There was a day when a video camera was a bulky black box requiring a resting place on your shoulder or a tripod for steady shots– even then, the best you could hope for was a grainy VHS or Hi8 memory sure to fade along with the tape quality. Today, you can have digital HD quality in the palm of your hand with no tapes to worry about and files that play well with editing software and video sharing sites. TechVi’s newest contributor, Rich DeMuro, shows us 5 Pocket-Sized HD Camcorders. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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Sony camcorders are in many people’s opinion just superb. Do I own one? Yes I do. What are they really like though?

This brand of camcorders is popular due to it’s wide variety and lots of innovative features, plus you can pick them up these days for quite a pleasing price. To be blunt, Sony’s camcorders are, in my opinion, among the best.

These little beauties come fitted with an Easy Handycam mode, which makes operating the camcorder an absolute breeze. If you’ve used other brands before and had to read the manual over and over you’ll know exactly what I mean. Indeed Sony camcorders are extremely popular for their ease of use whilst also being a favorite amongst the point and shoot enthusiasts.

You can have a lot of fun with camcorders, especially with new digital brands that let you transfer your footage onto a computer for easy editing and fun augmentation.

The possibilities are endless and transforms a computer to that akin to becoming the director of your own films. You can turn your family movies into nostalgic hits that everyone can enjoy. Whatever you choose to do, chances are that digital recording equipment can make it happen.

Buying a Digital Camcorder

For years DV format and its corresponding camcorders ruled the market. However, in the recent years, there has been new development in audiovisual technology and today we find the popularity of another format growing by the day. This is the DVD format.

The DVD format has many advantages over the other formats. In terms of cost we find that because of its popularity, the DVD format ends up being extremely cost effective. Not only is the storage media extremely inexpensive and widely available, it is also very easy to transfer or store files in this format since the storage as well as the recording is totally digital. Then comes the ease of conversion. With the proliferation of computers, this becomes extremely easy too. All that one needs is a computer and the right software to edit, convert, copy or store a DVD media.

Sony DV cameras such as the Digital8 format camcorders and the minidv camcorders are great bang for the buck and can be found used for $150 and up. I like Sony because they all have both USB and Firewire ports that can plug directly into the computer for direct capture or for dumping taped footage. To capture and edit your movies the most simple way, watch: www.youtube.com

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