At long last we can finally get rid of all those annoying tapes that take up so much room! Now we have the technology to record directly to hard disks that are built into hard disk camcorders.
This innovation is very popular not only because it saves space but because moving the information from the hard disk camcorders to either your computer or DVD is exceptionally easy which really is a good thing.
Another advantage is the hard disk is normally large meaning you can record a vast amount before having to transfer the information elsewhere. Being able to move the video to your computer makes it far more easy to use with some of the latest video creating software.
Hard disk camcorders can vary in price and features, they can range from $400 – $1000 depending on the specification and model you choose.
An example of some of the hard disk camcorders available:
JVC Everio GZ-HD5 – This hard disk camcorder uses 3 charge coupled devices to record high definition video to a built in hard drive. The hard drive can hold 60GB of decent quality video.
The JVC Everio GZ-HD5 is one of the smaller hard disk camcorders. The dimensions are (WxHxL) 78 x 73 x 130mm, Weight: 480 g.
This camcorder has a wide range of features including:
3CCD with Pixel Shift Technology
Mic Input
CyberLink BD Solution for Editing and Archving
Full HD 1920×1080i Recording
HD Gigabrid Engine
HDMI(TM) (V.1.3 with x.v.Colour(TM))
FUJINON Professional HD Lens
Optical Image Stabilisation
Focus Assist Function
1080/50P Output
4 Recording Modes
1440 CBR* Recording Mode up to 5hours
Wide Range of Manual Controls
Multiple Digital Interfaces including HDMI(TM), i.LINK, and USB
HDV compatible stream via i.LINK
60GB Internal Hard Disk Drive for up to 12 hr. of HD recording
5 hr. of Full HD recording
10x Optical Zoom / 200x Digital Zoom
Memory Card Slot for microSD
Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E
The Sony HDR-SR12E is one of the many hard disk camcorders which offer the best ever picture quality with Full HD 1920×1080 video shooting and still photos up to 10 mega pixels.
The Camcorder has a hard disk drive which is 120GB and can record video for up to 48 hours. It has a 150 x digital zoom and built in red eye reduction. This is one of the lighter hard disk camcorders weighing in at 0.56g.
The analogue video format is PAL and the media type is hard disk drive flash card. It is a very popular camera and has a wide range of shooting programmes including sunrise, beach, snow, portrait, fireworks and many many more.
Hard disk camcorders are increasing in popularity and more and more people are discovering the benefits of a tape free camcorder.
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