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Mini Dv Digital Camcorders
Mini Dv Digital Camcorders
Thinking about a mini DVD camcorder? You’re not alone, it’s a rapidly growing
sector of the camcorder market, with Hitachi, Sony and Panasonic all making more
than one mini dvd camcorder.
These camcorders differ from regular digital video cameras in one important way -
they record video onto mini DVD discs, rather than DV tape. This has a number of
advantages. DVD discs are more robust than tape and won’t get chewed up in the
camera. Although this is thankfully a rare occurance, it scares me every time I here a
strange noise coming from my camcorder, so it’s with bearing in mind.
The second advantage is that DVD discs are random access, compared to tape on
which everything is recorded sequentially. This means that there’s no need to
rewind and fast forward to find the clip you’re after, just select it from the menu.
Some cameras even allow you to perform basic editing functions on-camera. An
additional side-benefit is that a mini DVD camcorder doesn’t have tape heads to get
worn or dirty as happens in regular mini DVD cameras.
And thirdly, you can easily watch your home movies by removing the DVD from the
camera and playing it in practically any DVD player.
However, there are negative factors to. The most siginificant one is that video is
encoded as MPEG-2 on a mini DVD camcorder, as opposed to DV format. This
means that it needs specialist software to edit – you can’t just use your regular
video editing program (unless it specifically supports MPEG-2). And if a Mac user
you’re out of luck, as there are no MPEG-2 editing applications for the Mac.
Also, mini DVD camcorders tend to cost more than similarly specified mini DV
cameras. And the media is also more expensive. However, if you don’t intend
editing your movies and don’t mind the extra cost, a mini dvd camcorder does offer
extraordinary convenience.
Digital Camcorder format?
Where is the clever money being spent on digital camcorders nowadays? Is it DVD, mini DVD, SD, Mini DV (whatever that is!) or something else?
and of course HDD!
You’ve got two issues to consider – video format and recording medium. On the format front you’ve got Digital Video (DV), MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and the high def formats.
DV is only lightly compressed so it has the best video quality and is best for editing. Because it needs a lot of storage space you can only record to tape – a MiniDV system. This is what the pros use.
MPEG-2 is the format used on DVDs. It’s highly compressed, so you can use mini DVDs, hard drives or memory cards as the storage medium. The quality of the compression is variable, though it’s getting better, and it’s not a good format for editing. On the plus side, you can access and transfer your video files very quickly, and the technology is seen as being sexy.
MPEG-4 is a more modern format than MPEG-2 and allows higher compression for similar video quality. It hasn’t caught on commercially yet, though it’s being used by some of the cheaper memory card based camcorders. It’s got the same pros and cons as MPEG-2, but more geeky than sexy!
The high def formats are based on MPEG-2, but you can record to tape with some systems. Editing can be a nightmare, though some people think this is a small price to pay for high def!
Where’s the smart money? For me it’s still MiniDV, but I guess high def on hard drive is what a lot of people are aiming for. Longer term I think we’ll see seriously high capacity semi-conductor memory coming on the market, capable of storing lightly compressed high def video. I’m not holding my breath though!
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 Mini DV MV80 Pocket Video Camera Black List Price: DescriptionThe newest model of 4GB Mini Pocket Video Recorder is a miniature Camera Camcorder DVR. MV80 is a Smallest Digital Video Camera in the World with High Image Resolution. MV80 Can be used for fun time recording, babysitter Monitoring, Pet fun recording and so on. Built-in Li rechargeable battery. The included accessories with the camcorder are: belt and clothing clip, wall mount, car dashboard mount which is also used as a stand, USB cable, power adapter, protective rubber case, strap, driver CD. Features
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 Sony DVC-60 PRR/5 Premium Minidv Videocassette (5-Pack) List Price: DescriptionDesigned for high definition recording and playback, the premium digital video cassette (DVC) tapes are ideal for capturing the moment. Each tape provides 60 minutes of quality recording time. Features
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