Nikon SLR Cameras

Can I take a camera into a one direction concert?

Guest
Guest

Help! I just got a Nikon d3200 for my birthday. And I was wondering if I could take it to the one direction concerts with me. Do they even allow that kind of camera?

fhotoace
fhotoace

What does your ticket say?

Most warn that fully adjustable still cameras (unfortunately called pro camera whether they are or just entry level dSLR cameras like you D3200), video cameras and sound recorders are prohibited from the concert venue.

Only mobiles and P&S cameras are allowed into concerts.

If you were to sneak your camera into the concert and were later found using it to take photos, they could "trespass" you, confiscate your camera and remove you from the concert. Usually the consequences for using such devices in the concert are listed along with the list of prohibited devices. Some include arrest for "criminal trespass"

Stanley
Stanley

If you don;t mine not being allowed in or having it confiscated by all means take it.

Ray
Ray

Bot likely. I believe Live Nation does the promotion for One Direction. They are ruthless when it comes to anything that looks vaguely professional.

Mark
Mark

It doesn't matter. In the unlikely event that you manage to get it into the concert in the first place, you say that you "just got it" which implies that you don't know how to use it well yet. So any footage you get, be it video or still, will be of poor quality. You may as well just go and enjoy the concert, if such a thing is possible with a band like "No direction".

deep blue2
deep blue2

No it's a DSLR. They consider that a 'professional' camera (never mind that most people who get one aren't anywhere near professional shooters).

It wouldn't be allowed in.

BriaR
BriaR

I would guess "NO" but why not read ypour ticket T&S's or contact the venue. That way you get a real answer not guesswork and supposition.

John P
John P

Nearly all concerts ban anything which looks remotely serious in the way of a camera. Any DSLR comes under that ban. As somebody else wrote - check your ticket for conditions.