Ccd Cameras
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I used to sell electronics at Sears. For two years I was the top sales guy on the floor per hour. Here’s my tips to a person searching for a digital video camera:
1) Avoid the DVD camcorders right now unless you want the ability to pull the disc out immediately after shooting to watch it on the TV, they are pretty much a gimmick. MiniDV tapes offer the same quality for less money. Most if not all camcorders come with an AV cable to hook up to your TV so you can watch the tape from the camcorder effectively using the unit much like a VCR.
2) Shop for a camcorder with a great lens. Avoid stock lens. Canon makes their own lens and have been doing so for many years. Sony uses a third party Carl Zeiss lens in its higher end camcorders. Panasonic uses a Leica lens in its high end cameras. The better quality the lens the better quality the picture.
3) Absolutely DO NOT pay attention to the digital zoom number. This is very deceiving. Instead look at the optical zoom number. Digital zoom uses the computer chip to alter the image to get it closer, ie. degrading the image. Optical zoom uses the lens and this is sometimes referred to as true zoom.
4) Stick with a brand name you know. In the world of electronics you get what you pay for.
5) Something new on the consumer market is multiple CCDs. The majority of the camcorders have a single CCD chip also known as a Charged Coupling Device. This is the piece of electronic equipment that converts your picture from the lens to the tape (or DVD if you decide to go that route, see #1). Normally a single CCD chip handles all the processing of the image. 3 CCD cameras divide up the processing to the primary colors thus giving an overall better image.
Thats my advice to the buyer of a new camcorder. I myself have a Canon GL2. A simply amazing prosumer camera. In my book Canon is tops.
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