Posted by AnthonyR on 12/23/15 11:27

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:11jbcii718seg73@corp.supernews.com...
> blackburst wrote ...
>>I run an access studio. The Board of Directors is making overtures
>> about going tapeless. This is workable in some ways: Playout will be on
>> server. "Live to tape" shows will be ingested straight to server. Shows
>> edited on NLEs will be dumped straight to server. Stuff in the remote
>> truck can be recorded on a hard drive and dumped to server. (Archiving
>> of all shows will be on DVD.)
>>
>> The problem is acquisition. I can get cheap, easy to use and great
>> quality DV cameras for $300 apiece. Is there a cheap, easy to use
>> tapeless camcorder? Not DVD camcorders- they are write once, aren't
>> they?
>>
>> Of course we'll have tapeless pro camcorders for staff and experienced
>> volunteers, but what about non-techies who want a mini camera?
>
> IMHO, at this particular point in the life-cycle of digital video,
> the economies of scale have not reached the point where we can
> expect to see hard-drive camcorders at a consumer level.
>
> I can't think of any good technical reason why Sony or Panny or
> somebody couldn't make a camcorder with a place to plug in a
> laptop hard-drive (in lieu of a mini-DV tape transport). But they
> apparently think there isn't a large enough market to develop a
> product like that. Too bad, IMHO.
>
> I would not think that the DVD camcorders are suitable for any
> but the most low-end access use.

I also agree, there should be tapeless camcorders on the market already,
with
removeable HD's not miniDVD discs.
But you can buy external HD devices to plug the camera into using a 1394
wire to capture to HD at the same time.
That market will skyrocket in the next few years because camera manufactures
were slow to fill the need.

Richard, i respect your perfectionism when it come to highest quality
possible video capture. And also agree about
the miniDVD camcorders. Although for capturing family videos, they still are
a huge leap forward to what I had growing up which was
8mm film, 3 minutes at a time, needed developing and had scratches and dust
after a while not to mention, film was just difficult to set up view and
enjoy.
So compared to that, I think we both agree, a miniDVD camcorder even with
it's 20 minutes limitation, and mpeg capture, limited editing etc..
is so much better than home movies enthusiasts and hobbyist had to use in
the past generations. Right? :)

AnthonyR.

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