PCWorld.COM dissects the digital camcorders and puts digital camcorders into four categories based on storage including digital videotape (which includes MiniDV, MicroMV, and Digital8), DVD, Flash and Hard Drive.
In addition to describing the different formats, various models are mentioned along with quick upsides and downsides for the different classes of digital camcorders.
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We’ve seen more and more of the tapeless digital camcorders lately that save data on various memory cards instead. According to the specs on this digital camcorder, 512MB can handle 30 minutes of DVD quality video. That’s not too bad, but if you go on vacation or a graduation, you’re liable to want to record more.
These digital camcorders are great for most people, and will be great for even more people when larger capacity memory cards become available. Currently though, a 2GB memory card will give you 2 hours of DVD quality (compressed via MPEG4)!
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How sweet is a digital camera the size of Canon’s Digital Elph line with 7.1MP? As a fan and owner of several Canon camera’s, the new line of Canon digitals does not disappoint!
The Canon Powershot SD550 sports a 2.5″ LCD which, considering the size of the Digital Elph the LCD screen, is huge allowing for the photographer to frame pictures easier as well as viewing pictures.
The SD550 features DIGIC II–Canon’s renowned processor that ensures images have superb resolution and color quality, as well as giving improved camera performance overall. With 9-point AiAF, the camera automatically focuses on the subject, even when it is off-center. iSAPS intelligence ensures that the camera assesses the scene and adjusts the settings to achieve the optimum results. Three methods of exposure control can be selected, evaluative, center-weighted, and spot, and the ISO can be set to Auto, 50, 100, 200, or 400.
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Canon Powershot SD550 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical ZoomRead More »
Make movies anywhere with this tiny, tapeless digital camera. In fact, this multifunction video camera/digital still camera is so small and lightweight, others might mistake it for a cell phone. But don’t be fooled by its diminutive design; the VPC-C5 sports a five-megapixel image sensor and can capture more than 15 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-4 video on the included 128MB memory card.
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Sanyo VPC-C5 MPEG-4 Camcorder/5 MP Digital Still Camera w/5x Optical ZoomRead More »
Why wait for the family to email photos to each other when you can print them instantly? The Sony DPP-FP30 pops out professional-quality photos quickly and easily, and it’s compatible with both Windows-based PCs and PictBridge digital cameras. Speeds are a little faster when you’re printing from your PC–you can expect 4-by-6-inch photo in about 90 seconds, compared to approximately 120 seconds from a digital camera’s memory card. It’ll only take a few clicks to make your photos look their best, thanks to the included imaging optimization software–reduce red eye, improve colors, or crop the edges.
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Just in time for those warm summer days spent at the pool or at the ocean, the Fuji Quick Snap 35mm Single Use Camera is waterproof to a depth of 17 feet. Featuring a large shutter lever for easy underwater shooting, it is the absolute perfect choice for a camera on the beach, in the waves, in the pool, in the rain, or any other place you can’t or won’t take your regular camera. Loaded with 27 exposures of sharp and colorful Fuji film, this single use camera is ready to go anywhere you do.
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By Kim Tae-gyu
The world’s first 7-megapixel camera-embedded cell phone will hit the shelves of Korean shops today through the nation’s top wireless carrier SK Telecom. Samsung Electronics, the world’s third-largest handset producer, yesterday said that its SCH-V770 will go on sale starting today at 990,000 won, the highest-ever price tag here for cell phones. Samsung first took the wraps off the gadget this March at CeBIT 2005, the world’s largest annual high-tech fair that took place in Hanover, Germany. In addition to the 7-megapixel built-in camera, the SCH-V770 by no means lags behind even the latest digital camera thanks to its 3X optical zoom, 5X digital zoom capability and auto-focus function.
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By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post
Used to be that the trusty old film camera got pulled out a few times a year — on vacations, birthdays and holidays. But digital cameras are changing people’s habits. According to research firm InfoTrends, households with digital cameras take more than twice as many pictures as households without a digital camera — 35 shots per month compared with 17. Where every shot was a commitment in the film world, it costs nothing to push the shutter button on that digital camera, cell phone camera or other high-tech gadget. And, thanks to e-mail, it costs nothing to share that photo with friends and family around the world.
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Digital Cameras are Changing People’s Picture-taking HabitsRead More »
Go wireless! The upcoming Kodak Easyshare One is a new digital camera designed as much for sharing pictures as for taking them. It gives people extraordinary control over how and when they share pictures, whether on the LCD screen, online, or as prints. The camera is truly first-of-a-kind, with the ability to hold up to 1,500 favorite pictures for instant display on its crystal-clear, high-resolution, 3-inch touch screen display; direct picture e-mailing and online album viewing via a wireless connection to Kodak Easyshare Gallery (formerly Ofoto); and the capability to take high quality still pictures and video. No other digital camera gives people such extensive ability to take, organize, share, and print their pictures.
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Kodak EasyShare One 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical ZoomRead More »
Samsung SC-X105 The SC-X105 features a durable, rubberized body that is water resistant and built to withstand harsh conditions. The pocket-size chassis and streamlined design provide maximum portability for the modern on-the-go lifestyle fitting directly into pockets, backpacks and other athletic gear. An extra sports camera module provides hands-free shooting capability and can be mounted on a helmet or other stable surface for extreme-sports recording.
Samsung understands that today’s customers lead adventurous lives and they want to capture every second of it on video. The SC-X105 is the first video camera of its kind. We developed it to record every thrill, even in rugged conditions.
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Samsung SCX105L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder w/10x Optical ZoomRead More »
