Hey everybody, I'm going to buy my first digital camera soon and I have a question regarding video recording. Roughly how many minutes of video is equal to 1 gig? I really have no idea what the compression rate is like and need to figure out how large of a memory card I should buy.
Thanks everyone!
2007-12-26 15:22:00 · 3 answers · asked by Chris 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
What I can advice to you depends on what you will do with your video cam.
If you're gonna use it only for home videos, I think you don't have to be picky to the video quality.
If you're gonna use it for professional purposes such as video projects and presentations, I should say, go for high video quality.
Video quality comes from lots of specifications:
Color, Dimesion Frame, Frame Rate, Video Compression, Audio Compression and many more I cannot remember.
The important things are the Dimension Frame Size, Color Filter and Frame Rate. The principle here is simple. The greater the Dimension Frame and Frame Rate and the more Diverse the color, the greater the memory the video eats up.
For low spec video settings, you could have approximately an hour of video coverage for 1 gig memory.
For hign spec video settings, you could have approximately half an hour of video coverage for 1 gig memory.
For home video use, I can say 1 gig is enough.
For professional use, I can say 1 gig is not enough.
HOPE MY ADVICE HELPS!!! =)
2007-12-26 15:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by DeMen†oR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you going to do high quality video? Or just something for webcasts/online?
If you're going to do high quality video, get an ANALOG (8mm/Hi8, VHS/VHS-C) Video recorder (NOT Digital) Digital video is already compressed (and 'formatted') to T.V. (Low) Quality and if you need high quality you will never get it from this source.
If you need to edit or add special effects it will be very difficult to get them to 'mesh' and 'reencoding/recompressing' will only degrade the picture quality more.
FILE SIZE: 1Hr Analog Video = (Roughly) 12 GB (3 DVD's)
FILE SIZE: 12 To 24 Mins. Digital Video = (Roughly) 1GB
If you're going to buy a digital video camera that uses memory cards check the specs for each camera as compression rates will vary. ALSO: Check the media types for the camera, some of the new media cards come in special 'types' depending upon use - example SD 4, 8 Or 16 GB high capacity card Vs SD 1GB 'High Speed' Card You will pay MORE Money for 'High Speed ' with LESS storage BUT WITHOUT IT you may not be able to record at the cameras 'BEST QUALITY' video mode.
IF you just want to do webcasts or online, any digital camera will do.
2007-12-26 16:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 02:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋