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Choosing a DV Camcorder
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Short Description: corders, like Sony’s DCR-VX2000, have fewer pixels than many consumer camcorders. In contrast, more pixels are better on camcorders designed to capture ...
Content Inside: 03 543601 ch01.qxd 10/24/03 9:13 AM Page 3 Chapter 1 Choosing a DV Camcorder There are many fine analog camcorders out there that deliver lovely quality video that trans- lates to high-quality streaming video or DVD output. On the other hand, if you're buying a DV camcorder, it's easy to get confused by the multiple for- mats that are available today and the rich feature sets of the individual camcorders. To help you sort through all the options, this chapter starts by identifying the digital video formats available today and their strengths and weaknesses. Then, looking primarily at DV camcorders, I'll identify the basic components and features of a camcorder, describing which are important and which aren't. Then we'll look at the current crop of Sony camcorders to identify the types of features that boost the price from $699 to $1,499 and when it's worth spending the extra dollars. The chapter concludes with a look at the types of features that higher-end camcorders deliver as well as a short section on how to test-drive a camcorder before buying. Reviewing the Digital Formats A digital camcorder is any camcorder that stores video in digital rather than analog format. Life was simple about five years ago, because camcorders using DV as the storage format were the only digi- tal camcorders, so if it was digital, it was DV. Now the field has expanded into a number of siblings and kissing cousins that are related to DV but different. Starting with DV, let's review the most rele- vant members of the digital camcorder family. 3
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