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Posted by PTravel on 04/16/06 08:30
"Bible John" <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1243gm86l5v78cb@corp.supernews.com...
>I have a nice analog JVC camcorder. I know this camera cost about $700
>back in 2001. Its okay, and certainly captures far superior video than
>any Palm Pilot, cell phone or digital camera. But anyways it uses VHS-C
>tapes,
VHS is limited to around 250 lines of resolution. MiniDV tops out at 525
lines. Sorry, but a VHS camera doesn't begin to approach the video quality
of middle-of-the-line miniDV machine.
> which can be easily played on my VCR with a VHS adaptor. Since VHS tapes
> are fear cheaper than VHS-C, I think I want to give people tapes rather
> than VHS-C tapes. But I am afraid, if I do this, and then erase over the
> VHS-C tape, the quality will deteriate. This seems to be what happens in
> many, but not all tapes. Will VHS-C have this effect, or will it not?
Tape consists of particles attached by a binder to a plastic tape. Repeated
use of a tape causes the particles to flake off. This causes drop outs. If
you care about the quality of your video, you should avoid re-use of tapes.
>
> Okay on to primary question.
>
> One day when I get the money I will buy myself a digital camcorder that
> will use Mini DV, DVD, or a hard drive.
>
> Does anyone have a digital camcorder and what are your experiences with it
> on your Macs?
I don't have a Mac. I do have two digital camcorders.
> Can it play full frame video on your Mac?
I'm not sure what you mean by "full frame." DV-25 (the standard used for
miniDV) provides a frame that is 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC). If your Mac's
screen has that much resolution (and it's hard to imagine any computer that
doesn't at this point), then it will display the full frame.
> I cant imagine the file sizes of such video,
13.7 gigabytes per hour.
> and in my case there is no way such video would fit on my dinky 30GB hard
> drive, with only 6GB free on my ibook G4. I think I would need to attach
> my USB 2.x 80GB drive.
You definitely would.
>
> With digital tapes, DVD's or hard drives, can you erase and the record
> over without a lowering of quality?
DVDs are write-once devices (and a poor choice for digital video,
particularly if you want to edit). Hard drive - based camcorders can
rewrite data until the drive dies. However, they, too, are a poor choice if
you care about quality and want to edit. MiniDV tapes can be recorded over,
but the more they are used, the more likely you are to experience dropout.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> John
>
> PS- My JVC will work for a while, and I am not in a hurry to replace it,
> but perhaps one day it might be wise to get a smaller digital camcorder. I
> sure do hope the quality of these smaller digital camcorders, is camcorder
> quality, and not lame digital camera video quality. My JVC will floor my
> Kodak anyday for video.
Your JVC won't approach my VX2000, which is better-than-broadcast quality.
Your JVC also won't approach my old TRV-20, which is just a middling miniDV
machine. If, by "digital camera video quality," you mean the video put out
by still cameras, then, yes, just about any digital camcorder will do
better.
>
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