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Expert Guide to DVD Camcordersby Kennny Hemphill 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. Kenny Hemphill 2004. About The Author Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of Master DVD (www.masterdvd.com), a website which provides information, articles, and tutorials on issues and products related to recordable DVD.
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Canon VIXIA HF100 SDHC Flash Memory Camcorder - PC World
6 Oct 2008 at 7:59pm
Overall Evaluation: I have been researching AVCHD camcorders for almost a year. When HF-100 was announced in January, it seemed that the AVCHD had finally arrived. I have had it for two months now and have shot over 20GB (2.5 hours) of HD video at ...
Review: Samsung SC-MX20 digital memory camcorder - Crunchgear.com
7 Oct 2008 at 4:31pm
At $249, the Samsung SC-MX20 falls delicately between cheap flash-based camcorders and more expensive hard drive-based camcorders. It strips down some features that may not be necessary in the first place ? high definition video, still photos, etc ...
VideoPier simplifies MPEG-2/AVCHD camcorder use - Mac Central
10 Oct 2008 at 3:58pm
Aquafadas has announced the release of VideoPier and VideoPier HD , two new utilities designed to help users of camcorders that use MPEG-2 or AVCHD. VideoPier and VideoPier HD cost $49 and $79 respectively. VideoPier transfers clips from MPEG-2 and ...
Apple iPod Touch is T3's gadget of the year - MSNBC
10 Oct 2008 at 9:53am
LONDON - Apple has swept the board at Britain's T3 technology magazine's annual awards, winning four top prizes, including gadget of the year for its iPod Touch. The touch-screen music and video player beat the Asus Eee Pc budget laptop, TomTom's GO ...
Apple iPod Touch named T3's gadget of the year - Reuters
9 Oct 2008 at 7:56pm
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Apple has swept the board at Britain's T3 technology magazine's annual awards, winning four top prizes, including gadget of the year for its iPod Touch. The touch-screen music and video player beat the Asus Eee Pc budget ...
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