DVD-Ram Question?
Hello, I bought a DVD-RAM disc in a cartidge this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/DVD-RAM_FUJIFILM_Disc-removalble_With_cartridge-locking-pin.jpg/555px- DVD RAM_FUJIFILM_Disc-removalble_With_cartridge lock pin.jpg If I take the disc out of the case will I be able to use it in my camcorder (which is a DVD-RAM compatible video camera) Thanks
As long as you are sure your camera supports DVD-RAM and disk can be removed from the cartridge without damage, it should work with no problem. I have not confirmed this myself.
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MiniDV: Since its launch in 1966 MiniDV has become the standard format for consumer and semi-professional camcorder users and is still the standard by which other formats evaluated. Ribbon format provides the best image quality and PCM stereo audio in CD quality and can record 60 minutes at best quality.
MiniDV tapes use roughly the same size as a box of matches. This has enabled camcorder manufacturers over the years to reduce the size of video cameras to their existing "pocket size".
Recorded footage can be transferred from MiniDV one of three ways. First as a composite analog signal using composite AV leads, partly as an S-video analog signal, and finally as a DV signal.
The DV signal is transmitted via the DV-out port, also known as a FireWire port, or IEEE1394, and also as i.Link and associated to the computer with a FireWire cable. When transferring your recordings by this method, there is no loss of quality in picture and sound, and that is what makes this format so popular.
Virtually all MiniDV camcorders have a DV-out port and a better quality of them will have a DV-in port for transfer of edited footage back to the camcorder. Although other formats are more popular MiniDV still has plenty of life ahead of them yet, and camcorders are good value for money.
DVD: DVD is growing in popularity, and invokes a greater share of the market, since it was introduced in mid 2001. The main advantage of DVD camcorders is convenience. Record your footage on the disc, remove it and play it on your DVD player without cables or connectors.
DVD camcorders use 8 cm discs in a variety of recordable formats. DVD-R is a single using the disc compatible with all DVD players and used by all camera manufacturers. DVD-RAM is a rewritable disc, which offers in-camera editing and supported by Hitachi and Panasonic. DVD-/ + RW is a second rewriteable format and is supported by Sony.
Originally there were disc compatibility issues with DVD players, but most DVD players will now play a variety of discs and some camcorders offer multi-format capability to make them more flexible.
DVD camcorder's performance has improved dramatically since its introduction, but still has drawbacks. Discs can only record 18 minutes of the best quality video and editing is not as easy as miniDV but easy to use DVD format is a good choice.
HDD: Hard disk drive is the latest format to be used in camcorders. Originally introduced by JVC, but now supported by other manufacturers. Hard drives are currently as large as 30GB and can store 35 hours of standard recording mode and up to seven hours at best quality.
Hard drive camcorders are yet to match the quality of MiniDV but their performance is impressive, and undoubtedly will be even better. With almost no moving parts, HDD camcorders are very compact and could well replace miniDV as primary format.
One obvious not with HDD camcorders is when the hard disk is full recordings are retrieved or overwritten. It may not be a big problem unless you're on vacation for some time and away from your computer.
Memory: Camcorder manufacturers have made a digital stills function with their camcorders some time now. The stills are recorded on a memory of the one or the other, which fits into a slot in the camcorder. Cameras are now offered to record video to memory card
Memory cards are usually only 1GB so quickly filling up, even though the video is stored in highly compressed MPEG4 format. A good supply of cards is required for any long recording. But this format is convenient for posting to the Web or send via email. Because of the compression image quality is inferior to other formats.
As video is stored on the card memory stick or memory card camcorders are generally the smallest type on the market, and is suitable as a pocket camera. Ongoing developement has already led to the MPEG2 video format used by DVD and HDD camcorders. The SDHC card has recently been developed to offer sizes up to 32 MB.
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