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Nizanthan
I have a laptop capable of reading SD cards. I am going to buy a camcorder, for around $150-250 and need to know the best type of recording medium. Should I get a mini dvd or SD or something else? What is most conveninient? Thanks you for answering
Its just for casual use, home, college, outdoors etc...
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For consumer camcorders, best video quality is miniDV tape (least compression applied to the digital video stream). Best archiving is miniDV tape (the original tape is the archive - don't re-use it). Best long-term shelf life is miniDV tape.
Flash memory (SD) and hard drive camcorders compress a lot - and generally use the same types of compression. Digital Video compression = discarded video data = reduced video quality. Hard drive camcorders have known problems with vibration and high altitude - and will not record video. Flash memory and miniDV tape do not have these altitude on vibration issues. Data recovery from a broken internal hard drive based camcorder can be an expensive challenge.
DVD based camcorders compress the most. They barely make decent doorstops.
You need to refine your definition of "best". In my book, that is video quality and long term "convenience" - not lesser video quality and immediate gratification.
Flash memory and miniDV tape are your best bets. At your stated price point, a point and shoot camera (like a Canon PowerShot something) that happens to take highly compressed video is probably a better option than a Sanyo Xacti...
For consumer camcorders, best video quality is miniDV tape (least compression applied to the digital video stream). Best archiving is miniDV tape (the original tape is the archive - don't re-use it). Best long-term shelf life is miniDV tape.
Flash memory (SD) and hard drive camcorders compress a lot - and generally use the same types of compression. Digital Video compression = discarded video data = reduced video quality. Hard drive camcorders have known problems with vibration and high altitude - and will not record video. Flash memory and miniDV tape do not have these altitude on vibration issues. Data recovery from a broken internal hard drive based camcorder can be an expensive challenge.
DVD based camcorders compress the most. They barely make decent doorstops.
You need to refine your definition of "best". In my book, that is video quality and long term "convenience" - not lesser video quality and immediate gratification.
Flash memory and miniDV tape are your best bets. At your stated price point, a point and shoot camera (like a Canon PowerShot something) that happens to take highly compressed video is probably a better option than a Sanyo Xacti...
Where is the best place to buy a flash based camcorder?
Brennan L
I am looking for a camcorder between $100- $150. I want an actual store not an online store.
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Same places you would buy a miniDV tape or hard drive based camcorder... BestBuy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics... Maybe even Target, WalMart or KMart...
Same places you would buy a miniDV tape or hard drive based camcorder... BestBuy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics... Maybe even Target, WalMart or KMart...
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