| Ten years ago the answer to the question of | | | | actual recording of images to the DVD disk. A |
| what are the different types of camcorders | | | | great feature of this recording format is the |
| would have been Analog. Analog video cameras, | | | | ability to edit in-camera and with repeated |
| which used to record to VHS videotapes, were | | | | playbacks the disk does not degrade. |
| heavy, large and bulky because they contained | | | | |
| an entire video recorder, along with the lens | | | | HDD Digital Camcorders: Hard Disk Drive |
| and camera device and had almost no options | | | | camcorders are types that are compact and |
| to choose from. | | | | record in MPEG-2 video that are saved to an |
| | | | internal hard disk drive within the |
| As with everything else camcorders have come | | | | camcorder. The upside of this type of |
| a long way and today with digital technology | | | | camcorder is the ability of storing huge |
| the answer to the question of what are the | | | | amounts of video data by using compression. |
| different types of camcorders has grown | | | | The video is saved to the internal hard disc |
| immensely. Today there is digital and digital | | | | within the camcorder and then downloaded to a |
| camcorders that are advanced while being | | | | computer and burnt onto to a DVD. The HDD |
| user-friendly, compact and provide a fun, | | | | camcorder has no moving parts and so there is |
| easy and accessible movie making experience | | | | less chance of mechanical breakdown. |
| for anyone. | | | | |
| | | | Flash Media Camcorders: This formats records |
| The type of a digital camcorder mainly | | | | images to an internal Flash drive and Flash |
| centers around the media it utilizes and | | | | Memory cards. Flash Memory cards include, SD, |
| specifically around its recording capability | | | | Compact Flash, Memory Stick and Memory Stick |
| and storage device. There are several types | | | | Duo. |
| of camcorders and choosing the right one for | | | | |
| you mostly depends on this feature as it | | | | Digital 8 Camcorders: This format records |
| affects both usability and price. | | | | digital video to Hi-8 videotapes. Digital 8 |
| | | | is a consumer digital videotape format |
| MiniDV Camcorder: The MiniDV type of | | | | developed by Sony, and introduced in 1999. |
| camcorder is small, sleek and stylish mostly | | | | Digital 8 camcorder uses the same |
| due to the fact that it uses the very small | | | | videocassettes as analog Hi8 equipment, but |
| MiniDV cassettes as the storage device. The | | | | differs in that the audio/video signal is |
| recorded video is then transfered to PC via | | | | encoded digitally. Picture quality is fairly |
| the firewire port on the PC and downloaded. | | | | good and this format allows playback of |
| Once edited and finished you can burn the | | | | analog videotapes recorded on Hi-8 |
| completed video onto a DVD. This is a very | | | | camcorders. |
| popular and common type of camcorder. The | | | | |
| video and sound quality is very good. | | | | VHS Camcorders: These types of camcorders |
| | | | still records to VHS tapes but the data is |
| MicroMV Camcorder: The MicroMV also uses | | | | recorded digitally. Picture quality is fairly |
| tapes but they are are much smaller than | | | | good and this format allows playback of |
| MiniDV tapes and the MicroMV uses advanced | | | | analog videotapes. |
| compression technology. The Micro MV records | | | | |
| very high quality video as well as possess | | | | The Wonderful World of High-Def: High |
| the capability of full digital editing. The | | | | definition is a beautiful thing and HDV |
| MicroMV is also very compact, lightweight and | | | | Digital Camcorders record and save data in |
| ultra small. | | | | full 1920x1080 resolution. The most expensive |
| | | | of the bunch, High Definition Video |
| DVD Camcorder: With this type of camcorder | | | | camcorders usually utilize MiniDV tapes or |
| you can record video directly to a DVD-R, | | | | Hard Disk Drive that capture and record |
| DVD-RW and DVD RAM. | | | | video. The high resolution recording provides |
| | | | the highest quality and clarity which |
| DVD-R is a recordable DVD format with a | | | | provides the most magnificent video picture |
| write-once only capability. DVD-RW is a | | | | of any camcorder on the market today and it |
| recordable DVD but it allows rewrites and so | | | | looks great on high definition television. |
| provides unlimited writing to same disk. | | | | |
| DVD-RAM or DVD Random Access Memory is a DVD | | | | The key to choosing the right type of |
| disc, which can be recorded with information, | | | | camcorder for you is to determine your |
| erased, and recorded again. DVD-RAM is | | | | personal use and to find a happy medium |
| considered a highly reliable format, as the | | | | between usability and price. While price |
| discs have built-in error control and a | | | | differs among the many types of camcorders |
| defect management system. Therefore, DVD-RAM | | | | one thing is true about all camcorders they |
| is perceived to be better than the other DVD | | | | are an expensive investment. An important |
| technologies. | | | | fact to consider is that the Internet has |
| | | | provided a forum where millions of sellers |
| There are two Versions of the DVD Type | | | | and merchants compete for your business, and |
| Digital Camcorders: One works with rewritable | | | | that competition provides many money saving |
| DVD-RAM discs requiring a DVD player with RAM | | | | opportunities, retail is no longer the only |
| playback or a PC with a DVD-RAM drive. The | | | | option and lots of money can be saved by |
| other works by using the more popular DVD-RW | | | | purchasing a discount digital camcorder |
| and DVD-R (DVD-rewritable) discs that work | | | | rather than paying retail. |
| with most ordinary DVD players and allow for | | | | |