Camcorder Tech

[Wolfpack]

Anyone here have any advice on purchasing a camcorder? I've never owned one but am interesting in recording some video of our new baby.

Would like to store video on one of our Window Laptops...do I just need a USB port camera? How about puting video on a disk from the laptop?

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Anyone here have any advice on purchasing a camcorder? I've never owned one but am interesting in recording some video of our new baby.

Would like to store video on one of our Window Laptops...do I just need a USB port camera? How about puting video on a disk from the laptop?

Buy the most expensive one

[DallasCowpoke]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

but am interesting

Weeeeee'll be the judge of that mister!!

[vta]

You really can't go wrong with Sony.

Circuit City has some good deals on some.

If you don't go with miniDVD format and go Hi-8 or something else, try to get a Firewire connection, as USB is slow in uploading video.

[Wolfpack]

Originally Posted by DallasCowpoke

Weeeeee'll be the judge of that mister!!

But gosh darn it...people do like me.

[Wolfpack]

Originally Posted by vta

You really can't go wrong with Sony.

Circuit City has some good deals on some.

If you don't go with miniDVD format and go Hi-8 or something else, try to get a Firewire connection, as USB is slow in uploading video.

Thanks, whats Hi-8?

[the kid 05]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Thanks, whats Hi-8?

type of media it records to

[Kangaroo]

USB is not slow if you are using USB 2.0 and that depends on how old your laptop is most laptops do not have firewire and it would add a bunch more cost to your laptop to get the card that does and you lose speed form the pcmia card bottleneck

On the camcorders not sure have not kept up with the changes in the market

Here you go some reviews and look here this top end starting at just under 3k

They also have others but it has indepth review and pictures etc

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content...rlet-34906.htm

[vta]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Thanks, whats Hi-8?

A Tape Format. It's like a mini VCR tape.
I don't even use my VCR anymore, I just plug the Camera into the Computer, via Firewire and copy it over. Of course it has to be there to record on, but I never use it for playback.

I have a bunch of little tapes hanging around with labels on them.

[vta]

Originally Posted by Kangaroo

USB is not slow if you are using USB 2.0 and that depends on how old your laptop is most laptops do not have firewire and it would add a bunch more cost to your laptop to get the card that does and you lose speed form the pcmia card bottleneck

On the camcorders not sure have not kept up with the changes in the market

Here you go some reviews and look here this top end starting at just under 3k

They also have others but it has indepth review and pictures etc

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content...rlet-34906.htm

Compared to Firewire, USB is slooooooww.
On a laptop, the best idea is probably go for DVD, to avoid that sort of thing anyway.

[DallasCowpoke]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

But gosh darn it...people do like me.

Jack!!??... that you?

[hairic]

I'd go with a HD camcorder. I'm currently trying to decide between one of them or a DSLR camera. I've been saving for a couple years, so it's gotta be good.

It's just the HD camera isn't quite as simple as SD/widescreen, but it'll last this generation (HDTVs, Blu-Ray, etc).