Re: Quest for a Digital Camcorder - I need help
From: Dr. Indera (dr.indera.bugoff_at_cant.spam.me)
Date: 10/08/04
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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:56:08 -0400
hi cari,
i don't understand your response.
at the bottom of this email are questions i have about selecting a
camcorder.
some of the features i don't understand and i want to know what they mean
and what the minimum specs are that i should look for.
-- Indera * * * * * * * * * * Don't just live life. Live life well. "Cari (MS MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message news:%23ip5AfOrEHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... : Unfortunately I don't see any. : http://www.roxio.com/en/products/ecdc/index.jhtml : -- : Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware) : www.coribright.com : : "Dr. Indera" <dr.indera.bugoff@cant.spam.me> wrote in message : news:%23A9GiRLrEHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... : > hi cari, : > : > : > this purchase is for a digital camcorder, sorry for the confusion. : > i've read mixed reviews on whether or not camcorders take good pictures. : > if : > it does, that's great, if it doesn't, that's fine also. : > : > any help you could give on selecting a digital camcorder would be greatly : > appreciated. : > : > thank you. : > -- : > Indera : > * * * * * * * * * * : > Don't just live life. : > Live life well. : > : > : > "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message : > news:%23ECR3ELrEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... : > : No digital camcorder will take still images of a sufficent quality for : > you : > : to really appreciate them. If you want nice still images, get a digital : > : camera. If you want digital video, get a digital camcorder. Sorry, but : > if : > : you want good images, it's a separate camera for you. : > : -- : > : Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware) : > : www.coribright.com : > : : > : "Dr. Indera" <dr.indera.bugoff@cant.spam.me> wrote in message : > : news:Og$YK4KrEHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... : > : > hello, : > : > : > : > i have started my search for a digital camcorder with picture taking : > : > abilities. : > : > : > : > i came across some models that have 3CCD. : > : > i read reviews of this, but really didn't understand anything other : > than : > : > 3CCD is better than 1 because each ccd is for a different color which : > : > makes : > : > the color more realistic and accurate. : > : > what did i miss? : > : > : > : > the majority of the models i looked at only had 1CCD. : > : > does the CCD size matter? : > : > : > : > i know that i need a model that supports an external video light. : > : > : > : > i've come to the conclusion that lines of resolution is important and : > that : > : > you need a minimum of 500. : > : > the problem i'm having is that the specs don't seem to list this : > feature. : > : > : > : > digital zoom vs optical zoom - i read a few articles on this feature. : > : > this is what i understand - digital zoom enlarges part of the image to : > : > fill : > : > the screen, but leads to grainy video/pictures. : > : > optical zoom is better. i don't know though, what optical zoom does. : > can : > : > someone tell me? : > : > : > : > i would like to be able to take pictures that can be printed in 8x10. : > : > : > : > i went the store today to see the models below, but realized that i : > needed : > : > more information first, which is the reason for this email - i want to : > get : > : > advise from people that actually own a camcorder. : > : > : > : > canon elura 65 or 70 : > : > sony hc40 : > : > panasonic pv-gs200 - expensive : > : > : > : > what do you think of these models? : > : > : > : > the sales people said that sony is better than either of these brands, : > but : > : > the reviews of sony models that i've read, aren't so good. : > : > before reading the reviews, i was learning towards a sony because : > they : > : > make : > : > the cameras that the news cameramen use - don't ask <smile> : > : > : > : > i held one or two models, sony i think, that saved the movies to a : > dvd. : > : > for : > : > me, they were somewhat awkward to hold. : > : > it could be because i have the hands of the average 12 year old. : > : > : > : > which brands and/or models should i stay clear of? : > : > : > : > which 3 are the best in the $500-650 range? : > : > : > : > what are the top 5 features that i "need" to have? : > : > : > : > : > : > my concerns are: : > : > : > : > - night time video - i have a digital camera that does video and the : > video : > : > i : > : > take at night or even indoors is terrible. : > : > apparently, i am really a night person as 90% of the video that i've : > taken : > : > is at night or outside at night. : > : > : > : > - relatively easy to use. i have a phd, but don't want to use it to : > take : > : > video - LOL : > : > : > : > - battery life. i'd like the battery to last as long as the tape does. : > : > : > : > i know this email is long and i'm sorry, but i wanted to explain the : > : > little : > : > that i know about what is apparently going to be an expensive : > purchase. : > : > <smile> : > : > : > : > thank you. : > : > -- : > : > Indera : > : > * * * * * * * * * * : > : > Don't just live life. : > : > Live life well. : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : : > : : > : : > : > : > : : :
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