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Types Of Digital Camcorders
As with everything else camcorders have come a long way and today with digital technology the answer to the question of what are the different types of camcorders has grown immensely. If you’d asked this ten years ago the answer would have been Analog. Analog video cameras, which used to record to VHS videotapes, were heavy, large and bulky because they contained an entire video recorder, along with the lens and camera device and had almost no options to choose from.
Today’s types of camcorders are available with many options and digital technology, which, provide a very advanced and user-friendly experience for everyone to shoot and edit movies.
The type of a digital camcorder mainly centers around the media it utilizes and specifically around it’s recording capability and storage device where the video is saved and written to. There are several types of digital camcorders and choosing the type of camcorder that is right for you largely depends on this feature as it affects both price and usability.
MiniDV Camcorder:
The MiniDV type of camcorder is small, sleek and stylish mostly due to
the fact that they use the very small MiniDV cassettes as the storage
device. The recorded video is then transfered to PC (PC should have at least a Pentium 4 2.0GHz or faster CPU, at least 256MB RAM, and at least 5GB free hard disk space to comply with video editing software requirements) via the firewire port on the PC and downloaded. Once edited and finished you can burn the completed video onto DVD's. This is a very popular and common type of camcorder. The video and sound quality is very good. (Picture: Canon ZR900 Mini DV Digital Camcorder )
MicroMV Camcorder:
The MicroMV type of camcorder uses tapes that are much smaller than
MiniDV tapes and also uses more compression technology. The Micro MV
records very high quality video as well as possess the capability of
full digital editing. The MicroMV is also very compact, lightweight and
ultra small. (Picture: Sony DCRIP220 MicroMV Digital Camcorder)
DVD Camcorder: With this type of camcorder you can record video directly to a DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD RAM.
DVD-R: is a recordable DVD format with a write-once only capability.
DVD-RW: is a recordable DVD but it allows rewrites and so provides unlimited writing to same disk.
DVD-RAM: DVD Random Access Memory is a DVD disc, which can be recorded with information, erased, and recorded again. DVD-RAM is considered a highly reliable format, as the discs have built-in error control and a defect management system. Therefore, DVD-RAM is perceived to be better than the other DVD technologies. (Picture: Canon DC330 DVD Digital Camcorder)
Two Versions of the DVD Type Digital Camcorders:
1. Works with rewritable DVD-RAM discs requiring a DVD player with RAM playback or a PC with a DVD-RAM drive.
2. Works by using the more popular DVD-RW and DVD-R (DVD-rewritable) discs that work with most ordinary DVD players and allow for actual recording of images to the DVD disk. A great feature of this recording format is the ability to edit in-camera and with repeated playbacks the disk doesn’t degrade.
HDD Digital Camcorders:
Hard Disk Drive camcorders are types that are compact and record in
MPEG-2 video that are saved to an internal hard disk drive within the
camcorder. The upside of this type of camcorder is the ability of
storing huge amounts of video data by using compression. The video is
saved to the internal hard disc within the camcorder and then
downloaded to a computer and burnt onto to a DVD. The HDD camcorder has
no moving parts and so there is less chance of mechanical breakdown. (Picture: JVC Everio GZ-MG330 30GB HDD Digital Camcorder)
Flash Media Camcorders:
This formats records images to internal Flash drive
and Flash Memory cards. Flash Memory cards include: SD,
Compact Flash, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo. (Picture: Canon FS100 Flash Media Digital Camcorder)
VHS Camcorders: These types of camcorders record digital video to VHS videotapes. Picture quality is fairly good and this format allows playback of analog videotapes. (Picture: JVC 453 VHS-C Digital Camcorder)
Digital 8 Camcorders - This format records digital video to Hi-8 videotapes. Digital 8 is a consumer digital videotape format developed by Sony, and introduced in 1999. Digital8 equipment
uses the same videocassettes
as analog Hi8 equipment, but differs in that the audio/video signal is
encoded digitally .Picture quality is
fairly good and this format allows playback of analog videotapes
recorded on Hi-8 camcorders. (Picture: Sony DCRTRV Digital 8 Handy Camcorder)The Wonderful World of High-Def:
HDV Digital Camcorders: The most expensive of the bunch, High Definition Video camcorders usually utilize MiniDV tapes or Hard Disk Drive that capture and record in a full 1920x1080 resolution. This resolution provides the highest quality and clarity which provides the most magnificent video picture of any camcorder on the market today and it looks great on
a high definition television. When choosing this
type of camcorder with this capability it is important to know that a PC is required for video editing and the computer needs to have a
fast processor and lots of memory (Pentium 4 2.0GHz or faster CPU, at least 256MB RAM, and at least 5GB free hard disk space) to meet the
requirements of video editing software. (Picture: JVC GZ-HD6US HDV Digital Camcorder)Since the HDV type is one of the most expensive of the bunch it is definitely one not to buy from a retail merchant. There are discount digital camcorders available in the HDV format, thanks to the Internet and the millions of sellers and merchants who compete for your business.
The key to choosing the right type of camcorder for you is to determine your personal use and to find a happy medium between usability and price. While price differs among the many types of camcorders one thing is true about all camcorders they are an expensive investment. An important fact to consider is that the Internet has provided a forum where millions of sellers and merchants compete for your business, and that competition provides many money saving opportunities, retail is no longer the only option and lots of money can be saved by purchasing a discount digital camcorder rather than paying retail.
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