Sunday, April 6, 2014

What type/model of camcorder should I buy, mainly for baby videos and future travels?

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Instead of spending a lot of money on a cumbersome video recorder that has too many options that you'll never use, I would suggest getting a FlipVideo just because it is so easy to use and very small, so you can shove it in your pocket and go. The quality isn't bad, especially for non-professional use! Way better than a big ole video recorder IMHO.

video camera /camcorder?




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My daughter recently had a baby and I would like to purchase a cam corder for her. She does not have a computer.I do not understand all the technical aspects. Is there a recorder that I can purchase to capture moments of the baby, and then view them on the tv or another method?


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All camcorders can connect to a TV if the TV has AV inputs (like those used for video games or a VCR or a DVD player).

Since she does not have a computer, there is no place to store or transfer video captured by a hard drive (HDD) based camcorder, so this is not a good solution.

What is your budget?

MiniDV tape and flash memory are removable, so when the tape or the memory card are full, just take it out of the camcorder and put in a new one. Flash memory is still pretty expensive - but either MiniDV tape or flash memory camcorders will do.

For a real camcorder, the Canon ZR900 or ZR930 miniDV tape based cameras are good options.
For a pocket camera that takes stills and some video, the Canon PowerShot family works pretty well.

PLEASE do not bother with a DVD based camcorder. They barely make decent doorstops.




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