Whats the best camcorder?
Ask this question in the forums and invariably the answer you’ll get is the posters own camera. There’s a whole host of camcorders on the market, ranging from the ultra low budget to semi-professional. Rather than providing a specific model, it’s easier to explain the different types of camcorders on the maket: MiniDV camcorders: The camera of choice for the amatuer videographer, the miniDV camcorder is now a proven and mature product. The camcorder connects to a PC for capture via a Firewire (also known as ilink), which is a lossless process – what you see on your camcorder is exactly what’s transferred. If you don’t have a firewire socket, you can buy a PCI expansion card for about 10 from any PC retailer. Once connected, you’ll be able to control the camcorder on your PC using editing software such as Pure Motion Edit Studio, and DV files are ideal for editing and supported by all editing software currently available. MiniDV camcorders capture images using Charged Couple Devices (CC
