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| Thread ID: 81255 | 2007-07-22 02:31:00 | Camcorder Buying Advice | infinix (5274) | PC World Chat |
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| 571340 | 2007-07-22 04:22:00 | I'm assuming the camcorder will have a function somewhere that tells it to transfer to what ever is connected to it. If the cam has a firewire connection, just connect it to a PC with firewire. Windows if u use this should detect it, then you may have to use something like Nerovision / a Ulead program, or Moviemaker to transfer the footage to a hdd. From there u can edit it / add titles etc then burn it to DVD. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 571341 | 2007-07-22 04:26:00 | Will definitely keep that in mind. I was originally just going for an eSATA connection to a PC. Will look at firewire also. I'm assuming the camcorder will have a function somewhere that tells it to transfer to what ever is connected to it. It should show up in My Computer as another drive allowing you to shortcut it to the desktop which tends to be much easier. That is how I handle my iPod on my old PC. I would recommend getting a Firewire card if you don't already have one. Make sure you get yourself a decent video editing app as Speedy suggested - avoid Windows Movie Maker it causes more hassle than it is worth. Nero Vision, Ulead Studio or Adobe Elements, they all cost money but are worth it because they give you the good editing and effects tools as well as allowing you to import and play with audio tracks. I use iMovie on my Mac. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 571342 | 2007-07-22 04:52:00 | I'm meaning more along the lines of telling the camcorder to move its data directly onto the external HD. Would this be a function built onto the camcorder. External HD to PC is easy, I'm talking camcorder to external HD, without the use of a PC in the middle. (Just following on from you saying to use an external HD since I cant get a laptop while I'm away). |
infinix (5274) | ||
| 571343 | 2007-07-22 04:58:00 | I haven't actually tried that myself since my Sony cam corder uses a tape drive although I would assume that there would be an instruction in the cam corder menu to allow for that, otherwise ask the person in the shop how it works. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 571344 | 2007-07-22 05:07:00 | I'm looking to buy a digital camcorder for a trip overseas, and I'm a bit stuck between two particular models: - Sony DCRSR82E - Sony DCRSR200E The 200E has CMOS and in general better image quality that the 82E. But the 82E uses the 60GB HDD instead of a 40GB one, hence more recording. I want the most recording time possible, but don't want too bigger drop in quality. Also, I notice there are different recording modes: HQ / SP / LP. Does anyone know how these affect quality, as LP (I assume means long play) has much higher recording times. I know this setting was a feature on tapes, but how would it work on a HDD? Basically I want image quality and recording time, so am torn between them. Any advice? camcorderinfo. (http://www.camcorderinfo.com/) they say they are independent |
plod (107) | ||
| 571345 | 2007-07-22 05:40:00 | camcorderinfo. (http://www. camcorderinfo. com/) they say they are independent I've seen that site, although they don't have the particular models I'm after. Will definitely check with Sony, as to if it can transfer to a external HD. Probably need to find out more about the HQ/SP/LP. If the quality doesn't deteriorate noticeably enough, I won't have any need as I'm bound to be able to record plenty on one of the other modes. |
infinix (5274) | ||
| 571346 | 2007-07-22 05:54:00 | Given your situation, why don't you buy something which uses MiniDV tapes? Even if you record in SP mode, you can easily buy more "time" as you need it. | somebody (208) | ||
| 571347 | 2007-07-22 06:41:00 | I'm looking to buy a digital camcorder for a trip overseas, and I'm a bit stuck between two particular models: - Sony DCRSR82E - Sony DCRSR200E The 200E has CMOS and in general better image quality that the 82E. But the 82E uses the 60GB HDD instead of a 40GB one, hence more recording. I want the most recording time possible, but don't want too bigger drop in quality. Preferably look at High Definition Camcorders if you want quality. And definately MiniDV as opposed to Hard Drive or a DVD camera. Tape records as raw data, whereas the other two compress it. You will get a better result with tape once you feed it into your PC. Raw video into the PC needs fast hard drives and a lot of space. My old ATA66's were not fast enough according to Pinnacle Studio software so I now run a mix of SATA and ATA133 drives with over a Terrabyte total storage and backup to other externals. I am doing video work probably about 2-3 days a week. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 571348 | 2007-07-22 06:45:00 | More info about Pinnacle studio here www.pinnaclesys.com |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 571349 | 2007-07-22 09:19:00 | Thanks for the advice everyone. I may have confused some when I said "raw" video. I technically just mean I want lots of video, just to play around with. I do definitely want HDD rather than DV, and I have no need for High Def either. Thanks for the advice with Pinnacle, as I do need a proper editing utility. I'm thinking I will go for the better quality camera, and perhaps use a different recording format as I mentioned to get the better recording times, as no doubt it will still end up a better picture than the other camera with the lesser quality. |
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