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- A small cassette that is widely used for recording digital videotape in the DV format. Handheld MiniDV camcorders combined the high quality of DV in a small size and...
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- Poll: What kind of camcorder do you own?
- Other = iPhoneMini-DVIf it ever craps out on me I'll go with an HD recorder.Old Reliable Analog TapesI guess those of us who never saw the need, nor fell under sufficient influence of marketing hype, to abandon the inferior, but perfectly good and still functional analog tape formats (analog 8mm,...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- Panasonic's sub-$800 3CCD 1080p camcorder
- Panasonic's sub-$800 3CCD 1080p camcorderDownside to FirewareI never really understood that matter of Fireware and only being able to export via real time. To me, I thought that was a limitation of the Camera, not the Connection. Unless Firewire was built purely around the thought of moving data...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- A random day in the life of technology that should just be better
- A random day in the life of technology that should just be betterI don't know David......What's your point? ;)sighHey DaveWhen desperate I use a cheap panasonic minidv camera, firewire into my computer and use Windows Encoder 9 as a switcher and create the end product. At bandwidth 1024 the output...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- JVC DR-DX5S
- JVC's mouth-watering new HDD/DVD recorder--the first we've seen for consumers with an integrated MiniDV deck--comes with an impressive, albeit incomplete, set of features. For example, the DR-DX5S plays, records, and edits MiniDV camcorder tapes, DVD-RAM discs, and even dual-layer DVD-R discs, but doesn't work with +R/+RW formats. It has...
- Product reviews 2006-10-18
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- DV Backup 1.4.4 (Mac)
- DV Backup lets you use a digital camcorder (DV or Digital8, PAL or NTSC) to backup hard disk files. Capacity is up to 10GB per hour of tape, or 15GB if LP mode is used. backup, restore, verify with up to 11.5GB SP and 17.5GB LP capacity per hour of...
- Software downloads 2009-11-07
- Discus 4.24 (Mac)
- Discus is the labeling software product from Magic Mouse Productions. It can create labels for almost every adhesive label in existence including CD and DVD's, 8-cm mini-cd's, business cards, jewel cases, DVD boxes, DVCPRO, MiniDV, all the A/V labels, as well as greeting cards. Over 2700 label formats included. It...
- Software downloads 2009-07-12
- AVS Video Recorder 2.4.0.19 (Windows)
- Transfer, capture, record and encode video from various capture devices with AVS Video Recorder. Transfer video from HD, DV and miniDV camcorders to your computer. Capture video on hard drive in cameras' native AVI DV format or directly in MPEG 4. Transfer video from VHS camcorders and VCR to your...
- Software downloads 2009-06-29
- Could you switch over to being 100% open source?
- Could you switch over to being 100% open source?Average user isn't going to boot two operating systems.[i]I only use Windows for updating my TomTom navigation device, with TomTom Home. I have to, since TomTom doesn't provide a Linux application for that....[/i]Unless they have a specific need to use more than...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Sony Handycam DCR HC52E - camcorder - Mini DV
- Sony Handycam DCR HC52E - camcorder - Mini DVSony DCR-HC52 reviewThe Sony DCR-HC52 MiniDV camcorder is a reasonable priced, good quality product for recording your movies. Offering a 40x optical zoom lens, this camcorder delivers on those special occasions. The Carl Zeiss Lens and Sony Super SteadyShot image stabilization allows...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- Dynex MiniDV Head Cleaner
- Dynex MiniDV Head CleanerDynex DV headcleaner worked but with issuesAfter 4 tries it cleaned the heads.As others have stated, acts like it's gonna lock up, eat the tape, not eject. Overpriced for a generic product.Bad tape clogged heads on my camcorder & wouldn't read known good tape. Googled "bestbuy dv...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 10 camcorders
- This year's hottest product category is arguably digital video, and there are a ton of options available on the market. So which camcorder should you choose? To aid you in your search for the best gadget for your visual adventures, here's my list...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- DotMatrix 1.600 (Mac)
- If Photoshop and PhotoBooth were sampled and remixed by the spirit of Bob Moog, the result would be DotMatrix...Kind an automated AndyWarholBot with you as the factory Superstar. For your G4/G5/Intel Mac running Tiger! Works great with iSight internal or external, also with MiniDV firewire cameras, but does not require...
- Software downloads 2008-11-04
- All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?
- All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?So what?Get a MacBook Pro which still has Firewire. If you can't afford it, get a PC.Sure. $700 for a FireWire port. Why not!Everyone can afford that pittance these days.The Macbook isn't a Pro machine...Peter shot down his own point. I quote:"...pro...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
- Canon Vixia HF11
- Creating a product line where once there was but one, Canon follows up its flash-based, high-definition Vixia HF10 AVCHD camcorder with a slightly more powerful model, the HF11. Like its sibling, the HF11 is a sleek black compact model with a well-rounded feature set, great video, and excellent performance, and...
- Product reviews 2008-08-07
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting ToolsVery InformativeThanks Ed.1 question: My machine performs fineit is fast and reliable, I have had no major or even minor issues, 0 BSOD since it arrived last October. Do I still download the latest drivers. There is a bios update available. I always...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Sony Handycam HDR-SR11
- I used to think that hard drive models would take over the camcorder market as miniDV slowly faded into the horizon. I've since changed my tune after using flash-based models, especially those that include some onboard memory. However, if you shoot a lot of video--or just don't bother to back...
- Product reviews 2008-04-10
- Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic battle for compact camcorder crown
- While the mini-laptop wars heat up in another department, the world's gadget producers are fighting it out over another device: the compact hi-def camcorder. In today's New York Times, David Pogue explains how Sony, Sanyo and Panasonic keep trying to beat each other to the punch in...
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail sales
- Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail salesThe OS just rocksIt's easy, straightforward, stable, and powerful. Leopard is the anti-Vista and gives you what I like to call "mindless productivity." I can do everything I want at home, work, and school quickly and easily. This...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Canon Vixia HV30
- Don't look for any great advances here: the Canon Vixia HV30 is a very minor upgrade from the admittedly top-notch HV20. It has a sleeker-looking black body, introduces 30p progressive mode, and supports the high-capacity BP-2L24H lithium ion battery, but otherwise remains the same as its 2007 predecessor. Of course,...
- Product reviews 2008-02-25
- Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?
- When I wrote "Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie" with a comparison, I had no idea that these compromises in quality would apply to the latest consumer HD camcorder format called AVCHD as well. When I first read about the AVCHD format with its use of MPEG4-AVC (H.264) video...
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
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