Digital Camcorder

zjh90 · 08-31-2007, 07:01 PM

I am looking to get a camcorder to make movies for several school projects, and I am looking for a dirt cheap one. I don't really care about quality/brand name, but it does need to be able to capture several minutes worth of video so that I can then take it home to put it onto my computer to edit. My question is, what type of memory should I be looking for, and what camcorder would you guys recommend?

jamie_Ridler · 09-01-2007, 01:58 AM

Well I recently purchased a new camera for a similar reason. The cheapest new cams I could find were usualy MiniDV cams. MiniDV is a small tape, and can hold 60-90 minutes of video.
Despite beeing recorded on a tape, its still has a USB and DV port on the camera, to copy anything youve recorded to a computer.

Memory card, HD, or DVD type cams usualy cost a little more, though they all store the video on a digital storage, compared to the MiniDV thats just a tape, but once you copy to the computer, that doesnt matter, as you can copy it to a DVD-R from there.

This is a great cam for a cheap price --> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/Reviews/pa..._nv-gs27e.html

Not sure where you live, so simply linked a review of the cam, you can find it using the model name in local stores or online without any trouble.

~~typethree~~ · 12-16-2008, 11:25 PM

Cool write up that many people will find useful!

08-31-2007, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
zjh90 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 OS: OSX	Digital Camcorder I am looking to get a camcorder to make movies for several school projects, and I am looking for a dirt cheap one. I don't really care about quality/brand name, but it does need to be able to capture several minutes worth of video so that I can then take it home to put it onto my computer to edit. My question is, what type of memory should I be looking for, and what camcorder would you guys recommend?

09-01-2007, 01:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
jamie_Ridler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wellingborough, Northamponshire, England Posts: 341 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Digital Camcorder Well I recently purchased a new camera for a similar reason. The cheapest new cams I could find were usualy MiniDV cams. MiniDV is a small tape, and can hold 60-90 minutes of video. Despite beeing recorded on a tape, its still has a USB and DV port on the camera, to copy anything youve recorded to a computer. Memory card, HD, or DVD type cams usualy cost a little more, though they all store the video on a digital storage, compared to the MiniDV thats just a tape, but once you copy to the computer, that doesnt matter, as you can copy it to a DVD-R from there. This is a great cam for a cheap price --> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/Reviews/pa..._nv-gs27e.html Not sure where you live, so simply linked a review of the cam, you can find it using the model name in local stores or online without any trouble. __________________ *Comp Specs:* Asus P5K Intel P35 LGA775, Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0GHz, Geil Ultra 4x1gb DDR2 800MHz, OCZ Geforce 8800GTX 768mb, Maxtor MaxLine III 300gb+250gb SATA2-300, Hiper HPU-4K580 PSU

12-16-2008, 11:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~typethree~~ Troubled Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: Digital Camcorder Cool write up that many people will find useful!