I need a new camcorder but I am not sure about the Hard Drive based ones. So far they get the lowest reviews for quality of video regardless of name brand. I'm not looking to enter the Film Industry, just to capture family moments.
It's either this or one of the Mini DVD ones. Please help with your Input.
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2006-10-15 03:55:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
I'm not sure of how much tech knowledge you have, but MiniDV camcorders are the way to go for cheapness and quality. Make sure you have a firewire port on your computer and get a firewire cord, and you can transfer all the footage you shoot on the MiniDV tape onto your computer, edit it, save it, burn it to a DVD or whatever you want.
As far as pure simplicity of use goes...I suppose the MiniDVD camcorders would be pretty simple, as it burns what you shoot to a DVD for you as you're shooting. I'm not sure what the quality is though.
Personally, I use MiniDV tape based cameras on all my films.
As far as brands go, a JVC, Canon, or Sony camera is probably your best bet.
2006-10-15 04:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The video quality for the hard-disk drive (HDD) based camcorders is much better now that Sony has started to introduce new HDD models.
Here's a great review of the DCR-SR100:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-DCR-SR100-Camcorder-Review.htm
And lots of good reviews by its owners at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000E1B29I/ref=cm_cr_dp_2_1/104-8778626-3725523?ie=UTF8&customer-reviews.sort%5Fby=-SubmissionDate&n=502394
Sony recently release the HDR-SR1 which is HDD based and records in High Definition. There are no reviews yet for this model.
Depending on if you plan to view/share your videos by DVDs, and if you don't plan to do lots of video editing, then a HDD camcorder may be a good choice. Since the video is recorded in mpeg2, making a DVD is as easy as copying the files over to your computer and burning the DVD.
Whereas for mini-dv, the computer captures the video from the camcorder in real time (it takes an hour to capture an hour of video). And after you're done editing the video, it takes more time to convert it to mpeg2 before you can burn the DVD.
2006-10-15 04:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by Chuckie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MiniDV tape is still the dominant format for camcorders, and as such offers the largest variety of hardware and features. Most of the upper-end prosumer camcorders (The Canon GL and XL lines, the Panasonic DVC and upper-GS lines) still use Mini DV, and they, obviously, rate the highest in video quality.
Personally, I'd recommend the Panasonic GS 3-CCD line; if you're not going the prosumer route, these are the ones that come closest.
2006-10-15 04:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by themikejonas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
32 Mb isn't very lots memory, in any respect. it quite is approximately as low as you may pass. sprint become giving freely 32 Mb pen drives as a advertising some years in the past. in the event that they might take care of to pay for to furnish them away, you understand that 32 Mb isn't lots memory. As for the quantity of video he can checklist: approximately 5 to 10 minutes worth. Does this camcorder take memory sticks? SD, XD, or different form of memory stick? if so, then you definately can purchase a sort of (a million Gigabyte) for type of $30.00 and checklist a pair of hours video. .
2016-10-19 10:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a Sony MiniDV that fits your budget. DVD cams get lots of returns.
2006-10-15 04:19:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are the top 5 camcorders:
http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/camcorders/113;_ylt=AnteV9bRZ90bK9WhW3IOzBYFLZA5
2006-10-15 04:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E19BZU/ref=pd_cp_p_title/002-2593173-8008055?ie=UTF8
2006-10-15 04:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋