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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey helpful fellow soccer parents! Looking for some advice here on some camera setups.  I plan on beginning to record my daughters games and am an absolute NOOB when it comes to what I need.  Really clueless but with much google I have seen many products and could use a bit of advice.  I would only be recording half of the field most likely.

Here are my options:

1) Iphone - I have seen there are things called gimbles that go with them, would this be a legit option? If so what gimble would work and do i hold it all game (i know stupid question)
2) The latest go pro, I have read the most recent go pro is a decent option for recording games and it looks like there are zoom lenses and gimbles for this too.  What the heck would i need?
3) Some sort of camcorder? I am clueless on what to get and what memory cards or attachments I would need.

Those sports AI camera's look great but i really did not want to spend 1k on one, and also think my daughter might not be a big fan of the spectacle of me setting it up.  [/quote]
The people I know who got Veo or Trace split it with the team, with the exact arrangement worked out between the parents. The device is 1K but theres also a subscription fee. It’s very common to see people setting it up at travel games so I don’t think it would be a ‘spectacle,’ though it kind of would be if your dd is in rec lol.

Agree with PP that you’d be surprised at the quality of video of an iPhone, even the older or cheaper models, and even without any accessories. If you haven’t already you may want to try this first to to see if you would be happy with just what your phone is capable of.  biggest problem we’ve had with this is simply finding a good storage solution for the videos eg considering a team Flickr account if you want to share with the team, external hard drives if you don’t, and so on. For less capable smartphone models, there’s various clip on lenses you can use eg https://www.techgearlab.com/topics/electronics/best-iphone-lenses#amazing-telephoto-lens.

We chip in for team Traces but I still use my smartphone sometimes b/c the quality is better and since I assume you’re not mounted on a tall pole :-), the shots are closer. You can get better quality on the AI cameras but you have to pay extra for it and as you mention it’s already very pricey.

B/t these two options, we’ve never considered any others. If your dd is only in rec or not set on doing soccer for a long time, I would definitely go with just your smartphone, with or without a gimble or external lenses.[/quote]

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