I really want to get one for my BF for Xmas. But I just realized there's alot more to these that I just dont know. What is a Mini-dv? What is a hard disk? what kind of specs should I be looking for? Please help!
2006-11-21 23:24:52 · 5 answers · asked by knufflebunny 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Here's a website that explains the different types of recording media:
http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/camcorder.php
and a helpful camcorder buying guide - so you'll know what specs to look for:
http://www.easycamcorders.com/content/Beginners-Guide.htm
and lastly, here's a list of top camcorders for 2006:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/CamInfo-Selects-2006.htm
2006-11-22 04:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chuckie 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It depends on what your price range is and what you plan on doing with the camera. If it is just an everyday camcorder to record your family and friends, then go with the hard disc. It is much more user friendly and you will never have to buy tapes. The Mini DV is much more reliable but it costs more in the long run, and it is being used less and less.
2016-05-22 13:48:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard disk-based camcorders are actually a newer technology than Mini-DV, contrary to what the other responder wrote.
In fact, that's why I would recommend a Mini-DV over a hard-drive recorder: Since Mini-DV is a more established technology, there's a wider range of models and features available to the consumer. Most high-end "prosumer" models, and even the newest high-definition HDV camcorders, still record on Mini-DV cassettes.
The one advantage--and by no means a small one--of hard-drive based camcorders is easy access to the footage when editing digitally in a computer; while in most camcorders, you'd spend real time transferring footage from tape to your computer's hard drive, with hard drive camcorders, it can be as easy as dragging a file from one device to the other.
The big downside, of course, is limited capacity--if you run out of tape in your Mini-DV camera, you just have to take out the full tape and put in a blank one. With a hard drive-based camera, unless you have a spacious computer you can offload your data to right there with you, you're limited to the recording space in the camera's hard drive--which, if you're recording in high quality, can be as little as an hour or two.
2006-11-22 00:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by themikejonas 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hardrive would be the best, that way you don't have to deal with those tiny disk, they're a menace.
2006-11-22 07:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by damiand4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mini dv is the best, because this is latest technology
2006-11-21 23:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by manprakash_2006 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋