quality to the final video.
 Broadcast Quality
APVS use Canon XL1 cameras which record onto broadcast quality MiniDV tape. This is is then edited in a PC and burned onto a master DVD. VHS and DVD copies are then made from this master. This means that at no point does the quality of the image or sound drop below that found on pre-recorded DVDs. Even the VHS copies are of a superior quality because they are taken from a DVD.
 Superior Sound
The average camcorder has a tiny inbuilt condenser mic that will pick up sound over a distance of around 5 metres. APVS use broadcast standard Sennheiser rifle mics held in shock mounts with “fluffy dog” covers to block out wind noise which will pick up sound over a distance of some 50 metres.
Long Range Zoom
The average camcorder has a tiny lens with very little zoom capacity and relies on digital zoom to get in really close which gives a grainy or pixelated image. APVS use Canon XL lenses with 16x Optical Zoom and built in image stabilising.
Leave your Guests Free to Enjoy the Day!
But the main reason for not getting a friend to video your wedding is that they are there as guests to enjoy themselves and with the best will in the world that is what they would rather be doing. APVS will be there solely for the purpose of videoing your special day. We will not get drunk, we will not nip out for a cigarette during the speeches and we will not clear off with one of the other guests.
| At APVS we are not cheap, we are competitive and realistic!
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Why are you so much cheaper than other videographers?
At APVS we regularly monitor the service provided by our competitors and set our prices accordingly. Yes you can pay twice as much with other companies providing the same services. We would say that if you are paying £1000 for your wedding video you are paying too much!
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