Tropicala asked:
try to buy camcorder. some have tapeless, some have hard-drive. what’s the difference and which is better?
Joyce
try to buy camcorder. some have tapeless, some have hard-drive. what’s the difference and which is better?
Joyce
Archive for December, 2008
what’s the difference between tapeless and hard-drive for camcorders?
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Do all camcorders take still pictures now?
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Jen asked:
I have a JVC camcorder and cannot stand it. It takes still pictures in the middle of my recording and I absolutely **** this feature. Does any know how to turn off this feature? If so I would really appreciate some help before I throw this darn camcorder.
Ruth
I have a JVC camcorder and cannot stand it. It takes still pictures in the middle of my recording and I absolutely **** this feature. Does any know how to turn off this feature? If so I would really appreciate some help before I throw this darn camcorder.
Ruth
The Simly Perfect Digital Camcorder
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
JR Lang asked:
The Flip Ultra, the second and better version of the original Flip digital camcorder from Pure Digital hit the market by storm. With it’s simplicity of use, great video quality and tiny size, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder can be dubbed as the “simply perfect” digital camcorder.
Features Compared:
Unlike the Sony Handycam series the Flip Ultra’s screen is tiny (1.5 inches) and doesn’t swing out for self-portraits.
No still shots. Unlike, other traditional digital camcorders, such as the Canon DC series there are no settings, menu buttons, no light, no lens cap and no memory card.
Unlike the Canon GRD-250 that flaunts a big zoom optical range, the Flip has no optical zoom lens, only a 2 x digital zoom.
And while the Sony Handycam digital camcorders were created to be compact it looks like a tank compared to the pocket sized Flip Ultra.
Unlike the complicated menu of buttons on the Canon GRD-250, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder has three buttons, play, stop and trash. Not even a battery pack, it works with AA batteries.
While other digital camcorders, including Sony and Canon use different media for storage of recordings, such as DVD, flash drives or MiniDV tapes, the Flip Ultra has no tapes or disks, all footage is downloaded via attached USB plug, which pops out at 90 degrees to the camera body.
That USB plugs into a computer and footage is then downloaded to the PC, which can be played, copied to a hard drive and burned to DVD and, of course edited in most standard editing programs. There is also a special cable to plug it into a TV and watch footage directly.
The Filming Process:
Press the red button once to record and once to stop. Press play to review the video. Press trash to delete any scenes. That’s it! With this ease of use the Flip Ultra digital camcorder is a perfect fit for even the most novice of users.
Size Does Matter:
Unlike the traditional digital camcorders and even the more compact models, such as the Sony Handycam, the Flip Ultra can go anywhere, and everywhere, like a purse, beach bag, or pocket. It’s very rugged so you can take it skiing, to the playground, while playing a sport and virtually anywhere where you might need to shoot some clips. There is even a acrylic accessory case that allows you to take it underwater!
Video Quality:
With all this simplicity and a low retail price of under $150, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder delivers an amazingly good picture quality, comparable to that of it’s more sophisticated counterparts, such as the Sony and Canon models. It has TV resolution (640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per second).
The most amazing feature of the Flip Ultra, especially considering it’s simplicity compared to the more traditional and sophisticated digital camcorder brands, is the low-light ability, which trumps even the most expensive of digital camcorders. Not only is the video grain-free, but recorded dim scenes actually look brighter than they looked to the ***** eye.
Edith
The Flip Ultra, the second and better version of the original Flip digital camcorder from Pure Digital hit the market by storm. With it’s simplicity of use, great video quality and tiny size, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder can be dubbed as the “simply perfect” digital camcorder.
Features Compared:
Unlike the Sony Handycam series the Flip Ultra’s screen is tiny (1.5 inches) and doesn’t swing out for self-portraits.
No still shots. Unlike, other traditional digital camcorders, such as the Canon DC series there are no settings, menu buttons, no light, no lens cap and no memory card.
Unlike the Canon GRD-250 that flaunts a big zoom optical range, the Flip has no optical zoom lens, only a 2 x digital zoom.
And while the Sony Handycam digital camcorders were created to be compact it looks like a tank compared to the pocket sized Flip Ultra.
Unlike the complicated menu of buttons on the Canon GRD-250, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder has three buttons, play, stop and trash. Not even a battery pack, it works with AA batteries.
While other digital camcorders, including Sony and Canon use different media for storage of recordings, such as DVD, flash drives or MiniDV tapes, the Flip Ultra has no tapes or disks, all footage is downloaded via attached USB plug, which pops out at 90 degrees to the camera body.
That USB plugs into a computer and footage is then downloaded to the PC, which can be played, copied to a hard drive and burned to DVD and, of course edited in most standard editing programs. There is also a special cable to plug it into a TV and watch footage directly.
The Filming Process:
Press the red button once to record and once to stop. Press play to review the video. Press trash to delete any scenes. That’s it! With this ease of use the Flip Ultra digital camcorder is a perfect fit for even the most novice of users.
Size Does Matter:
Unlike the traditional digital camcorders and even the more compact models, such as the Sony Handycam, the Flip Ultra can go anywhere, and everywhere, like a purse, beach bag, or pocket. It’s very rugged so you can take it skiing, to the playground, while playing a sport and virtually anywhere where you might need to shoot some clips. There is even a acrylic accessory case that allows you to take it underwater!
Video Quality:
With all this simplicity and a low retail price of under $150, the Flip Ultra digital camcorder delivers an amazingly good picture quality, comparable to that of it’s more sophisticated counterparts, such as the Sony and Canon models. It has TV resolution (640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per second).
The most amazing feature of the Flip Ultra, especially considering it’s simplicity compared to the more traditional and sophisticated digital camcorder brands, is the low-light ability, which trumps even the most expensive of digital camcorders. Not only is the video grain-free, but recorded dim scenes actually look brighter than they looked to the ***** eye.
Edith
Can you answer me, do they atill make the old regular 8 mm camcorders?
Monday, December 8th, 2008
jj asked:
I had the old 8 mm Sony camcorder, before the hi 8’s came out. I have some old 8 mm tapes that I would like to watch, I either need the older type camcorder. Or where can I get these tapes put on DVDs? Thank you.
Howard
I had the old 8 mm Sony camcorder, before the hi 8’s came out. I have some old 8 mm tapes that I would like to watch, I either need the older type camcorder. Or where can I get these tapes put on DVDs? Thank you.
Howard
How to Compare Camcorders
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Eddie Lamb asked:
There is an incredible importance to a matter of how and why you should compare camcorders before buying, obviously with the most important reason being that you want to make sure that you will be getting the best quality and worth for your money that you can. There are so many options of camcorders available on the market today that is almost an obvious essential that you take the time to compare camcorders, otherwise how in the world would you know which one to get?
Why you Should Take the Time to Compare Camcorders
There are even websites that are specifically built to help you compare camcorders or other items, such as Bizrate, whose entire website is set up in order to help the customer select several items and choose between them. Bizrate is a company which is operated by Shopzilla, which is a leading comparison shopping service that was founded in 1996. The company’s mission is basically to enable shoppers to quickly and easily be able to find and compare and buy every possible item you could think of.
In fact, each month alone, Shopzilla connects over millions of customers with thousands of stores, and it should be known that Shopzilla also operates the Bizrate consumer feedback network that collects millions of consumer reviews of stores and products each year.
At the present time, some of the most featured camcorders that they offer you to compare between are: Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 DVD camcorder, Canon XL2 Mini DV camcorder, Sony DCR-SR100 camcorder, and the Panasonic PV-GS500 Mini DV camcorder, for instance.
They also offer featured brands, in order to make it easier for you to narrow down your search, and their most popular listed brands include that of: Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Canon, Samsung, Hitachi, Toshiba, Aiptek, DXG, Gateway, Mustek, SVP, Sanyo, Sharp, and RCA.
It is quite obvious to see what the advantages of taking the time to compare camcorders - or any other product that you want to purchase for that matter - because in the end you will truly be saving yourself face. Therefore, you will soon realize that it well worth the small amount of time and effort to put into comparing the items, then it will be in the end and you didn’t and you end up having to pay for repairs or find that the item you purchased is otherwise not what you wanted.
Alice
There is an incredible importance to a matter of how and why you should compare camcorders before buying, obviously with the most important reason being that you want to make sure that you will be getting the best quality and worth for your money that you can. There are so many options of camcorders available on the market today that is almost an obvious essential that you take the time to compare camcorders, otherwise how in the world would you know which one to get?
Why you Should Take the Time to Compare Camcorders
There are even websites that are specifically built to help you compare camcorders or other items, such as Bizrate, whose entire website is set up in order to help the customer select several items and choose between them. Bizrate is a company which is operated by Shopzilla, which is a leading comparison shopping service that was founded in 1996. The company’s mission is basically to enable shoppers to quickly and easily be able to find and compare and buy every possible item you could think of.
In fact, each month alone, Shopzilla connects over millions of customers with thousands of stores, and it should be known that Shopzilla also operates the Bizrate consumer feedback network that collects millions of consumer reviews of stores and products each year.
At the present time, some of the most featured camcorders that they offer you to compare between are: Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 DVD camcorder, Canon XL2 Mini DV camcorder, Sony DCR-SR100 camcorder, and the Panasonic PV-GS500 Mini DV camcorder, for instance.
They also offer featured brands, in order to make it easier for you to narrow down your search, and their most popular listed brands include that of: Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Canon, Samsung, Hitachi, Toshiba, Aiptek, DXG, Gateway, Mustek, SVP, Sanyo, Sharp, and RCA.
It is quite obvious to see what the advantages of taking the time to compare camcorders - or any other product that you want to purchase for that matter - because in the end you will truly be saving yourself face. Therefore, you will soon realize that it well worth the small amount of time and effort to put into comparing the items, then it will be in the end and you didn’t and you end up having to pay for repairs or find that the item you purchased is otherwise not what you wanted.
Alice
Do vhs-c camcorders use an analog viewfinder or a digital viewfinder?
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Tom B. asked:
I’m trying to make a diy nightvision camera and i need an analog viewfinder but i don’t know if vhs-c camcorders use the same type of viewfinder as a full size vhs camcorder. Thanks
Alfred
I’m trying to make a diy nightvision camera and i need an analog viewfinder but i don’t know if vhs-c camcorders use the same type of viewfinder as a full size vhs camcorder. Thanks
Alfred
