All camcorders more or less have the same function. They have viewfinder that acts as a monitor, able to playback the scenes that are recordered before. Besides with AC current the camcorder can be powered by rechargeable batteries. Camcorder also has zoom lens and built in microphones. The different are their format(tape size used), image resolution, sound system, shape, weight and etc.
Format;
In broadcasting the most common format camcorders used are Betacam, DVCam, MiniDV, DVC Pro and many more. The common home used camcorders are palmcorders. This palmcorders use mini DV tape, video disc or Hard Disc. Nowaday VHS camcorders with VHS tape are no longer used by videographers. That type of format are very seldom available in the market.
How to choose camcorder:
Besides the price, there are several features to consider before buying camcorders;
Format;
In broadcasting the most common format camcorders used are Betacam, DVCam, MiniDV, DVC Pro and many more. The common home used camcorders are palmcorders. This palmcorders use mini DV tape, video disc or Hard Disc. Nowaday VHS camcorders with VHS tape are no longer used by videographers. That type of format are very seldom available in the market.
How to choose camcorder:
Besides the price, there are several features to consider before buying camcorders;
- The camcorder should be light and portable if we plan to do a lot of travel videos
- Picture quality should be hight to avoid picture drop quality during copying
- The tape length is also very important.
- The quality of sound.
- The robustness of the camcorder is very important especially in broadcast.
