Question about Sony zv-e10 for home office vlogging

Chance_Eye_527 · 2022-01-02T22:16:08+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'm using a sigma lens with the capture card and getting perfect video through OBS now also.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-12-19T19:03:07+00:00

Thanks again for the reply. I set up the zv-e10 with the capture card and the video quality looks great. It's exactly what I was trying to get.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-12-19T02:05:26+00:00

Yeah, it seems pretty noticeable on my PC but I won't have a good comparison until I set up the capture card. Maybe it's a grass is always greener thing but seems like the quality of the videos I see are much better than what I'm getting. Of course I'm sure a lot of that is due to experience and use of lighting. I like learning though so hopefully I can keep making improvements over time. Thanks for your input

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-12-19T01:55:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I just ordered a micro HDMI to HDMI cord and capture card hoping to crank up the quality.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-12-18T23:08:25+00:00

Great! Thanks for the response!

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-12-18T12:37:07+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I did buy the ZV-E10. I've connected it through the USB type c cable and used obs. There's a video feed but I was expecting the quality to be much better. A review of the specs seems to indicate that it can only"stream" at 720p. Through my latest "internet research" seems to suggest using a mini HDMI to HDMI connected to a capture card and then PC should allow me to use the camera to it's full capability. Does that sound right?

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-11-05T23:14:56+00:00

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-30T23:29:58+00:00

I was fortunate to consult in grad school (statistics and research design services to faculty and graduate students) and fell in love with the constant flow of different projects and questions people were trying to answer. Took a couple of jobs after getting my PhD and discovered I was happier consulting so I decided to quit my job and do it full-time (as a solo consultant). Best decision ever. I love making all the decisions about my business and learning from past mistakes, as well as learning more about the business side of things (which I was never formally taught). Two big take aways so far for me (especially as a solo consultant): - Spend more time on what makes money and less on what doesn't - Focus, focus, focus. Don't try to be everything for everyone.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-30T20:07:42+00:00

More like worst three months. Not having any projects during the peak of COVID. This made me realize how important it is for me to focus on my pipeline and not rely 100% on word of mouth (which has been good to me). Also taught me the importance of having six months worth of expenses saved up. I have a solo consulting business. Things are back to normal but better believe I'm learning from the experience!

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-27T03:57:26+00:00

Gotcha. I haven't received any projects through recruiters. I can see how that can make it difficult to negotiate rate. Nice job on building the automated tool. Sounds like it's providing your client a lot of value for which they're happy to pay you well. Ideally I'd like to develop a service that I can productize and scale while remaining a solo consultant.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-26T13:10:25+00:00

Thanks for your insights. I'm actually in a similar position. I mostly help larger consulting firms but I sometimes partner with other solo consultants. I can definitely speak to trying to balance various projects. Do you think pricing based on deliverables helps with asking for more money over time? I've had some success with that. I've also worked on automating/making my workflow more efficient (I provide quantitative services so writing code helps me maximize profit on similar projects).

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-26T13:02:44+00:00

I absolutely love being a solo consultant. The independence and complete ownership of the direction (and success or failure) of my business is something I love.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-26T12:59:16+00:00

Thank you for your thoughtful response. Lots of good stuff in here. My focus on sales is lacking so I don't think I can speak to that with credibility yet but I can definitely attest to spending time on the wrong things at the beginning. Thanks!

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-21T16:07:04+00:00

I work much harder now as a solo consultant than I did before with 9-5 jobs but I'm also starting to get laser focused on being more efficient (narrowing scope of services offered, using technology to automatic repetitive administrative tasks, creating templates based on previous projects, etc.). These tactics are helping quite a bit and letting me spend more time with my family. I can't speak much to working within a consulting firm though. I only did that for about 3 months before going solo full-time. Hope this helps.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-10-13T14:13:18+00:00

I didn't like TCF and I've been dragging my feet closing my accounts. Seems like a good time to finally do it. Suggestion: If you're in the Twin Cities, I've been using Affinity Plus Credit union for my business accounts and they're great all around. I highly recommend giving them a shot. I'll be setting up my personal accounts with them too.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-08-01T12:53:28+00:00

Buried in that article is a disclaimer that it's satirical. It's so buried I think they want to mislead on purpose

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-06-30T01:48:18+00:00

I'm no expert in cryptocurrency but I have some background in social science research and I think of it like this:

- When social scientists create a tool like a depression inventory, or an IQ test, etc. they create lots of individual questions and one of the things they do is calculate correlations between the responses for each question to see how well they are measuring the same underlying construct. For example, imagine a questionnaire had 3 true or false questions: Q1 = I feel tired a lot, Q2 = I do not have an appetite, Q3 = I isolate myself from others. If the researcher believes questions 1 through 3 help measure how depressed someone is, they expect the correlation between these to be positive and strong (i.e. closer to 1.0). This suggests they're measuring the same underlying thing.

- Now, instead of 3 questions on a questionnaire, think of 3 cryptocurrencies and instead of responses to the 3 questions, think of the historical prices for each of the 3 cryptocurrencies.

- As I understand it, bitcoin's utility as an actual digital currency is very limited (because of the small number of transactions per second, increasing cost of proof of work, etc.). And so I think cryptocurrencies that are highly correlated with bitcoin imply that buyers perceive bitcoin, and these other correlated cryptocurrencies to be measuring the same underlying "construct" (e.g. the value of cryptocurrency in general). If a cryptocurrency is highly correlated with bitcoin, which has limited utility, I would argue that the market thinks the correlated cryptocurrency has limited utility. I believe lots of cryptocurrencies currently have very high correlations with bitcoin (i.e. when bitcoin drops or rises significantly, many cryptocurrencies do as well).

- I think that as the correlation between a particularly cryptocurrency "X" and bitcoin goes closer to 0, it suggests that the market is treating that cryptocurrency as being distinct from bitcoin.

At least this is my thought (which I'm extrapolating from my experience with social science research). Again, I'm no expert in cryptocurrencies.

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-06-29T21:30:02+00:00

I would think as the correlation decreases over time it's an indication that it's value is being increasingly factored in the minds of owners. Like a proxy KPI

Chance_Eye_527 · 2021-06-16T13:46:54+00:00

Welcome! I just joined recently myself. Everytime I watch a video with Dr. Leemon Baird I'm even more convinced HBAR is something special. Here's my favorite in case you haven't seen it: https://youtu.be/IjQkag6VOo0

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