Video Recorder
Video Recorder
What do I look for in a video recorder? Which one is the best?
Hello, Thanks in advance for your answers. I have decided to purchase a video recorder, but I honestly don't know anything about them. So I would like to know what to look for and which brand is the best? I know for sure I want a digital HD but that is all. Please help me with the rest.
Thanks, XOXO
I do mean a video camera recorder.
Does more megapixels mean better quality?
Before you pick a particular camcorder, establish a budget and define what you need.
Pocket camcorders up to about $250.
Entry level consumer camcorders from $250 to about $500.
Mid range consumer camcorders from $500 up to about $1,000.
High end consumer camcorders from $1,000 up to about $1,400
Prosumer camcorders top out at around $3,000.
Then the jump to "pro grade".
As you go up the food chain, the lenses and imaging chips get bigger which means better low-light behavior. More features are added - and a mic jack and manual audio control are added. When you get to the prosumer level, the manual controls (focus, zoom, audio gain among many others) are on the outside of the camcorder and not buried in a menu.
Generally speaking, video is measured in horizontal line count and "megapixel" count is not used. Megapixel count is used for still camera resolution measurement.
Flash memory, hard disc drive and miniDV tape are the common digital recording formats available for camcorders. Consumer flash memory and hard disc drive compress the captured video the most. Video compression = discarded video data = reduced video quality. MiniDV tape camcorders compress the video date a lot less than flash memory and hard disc drive camcorders.
If you plan to edit the video then we can help more if you provide details on your computer hardware, operating system and what you *think* you would be editing with.
The software included in the box with the camcorder is typically useless, so please do not depend on that.
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