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Posted by J. Clarke on 05/16/06 16:53
Rôgêr wrote:
> Bible John wrote:
>> Anyone seen them? What I have seen so far have told me that MiniDV is
>> the best. Who wants to pay $200 for a 2GB SD card only to capture 40
>> minutes of
>> video? Heck even my analog VHS-C unit is better.
>>
>> It looks like I will stick with this one for awhile. But with MiniDV
>> units
>> dropping in price, perhaps I might want to buy one someday. It would be
>> nice to capture the better quality, and be able to transfer my videos to
>> my computer. Video capture cards seem to cost more than a new camcorder
>> (thats a USB/Firewire device, since my ibook lacks a PCMCIA slot).
>
> As the others have said, don't even think about getting a capture card,
> go with digital. And with any digital camera, including MiniDV, you
> don't need a capture card.
You do if you want to transfer analog content and the mini-DV doesn't have
analog passthrough. Don't assume that they all do because yours does--some
do not.
> I was thinking of one of these for my GL-2:
> http://tinyurl.com/fokte
>
> As for your "tapeless camcorder" there are several on the market under
> $1,000 that use 30 GB hard drives (or larger). Google up Everio from
> JVC. There are other companies doing it too.
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--John
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