Camcorders
Video Cameras now commonly known as Camcorders are much smaller and lighter than they used to be. With the introduction of digital recording camcorders have become a very versatile device.
Digital Camcorder
The Camcorder is a digital device that offers three recording formats, MiniDV, DVD and Hard Disk Drive. Movies can be easily edited using low cost home editing software and your desktop computer.
MiniDV Camcorders
MiniDV Camcorders use a small tape to store digital video. MiniDV Camcorders offer the best value with prices starting from just 200 pounds. Each tape holds up to 1 hour of high quality digital video. The video can either be played back instantly through your Television or transferred to your PC.
DVD Camcorders
DVD Camcorders record digital video straight on to small digital video disks. You can simply take the disk out of the DVD Camcorder and play it on most DVD Players. You can also copy the digital video from the DV to your home computer. Recordable DVDs come in various formats, when purchasing disks you will need to ensure you purchase the correct type. The types available are DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.
Hard Disk Drive Camcorders
A HDD Camcorder records digital video directly onto a hard disk. This allows high quality video to be recorded for much longer. Depending on the size of the hard disk drive and the quality you choose to record in you could record up to 40 hours of digital video. As the digital video is recorded directly onto the HDD Camcorder there is no need for additional tapes or disks. You can connect your HDD Camcorder directly to your TV or home computer. We recommend purchasing this type of Camcorder if you have a desktop computer. They are the ideal device for home video editing.
Optical Zoom
All camcorders have an optical zoom. This works by using lenses to make the picture look larger without any loss in the quality of the picture. Zoom is normally measured by the number of times bigger the lenses can make the picture. For example a 10x zoom will make the picture up to 10 times larger.
Digital Zoom
Camcorders, like Digital Cameras, will provide a zoom effect. The quality of the image is reduced but the image is made larger. The quality of the original image is so good that using digital zoom may not even be noticed when watching the movie back on a television.
LCD Screen
An LCD Screen will allow you to view recorded movies as well as see what you're recording. The larger the screen the easier you'll find the device to use.
High Definition
High Definition Camcorders will all filming HD quality digital video. This will allow playback with amazing quality on any HD Ready Television. Some Camcorders now support recording in true widescreen, this will allow your home movies to look just professional videos.
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