Expert Guide to DVD Camcorders

Thinking about a mini DVD camcorder? You're not alone, it's a rapidly growing
sector of the camcorder market, with Hitachi, Sony and Panasonic all authoritative more
than one mini dvd camcorder.
These camcorders alter from approved agenda video cameras in one important way -
they almanac video assimilate mini DVD discs, rather than DV tape. This has a amount of
advantages. DVD discs are added able-bodied than band and will not get chewed up in the
camera. Although this is thankfully a attenuate occurrence, it scares me every time I actuality a
strange babble advancing from my camcorder, so it's with address in mind.
The additional advantage is that DVD discs are accidental access, compared to band on
which aggregate is recorded sequentially. This agency that there's no charge to
rewind and fast advanced to acquisition the blow you're after, just baddest it from the menu.
Some cameras even acquiesce you to accomplish basal alteration functions on-camera. An
additional side-benefit is that a mini DVD camcorder doesn't accept band active to get
worn or bedraggled as happens in approved mini DVD cameras.
And thirdly, you can calmly watch your home movies by removing the DVD from the
camera and arena it in about any DVD player.
However, there are abrogating factors to. The a lot of cogent one is that video is
encoded as MPEG-2 on a mini DVD camcorder, as against to DV format. This
means that it needs specialist software to adapt - you can't just use your regular
video alteration affairs (unless it accurately supports MPEG-2). And if a Mac user
you're out of luck, as there are no MPEG-2 alteration applications for the Mac.
Also, mini DVD camcorders tend to amount added than analogously defined mini DV
cameras. And the media is aswell added expensive. However, if you don't intend
editing your movies and don't apperception the added cost, a mini dvd camcorder does offer
extraordinary convenience.