Comments on: Digital camera or camcorder? http://www.digicamhelp.com/buying-guide/camera-types/camcorder/ Digital Camera Help for Beginners & Beyond Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail Bjorkhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/buying-guide/camera-types/camcorder/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 Gail Bjork Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:13:51 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=176#comment-3681 Sony, Panasonic and Sanyo make camcorders with built-in digital cameras. For the best image quality, get one that has a still photo resolution of at least three megapixels. However, if you take a lot of photos, you may want to get a digital camera that also takes video, some with stereo such as those made by Panasonic and Canon. There are so many cameras and camcorders that it's impossible to recommend one. Visit a store to find out what brands and models are available in your area, ones with features that best meet your needs. Do a search for Camcorder Forum for additional help. Sony, Panasonic and Sanyo make camcorders with built-in digital cameras. For the best image quality, get one that has a still photo resolution of at least three megapixels. However, if you take a lot of photos, you may want to get a digital camera that also takes video, some with stereo such as those made by Panasonic and Canon. There are so many cameras and camcorders that it’s impossible to recommend one. Visit a store to find out what brands and models are available in your area, ones with features that best meet your needs. Do a search for Camcorder Forum for additional help.

]]> By: fatimahttp://www.digicamhelp.com/buying-guide/camera-types/camcorder/comment-page-1/#comment-3679 fatima Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:02:51 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=176#comment-3679 Hi, im lookin to buy a digital camera, i had a canon digital camera 5 pixel thing i dont really remmeber any how it broke now im debating between investing either in a camera or a camcorder so can u guide as to what i should invest in? i do make videos occassionally n take lots of pics is there a camcorder out there tat can also take pics? thanks Hi, im lookin to buy a digital camera, i had a canon digital camera 5 pixel thing i dont really remmeber any how it broke now im debating between investing either in a camera or a camcorder so can u guide as to what i should invest in? i do make videos occassionally n take lots of pics is there a camcorder out there tat can also take pics? thanks

]]> By: Bernardhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/buying-guide/camera-types/camcorder/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 Bernard Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:50 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=176#comment-3353 Hello harun,the answer to your question is simple, although the details can become complicated. The size of a video file will depend on three things:-resolution -frame rate -compression methodThe compression will have the most impact. For instance, DVDs are encoded in MPEG-2, a low-loss compression format, and many cameras also use that format. However, newer formats, such as AVI, can offer the same quality with a fraction of the size (an AVI file equivalent to a DVD will be around 700 MB, while a DVD typically is around 8 GB, or 8000 MB).So there you are : the HD camcorder you refer to probably has a better compression algorithm.I hope this helps. Hello harun,

the answer to your question is simple, although the details can become complicated. The size of a video file will depend on three things:

-resolution
-frame rate
-compression method

The compression will have the most impact. For instance, DVDs are encoded in MPEG-2, a low-loss compression format, and many cameras also use that format. However, newer formats, such as AVI, can offer the same quality with a fraction of the size (an AVI file equivalent to a DVD will be around 700 MB, while a DVD typically is around 8 GB, or 8000 MB).

So there you are : the HD camcorder you refer to probably has a better compression algorithm.

I hope this helps.

]]> By: harunhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/buying-guide/camera-types/camcorder/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 harun Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:53:58 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=176#comment-3350 How is it possible that a 0.3MPixel (640*480) video taken with a camera takes 4.5GB/hour while a HD camcorder (better video quality) takes only 3GB/hour? How is it possible that a 0.3MPixel (640*480) video taken with a camera takes 4.5GB/hour while a HD camcorder (better video quality) takes only 3GB/hour?

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