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Video Camcorder
Video Camcorder Video Camcorder
PC Encyclo \ V
by Chuck Bryan
Apr 21 2008
Apr 21 2008
Digital Camcorder:
By late 1995, the Digital Camcorder had arrived from Panasonic and Sony. The latest DV camcorders can also record video on : Tape: Hi 8 flash memory devices in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4!
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DVD in DVD-RAM or DVD-R in MPEG-2 format Examples: Dec 2005 at the SONY Store $449 SONY Handicam Hi8 / 8mm TVR480 20X optical zoom Image Stabilizer Fold out LCD screen with touch-screen controls Dc20 a Zle $ e 0 5 t e l r s 449 Canon ZR100 Mini DV Camcorder: 20X optical zoom 400X digital zoom Image Stabilizer Hi-resolution 16:9 widescreen recording mode Fold out color LCD screen Sony Mini DV Camcorder: at The Brick Dec 2005 $499 16X optical zoom 240X digital zoom Fold out color LCD screen
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Camcorder Batteries:
The old 1997 Canon ES270 is a good example of early Ni-Cad battery power. It also used a small o n b t e y a L t i m C 2 2 3 . T e b g N -Cad ( with its toxic ci atr ihu R05 V h i i heavy-metal cadmium component ) has since been replaced by Ni-MH battery technology.
DVD Camcorders:
Example: Hitachi DVD Camcorder Takes 640K still images on removable Secure Digital card Playback the DVD-R on most DVD players. $1000 at Future Shop ( Jan 2004 ) Hitachi DVD Camcorder: at The Brick Dec 2005 $599 16X optical zoom 240X digital zoom Fold out color LCD screen Canon DVD Camcorder: at Future Shop Dec 2005 $799 10X optical zoom Fold out 2.5 inch color LCD screen Built-in 1.33 Mega Pixel digital camera Electronic image stabilization
Firewire Port:
As for the output, getting the video from the cam o d r i t y u P , y u l w n cre no or C ol at to make sure the machine comes with a FireWire port. FireWire is the preferred method of transferring video, though USB 2.0 can also handle it. If you're
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thinking about buying a Mac, there's no reason to ask -- the FireWire port will be there. If you're looking at a Windows PC, you should probably ask. On many entrylevel PCs -- including the low-end Dell computers that are offered at rock-bottom prices -- the 1394 port won't be there.