Re: Video Camera

Yes, USB is now coming on camcorder. It is USB 2 and will transfer almost as
fast as firewire. So no big difference here.
If you have a desktop and you have USB 1 port, it will work but the transfer
will be quite slow. You can purchase a USB 2 card and install it in your
computer.
Easy enough to do. No software to install. XP will recognize the new card
and install it automatically.
A major problem with camcorder still remains: using them in low light
situation. So if you plan using one for interior photography look closely at
the reviews on this item.


"walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well I can see I have a lot to look at. Is it important to have a firewire
> port? I noticed on some of the models it just has a usb port.
> Thanks for all the information.
>
> "Yves Alarie" wrote:
>
> > I think you have everything you need as far as hardware and software.
Nero
> > or Roxio?
> > I use Roxio, a friend use Nero. They both get you there. I don't see a
big
> > difference between the two. Nero may be a little friendlier to use and
since
> > you have it I would stick with it.
> > I don't think I would want to "recommend" a camcorder.
> > I have used Sony TRV10, TRV20, TRV50 (these are already discontinued
> > models....anything over two years in this field is old and over three is
> > senile) and very pleased with all three. All are MiniDV. Have been
tempted
> > with new Sony models recording on DVD instead of MiniDV but the quality
is
> > just not quite there yet. So pick a Canon or a Sony MiniDV in your price
> > range and right now good very good quality is from $800 to 1200, and
good
> > quality from $600 to 800.
> > I can tell you what I do not like. The pocket size. They are nice to
take
> > along but I have a hard time working with them. The LCD is just too
small
> > for me. When shooting video you want to look at the LCD. Particularly
when
> > you are shooting action, like in your horse shows. A large LCD allows
you to
> > look at the action on the LCD and even lift your eyes from it to see
were
> > the action will be going on and move your camcorder smoothly toward it.
You
> > can't do this with a small LCD and you sure can't do this using the
> > viewfinder, unless you are a pro camera person.
> >
> >
> > "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:4ABA4E3A-15A4-4F7B-AE50-15D483EAD4FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks Yves, yes I do have two DVD drives double layer for burning. I
do
> > have
> > > Nero that came with the computer and just got the upgrades to 6.
something
> > > (they are free updates at their site). I also have Roxio on my old
> > computer.
> > > Do you think one is better then the other? I can upgrade my Roxio, but
> > that
> > > will be about $50 for the 7.something. Could you recommend a minidv.
And
> > what
> > > are the extra things that I will need. I know you always need
something
> > extra
> > > so everything works. I mean like an extra battery disks (what size) or
> > > whatever else you would suggest. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > "Yves Alarie" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Here is a good site for camcorder reviews:
> > > > http://www.camcorderinfo.com/d/Reviews&level_b=Camcorder.htm
> > > > Canon/Sony. Difficult to go wrong with them.
> > > > I would certainly go with the MiniDV tape format. Nothing less.
> > > > Your computer has all the resources to download the video from the
tape,
> > > > edit the tape and copy to a DVD disk to distribute the DVD to
> > prospective
> > > > buyers.
> > > > To download the tape to your computer, you just use Movie Maker 2,
part
> > of
> > > > XP, or the software that will be supplied with the camcorder.
> > > > To edit the tape (movie) once stored on the computer you again use
Movie
> > > > Maker 2 or the software that will be supplied with the camcorder.
> > > > Now you have a "movie" file on your computer.
> > > > You need to copy it to a DVD disk.
> > > > To do this you need a DVD drive.
> > > > You don't mention that you have such in your computer.
> > > > If you don't have this, you will need to purchase such.
> > > > Look for an external DVD drive that can be connected to your
computer
> > via a
> > > > Fire Wire port (you need this port to connect your camcorder to your
> > > > computer in order to download the content of the camcorder tape to
your
> > hard
> > > > drive) or a USB2 port (forget about USB1, too slow for video).
> > > > Once you have this DVD drive connected to your computer, you can
copy
> > the
> > > > movie from your hard drive to a DVD disk.
> > > > To do this you will need software. Widely used are Roxio and Nero
> > copying
> > > > software.
> > > >
> > > > "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:8486F53E-CBF6-4BA2-B07E-A6D8F25EA0F2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > I want to get a Movie Camera. I am partial to Canon. We raise and
show
> > > > > miniature horses. I want the camera to take to shows to take video
of
> > the
> > > > > events and for training and sending to prospective buyers. Can
someone
> > > > > suggest a good medium priced video camera and what I need in the
way
> > of
> > > > > software to accomplice this.
> > > > > I am using XP Home SP2 Gateway 7200x 1gig mem 200gig hard drive.
3.2
> > > > > processor. Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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