Comparison of Six Video Analysis Systems
  Our System iPad iPhone Camcorder Camera Camcorder, Laptop, Software
Viewability in bright, sunny conditions High Poor Poor Fair Fair Fair
Suitability for immediate playback in the field High Poor (2) Fair (1) Fair (1) Fair (1) High
Camera rate (i.e. frames captured per second) 60 30 30 30-60 30-200+ 30-200+
Supports add-on camera's of 200 fps and higher Yes No No N/A N/A N/A
Camera distortion (i.e. blurry frames due to fast motion) Minimal High High Minimal Minimal Minimal
On-screen software controls Yes Yes Yes (1) No Yes (1) Yes
Touch-screen operated Yes Yes Yes Sometimes Sometimes No
Usage by multiple people at once High Poor (2) Poor (1) Poor (1) Poor (1) High
Weather resistant (rain, in particular) Good Poor Fair Fair Fair Poor
Battery life 8 hrs 6+ Hrs. 3+ Hrs. 4+ Hrs. 4+ Hrs. 6+ Hrs.
Software features (i.e. compare side-by-side, draw tools, etc.) Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Ease of setup High High High High High Fair
Ease of use High High High High High Fair to Poor
Camera distance (i.e. distance from camera to subject) 5' 15' 15' 15' 10' 15'
Sound quality (outdoors and in noisy areas) High Poor Poor Poor Poor Fair
Wind Stability High Poor Poor Poor Poor Variable
Other important usage issues None Inconvenient to use because of integrated camera (4) Several (5)
Cost (including tripods, batteries, memory, etc.) 2,895 550 300 400 300 4000+ (3)
             
(1) Can be hard to read due to small size
(2) Screen is hard to read outdoors
(3) Includes sun-viewable laptop
(4) Camera must be continually placed for recording, then picked up to view videos, then replaced to capture the next video
(5) Requires mouse and keyboard; must use an expensive laptop to be highly viewable outdoors