What are the advantages and the disadvantages of digital video camera?
By digital video camera, do you mean one that records on solid-state media such as SD or Compact Flash cards? You can get a digital video camera that records on tape but most use the term to mean a camera that records video on solid-state cards. The advantage of a solid-state video camcorder is that there are no moving parts. The reliability should be much higher than a camcorder with a tape mechanism. A solid-state recorder will be less susceptible to vibration and physical abuse. Video recorded on an SD card is available immediately with no rewinding, which is a big benefit for professional news videographers. One disadvantage of recording video on solid-state media is that the media is very expensive, compared to tape. You can get about 20 minutes of decent-quality home video on a $20 1 GB card, but you can get 60 minutes of high-quality video on a $5 tape. However, as the price of solid-state media drops, I think that we will all end up recording on something like SD cards in the f
