Uploading Video From Your Camcorder to Your Computer
If you’ve got a new camcorder (and lots of people are getting them) then you’ve got some choices and how you want to view your video. You can view it straight from the camera, or you can upload it to your computer then burn a DVD after you’ve edited it, of post it straight to the internet. Each type of camera with it’s various media types (flash memory, DVD, tape) , can make it easier (or trickier) to do what you want.
Some types of camcorders don’t have removable media, so your only choice is to play your video back from your camera or upload it to your computer. Because the media isn’t removable playing it from your camera isn’t a good choice because you’ll quickly fill up it’s memory. Some flash memory camcorders (the Flip Mineo for example) don’t have removable media, and neither do hard drive camcorders. So you don’t really have a choice with those types.
DVD camcorders, some flash memory camcorders and tape models, all have removable media. DVD is the cheapest (although mini DVD’s are more expensive than standard DVD’s) tapes like the MiniDV are the next cheapest and flash memory is the most expensive. Of the three the DVD camcorder is probably the easiest, you just put the DVD in your player. The tape model is next easiest, you put the tape in your camera and hook it to your computer like a mini VCR. For the flash memory video camera, you can remove the card and put it into a card reader on your computer or play it from the camera. SDHC cards (which are becoming standard) are about $20 for an 8 to 16 gig card as of this writing. They’re coming down in price, but still they’re the most expensive option by far.
So you when you’re looking to buy your digital video camera, consider how you’ll be watching your video, and whether or not you mind the extra step of downloading it to your computer and burning a DVD or uploading it to the internet.
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