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What Kind of Camcorder Should I Buy?

Good news video enthusiasts! It's a buyer's market in the consumer camcorder world. Today's models are smaller, lighter and more affordable than ever - yet capture your most precious moments with more quality than ever before. Here are some of the latest types of camcorders available:

Pocket Camcorders: Many of us just want to point and shoot!

• Flash based
• Low cost
• Good quality for the money
• Convenient and portable
• Easy transfer to your computer
• Not a lot of memory
• Small lenses, file compression, and lack of manual controls means not as high quality as more expensive cameras

HD Consumer Camcorders: A little better video quality and a few more options

• Internal hard drive based
• Better HD video quality than pocket camcorder
• Larger than pocket camera
• Portable, reasonably priced and easy to use
• Some include SD card slot for removable media
• More memory, bigger lenses and sensors

HD Prosumer Camcorders: When your ready for the next step

• Higher quality components assure higher quality video
• Many more manual controls
• Larger
• More accommodation for good audio recording
• Many accommodate MiniDV tape in addition to removable flash

Video-Capable Digital SLRs: A camera and camcorder in one!

• A still camera that shoots professional quality HD video
• Not as bulky as a video camera
• Rather expensive

Choosing the right camcorder depends on your ultimate interests in recording. If convenience is your main interest you might look at a simple Flash based camcorder. They are lightweight and portable and are inexpensive, however the storage space tops out much quicker than an an Internal Hard Drive based camera. If massive storage is your concern the Hard Drive based camera offers that. But you might sacrifice size and convenience.

Here are a few more tips to consider:

Check out the LCD screen in daylight:You want to see what your doing.

For longer recording times, buy an extra, higher-capacity battery: Nothing's more frustrating than losing a shot because you ran out of juice.

Try out the camera's controls before you buy: You want to like working with your camera!

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How do I get my film onto DVD?


Standard 8mm film is also commonly referred to as Regular 8 mm film, Double 8 mm film or simply as Standard-8 or Regular-8. Standard 8 film was the original film format designed for the home movie market, and provided a cheaper alternative to the 16mm film format. It was originally developed in the 1930s..


Do you want to know how much video (in minutes) your film is? Check out this cool Film Calculator from Kodak.


Who can convert Super 8mm & 16mm film to digital?


Convert Super 8mm and 16mm film to digital with Home Video Studio's film transfer service. You can get DVDs made quickly with customized titles, chapter markers, menus and more!


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Home Video Studio specializes in preserving family home movies. Home Video Studio uses the latest digital film conversion technologies for the best quality film transfers! Film is converted utilizing a frame-by-frame process that removes the flashing effect caused when played through a projector in your film to DVD conversion.

How Long Do VHS tapes Last - Visalia, California 93277

Who Transfers VHS tapes to DVD in Visalia, California 93277?

I transfer many VHS tapes for customers and I am amazed at how many of them are deep into the stages of deterioration. I promise, this is not an exaggeration: Videotapes really do degrade much faster than people realize. In as little as 8–10 years, tapes can suffer deterioration, and total life expectancy is less than 20 years. A tape frequently shows a lower quality of picture crispness just after 5 years.
So why does videotape deterioration happen?

Well, there are three main parts to a videotape:

1. physical plastic tape

2. magnetic particles (iron oxide), which contain the video and audio

3. The "binder," which is glue that holds the magnetic particles to the plastic tape

These particles act like tiny bar magnets and are changed into patterns when the tape passes over an electromagnet during the recording process. When the tape is played back, the patterns are picked up by a playback head and become the video image.

Over time, the binder glue weakens. When this happens, the magnetic particles lose their adhesion to the tape.


Why does the binder glue weaken?

1. Some of the tape is rubbed off every time it is played
2. How the tapes are stored affects the glue also. high humidity, or in a room where the temperature changes substantially dramatically affect tapes. Plus, VHS tapes are vulnerable to sudden data loss resulting from static shock or strong electric fields, such as those generated by TVs and other electronics.

Even worse, the magnetic particles can become separated from the binder just over time, a process that accelerates as the tape gets older. This happens because as the binder absorbs more and more water from normal humidity, it swells and exposes more surface area – absorbing even more moisture.

What are the signs of a weakening binder?

1. Faded color and audio changes.
2. The timing and color signals that the tape outputs to the VCR also start to fade.
3. Straight lines begin to look a little wavy, rolling lines can appear on the video, and the picture can start to jitter because your VCR has trouble picking up the necessary signals.

Eventually, a tape will become unwatchable and the video completely gone. This happens when it clogs the playback heads of a VCR or camcorder. Want to know how to fix your VHS tapes? - Or bring them to me at Home Video Studio-Visalia

I hope this helps you understand that the vulnerability of videotapes make them the most unsuitable media for long-term storage of precious video memories. Which is why I strongly recommend you convert your tapes to DVD as soon as possible.

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