HD camcorder if no HD tv? 3-CCD v 1-CCD, etc., media?

Question

if i do not have a high def tv, why should i buy a high def camcorder? what do users of HD camcorders have to say about their ease of use, editing, media used, etc.?

do all digital camcorders have this CCD thing? what does it mean as opposed to whatever else there is out there? what other than the CCD thingie is in digital camcorders?

what media do you really like and why? hi-8, 8mm, dvd, hard drive? is a hard drive media the same as having a memory card/stick in a digital camera, that downloads to your hard drive? what else would a digital camcorder's having a hard drive mean?

which digital camcorders have the best automatic settings for, especially, zooming really close into flowers/taking movies of insects? as well as other automatic settings like for distance ("mountains"), portraits, action, normal?

that is optical zoom opposed to digital zoom? what meaning does each one have?

what about sound? what types of sound capabilities should i look for?

Answer 1

1. HD Tv: i would say that you can buy a HD camcorders if you are willing to pay more for it(a lot more). Our normal shooting that we use our camcorders for does not need HD video.Better save money. it makes a difference but even normal video is not bad at all.

2. CCD: charged couple devices. these things record the various color in a picture. rather the light. the more CCD the better the quality of video.

3. I would recommend buy an hard disk drive video camcorder as you dont have to buy any affitonal media ever..saves a lot of money and it is very easy to transfer your movies to PC. NO chance of deleting your previous recording..this happens a lot of times with tapes and other media.

4. All camcorders have different features and cant really write much about them here.

5. Optical zoom: it actually get closer to the object without compromising with the video quality. Digital zoom is just kind of enlarging the picture and it destroys the quality of video.. never use it.

6. I bought a sony DCRSR60 and i am very happy with it in all respects.

What more can i write ! SR60 wont disappoint you. i feel that.

Donot buy JVC HDD camcorders unless you are buying the top range ones becoz sony is more user friendly to use and i trust sony more than JVC.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I think the deciding factor for HD lies in two places: your computer's hardware and software, and your tv. To edit HDV (not AVCHD, more on that later), you need a fairly fast computer, dual cores are preferable. Also, your editing software needs to support HDV. HDV is encoded in MPEG-2, which means that not every frame contains a full picture. In this case, your computer has to "draw" the missing frames, and different types of MPEG-2 wont work together. As for your tv, an HD set is preferred to watch HD. However, if you have an SD set, you can downsize to SD, but in your case it might be better just to go with a cheaper SD cam instead of an HD cam.

As for CCDs, its the actual chip that transforms a picture from the lens into an electronic image. CCDs generally use more power than CMOSs, but low light is better. However CMOS are gaining more popularity, so either one is good. 3ccds means that there are 3 separate ccds for each color: R,G, and B. This allows better color representation instead of one CCD.

If you plan on going SD, DV is the way to go. If not DV, then HDD cams. All Im trying to say is that these are easier to edit, and therefore more versatile than DVD cams. DV is the best choice, because it offers the best image quality. HDD is good, but it compresses in MPEG-2. If you plan on going HD, get an HDV cam. Theres a new codec out called AVCHD, and it allows HD recording on dvds and HDD cams, but no software yet supports it, and even though it is a good codec, it is super compressed, so quality cant measure up to HDV. HDV is the same thing as miniDV, and uses the same tapes, but the signal recorded is different. So theres no difference in media between dv and HDV. And as for 8mm or Hi-8, no. Dont go there.

If you want auto, any camera has it. If you want manual, very few cams have it. IMO, I think its okay to use auto for "normal" settings. Lighting and movement fluctuates. But to use auto for distance, portraits, action, settings for one particular situation? You should use manual instead, if possible. All the camera is doing is essentially locking down shutter speed, aperture settings to a particular setting, something you could do in manual. Auto in "normal" is different, because it changes according to conditions. But chances are that your camera will probably come only with auto, and little or no manual controls at all. If thats the case, go ahead and use the settings.

Optical zoom is better than digital zoom. Optical zoom actually uses the lens to enlarge an image so no quality is lost, while digital takes what you already have and makes it bigger. Its like taking a magnifying glass and looking at an object compared to taking a magnifying glass and looking at a picture of an object. The second one will cause quality loss. So dont be fooled by 1000x digital zooms. Just look for optical.

As for sound, a good onboard mic is a plus, but if you're really serious about it, a mic port is necessary. Then you can buy a better shotgun mic and stick it on your camera. If thats not the case and you arent planning to go the pro audio route, then just look for a good onboard mic, usually the best ones are located up front, are stereo (although not always the case), and in prosumer cams, are separated from the actual camera body.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

the reply relies upon on the capturing situations. ordinarily, a three CCD digital camera will record video in low gentle with a lot less photo noise than a a million CCD digital camera will. A severe-Definition digital camera would have a million or 3 CCDs. undergo in concepts that we do not yet have HD DVDs, so your playback and distribution recommendations for HD are restricted.

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