[JackTheTripper]

Answer my question with a good well explained answer and get a Gmail account.

Thanks in advance.



I'm looking at buying a digital video camera just to have around and have no idea about recording onto CF or SD or whatever.

Looking at a cheap recorder (around $400 - $500) and probably CF just cause it's a little cheaper. But if I got a 256mb card how much actual recording time is that? And are there different levels of clarity as with digital still cams? what effect does that have?

[JackTheTripper]

Answer my question with a good well explained answer and get a Gmail account.

Thanks in advance.



I'm looking at buying a digital video camera just to have around and have no idea about recording onto CF or SD or whatever.

Looking at a cheap recorder (around $400 - $500) and probably CF just cause it's a little cheaper. But if I got a 256mb card how much actual recording time is that? And are there different levels of clarity as with digital still cams? what effect does that have?

[Jason Dunn]

I don't need a Gmail account, but this is a much better question that your last one. ;-)

To answer your questions. DV cameras record their 720 x 480 high resolution footage to tape, not memory cards. Any camrea you get that records to a memory card will give you crappy quality - you don't want one of these. Some cameras WILL record to memory cards, but it's in a highly compressed format, similar to what you'd get from a camera. You do not want to go this route. :-)

[JackTheTripper]

OK, so you don't actually record onto a memory card? ops: I guess that's just for still pictures, right?

OK. I feel stupid. Please delete.

[Fishie]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I don't need a Gmail account, but this is a much better question that your last one. ;-)

To answer your questions. DV cameras record their 720 x 480 high resolution footage to tape, not memory cards. Any camrea you get that records to a memory card will give you crappy quality - you don't want one of these. Some cameras WILL record to memory cards, but it's in a highly compressed format, similar to what you'd get from a camera. You do not want to go this route. :-)

Not true, Pioneer has an incredible DVCam quality camera out that records straight to SD cards.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Fishie

Not true, Pioneer has an incredible DVCam quality camera out that records straight to SD cards.

It records DV-AVI at 720 x 480 resolution at 5:1 compression ratio for near lossless recording? :-) I somehow doubt that - a Mini DV tape can hold approximately 13 GB of data - even with a 1 GB SD card you'd need to employ 65:1 compression ratios to get 60 minutes worth of footage.

It probably records in MPEG format, which is fine for short clips, but I'd never advise someone who wants to edit their video to get anything other than a camera that records in DV-AVI.

[JackTheTripper]

How about just for vids of my cat so I can win $100 from America's Funniest Videos or for amature porn?


Just kidding.


Well, I thought it was too good to be true. OK, looks like I'm still going with a DV cam but will have to deal with the tapes.

Again: so the SD or CF slot is for the still pics the camera can take, right?

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by JackTheTripper

Again: so the SD or CF slot is for the still pics the camera can take, right?

Yes, and perhaps compressed MPEG4 videos depending on the camera. Camera photos tend to be pretty nasty in terms of quality, although they're getting better than they used to be!

[JackTheTripper]

OK, thanks. NOW you can delete this.

[Chris Leckness]

I do not know the answer, but will try.

SD and CF are........


hehe... I tried? Do I get a Gmail account? hehe

[Darius Wey]

Hrmm....so are you still giving away the Gmail invite? :wink: