Thread Options
|
#1219304 - 07/20/09 06:12 PM
Re: Camcorder help
Fork Ate Spoon
|
10K Club
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 19,935
Pulling people out of the ditc...
|
sorry buddy, the camcorder I have is so big it looks like a TV station camera...at least 14 years old
_________________________
Providing alternative truths since the invention of time
|
Return to Top
|
|
|
|
#1219377 - 07/20/09 07:41 PM
Re: Camcorder help
HappyGilmore
|
Power Poster
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 5,112
In hades.
|
Sorry, no experience I can pass on to you, other than cnet.com.
_________________________
Gun nut who enjoys doughnuts!!!
I never finish anyth
|
Return to Top
|
|
|
|
#1219804 - 07/21/09 03:41 PM
Re: Camcorder help
*BUSTER*
|
Power Poster
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 8,487
|
I have a Sony camcorder that uses tape. It also can record on an SD card, but my card has a fairly small storage capacity so I don't use it much at all.
I've never used a camcorder with a hard drive. You'll probably have to transfer the video to your computer if you want to reuse space on the drive. If you've not done much of that, it can take some time so be sure you want to do that.
The nice thing about tape is that you can shoot and just store the tape until you're ready to transfer it to your computer. It's also easier to share a tape with someone else rather than your camcorder if you want them to see what you've recorded.
Personally, if I were buying a new camera, I'd stay away from hard drive systems and stick with tape or some other kind of removable media storage.
|
Return to Top
|
|
|
|
#1219874 - 07/21/09 04:21 PM
Re: Camcorder help
Fork Ate Spoon
|
Diamond Poster
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,721
Texas
|
I read a tech reporter who thought HD's were too much trouble change his tune a bit when he found some of his tapes had gone bad. Regardless of which you choose, you need to save and save often. And, over time, you'll probably need to save the video to new formats several times. I'd say more, but I keep getting distracted by Fork Ate Spoon's avatar.
_________________________
Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love & homegrown tomatoes
|
Return to Top
|
|
|
|
#1220107 - 07/21/09 08:07 PM
Re: Camcorder help
Fork Ate Spoon
|
Power Poster
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 8,487
|
Lol, yeah you can use the camcorder essentially as an external hard drive. You transfer all videos via USB 2.0 to whichever device you choose =) Very cool stuff! Then skip the tape. Go for a hard drive or flash card of some kind.
|
Return to Top
|
|
|
|
|
|