Posted by Smarty on 12/27/07 03:15

No problem Bob. Regarding minitape versus hard disk storage, each has its'
virtues, and I would personally prefer either a hard disk or a solid state
(memory card) based format, but HDV camcorders are usually tape-based, and
my own preference is strongly for HDV versus AVCHD. The HG10 you have chosen
is really extremely well suited for very compact 'point and shoot' use, and
I applaud your ability to handle the kayak and the camcorder at the same
time, especially in very turbulent water. It would be fun to see some of
your work posted, since the seals, otters, their prey, and other critters
makes for a wonderful subject. Maybe you might consider eventually investing
in a little program to put up some clips on YouTube for all of us to enjoy?
The software is dirt cheap.....

Good luck with HG10 and keep posting your progress. No apologies needed for
golden age status here...........I stopped worrying about gray hair when I
turned 60 and noticed that a lot of my contemporaries had no hair at
all.....

Smarty


"Bob Noble" <bnoble@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry, that HD 20 thing was just a slip.
> You have to learn to interpret ol farts typing. :O)
> I had a hard time deciding on DVD disk, minitape or hard drive.
> In some ways, I didn't have to decide, because the camera just came with a
> hard drive.
> And since I've been into computers up to my ears since about 1970, hard
> drives don't bother me much. Just have to back things up to more hard
> drives.
> I didn't like the DVD disks as I can't seem to keep the ones I have sorted
> out now and the thought of having hundreds of them around and also knowing
> they aren't forever, ruled them out for me.
> I can see why professionals might like the minitapes for lasting a long
> time. But time marches on and cost wise and access time, and the large
> digital storage requirements of HD type stuff may likely see the hard
> drives winning this battle. At any rate, it's still ones choice as it's
> fairly easy to copy from one type to the other.
> I prefer more smaller hard drives than one larger, as hard drives can and
> do fail. Better to lose a little, than a lot. Larger hard drives also take
> longer to access data in a particular spot, than a smaller hard drive
> does.
> So far, I like the hard drive in the HG 10, but only time will tell as I
> use the camera more and discover it's good features and bad.
> Thanks for your comments,
> --
> Bob Noble
> http://www.sonic.net/bnoble
> "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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>> Bob,
>>
>> The Canon HG10 is a camcorder which records AVCHD-format high definition
>> video to a built-in hard disk, rather than HDV-format video to a minitape
>> like the HV20, For various reasons, the HG10 produces inferior quality to
>> the HV20, but offers some advantages which some folks prefer. It is thus
>> marketed along with the HV20 as an alternative high-def camcorder
>>
>> I am not aware of the Canon HD20 you refer to. To my knowledge there is
>> no such model.
>>
>> Smarty
>>
>>
>> "Bob Noble" <bnoble@sonic.net> wrote in message
>> news:47705e80$0$84239$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>>> Am I missing something?
>>> What is the Canon HG 10?
>>> Isn't it the model that replaces the HD20?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Noble
>>>> your case.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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