Re: Live performance recording advice

Thanks for the quick response,

I understand that $4000 is peanuts in the videography world, it is in the audio world as well (to a lesser extent of course). My thinking though is that, because my ultimate goal is to get these videos on youtube (max file size = 100MB), I'm going to have to compress away all the extra quality of the more expensive cameras anyways.. am I wrong or forgetting to take something into account? I think my main issue is finding a camera with a big enough sensor to handle the lower light conditions of a music venue, no?

I looked at renting, problem is I can buy a new camera for the price of renting the model up only 3 or 4 times... seems less cost-effective. Am I not looking in the right places?

Thanks again, really appreciate your professional feedback.