Digital Video Cameras & Camcorders

A digital camcorder is a portable electronic device that records sound and video on a storage device. Camcorders are also known as video recorders or digital video cameras. In order to distinguish a digital camcorder from other devices that are also able to capture videos and sound such as compact digital camera and mobile phones, a digital camcorder is generally identified as having video and sound recording as its primary purpose rather than the snapshot. Canon, Sanyo, Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, JVC and several other companies make compact digital cameras.

Video camera was originally designed for television broadcast; they were heavy and large, mounted on a moving vehicle or tremendous tripods. The earliest camcorders recorded in VHS and Betamax formats, while recordings were stored in analog video tape cassette.

With the advent of technology, video recording is not limited to professional filmmakers but also amateur videographers. Video shooting outside studio was made possible by a variety of compact digital camcorders and video cameras. Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand, you can take fantastic video anywhere anytime you want.

Instead of storing videos in a video tape, digital camcorders make use of other storage media like hard drive, internal flash memory and SD card. As technology surges, camcorders record in an assortment of web-friendly formats, such as MP4, WMV and MOV. In recent years, High Definition video that displays resolutions of 1280 x 720 pixels or 1920 x 1080 pixels has become increasingly popular, and those HD video camera are also starting to become affordable for customers. If you are looking for a film-like quality to watch your video, HD digital camcorder should be suitable for you.

With touch screen LCD display, users can touch and slide conveniently through the photos and videos. When shooting outdoor video, users can adjust the settings easily to best represent the scene.

Some current models such as Panasonic HDC SDT750 also features a 3D conversion lens for users to shoot 3D video using the same principle as human vision, which means left and right eye images are simultaneously shot with two lenses. The 3D images recorded in the 3D camcorders can be easily played back by connecting to the 3D compatible TV.

In the past few years, users needed to spend hours editing movies in their computers. Nowadays, some new models including Sony HDR PJ30  features a built-in editor which comply key scenes into a wonderful movie complete with music and stunning transitions. 

If you have interest in other products, please also take a look at our compact digital camera, DSLR and lens.