A friend will be buying a camcorder soon and needs some help in understanding which features are useful.
This camcorder will be a gift for her parents who live in Bombay, so it should be easy to use.
1. Which format is better for her? mini DV, DVD disc, or internal hard disk? I don't know anything about their reliability, but my concern was that DVD and internal hard disks may not be able to tolerate shocks much. I have an old Hi-8mm camcorder, and it has worked flawlessly for 15 years, so I am inclined to recommend mini DV.
2. This is important. Do digital camcorders come with software that easily allows downloading of the videos to home computers via USB? Ideally it should be as easy as downloading photos from a digital camera.
3. Is there any use to having 30x optical zoom? I doubt anyone can hold their hands steady enough for it to be useful.
4. Her budget is about $500.
Thanks
2007-02-05
02:01:59
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chonudi
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