which camcorder
Which camcorder is best for video that can be edited on a PC?
What would be the best video camcorder for shooting film and rapidly and easily transferring to a PC? Can be mini-dv, sd or even tape. I’m looking for recommendations of products that take good quality video, which can easily be transferred and then edited without difficulty on proprietary software like Magix or U-lead.
If you have a firewire port on your computer (or if you are willing to add one if needed), best quality video comes from miniDV tape based camcorders storing in DV format on the tape. All readily available video editing applications can import and edit DV video. In the high-definition format of HDV, most of the editors can handle that, too.
If you have only USB, the mid range hard drive or flash memory camcorders provide next best video quality. The MPEG2 format compresses more than DV, hence the reduced quality. On the hidef side, AVCHD is not living up to its hype and while some video applications can handle that compression method, they might not handle all cameras that store using AVCHD. AVCHD just compresses too much. The trick is to compress as little as possible during the capture process – then compress whatever you want at the tail end. When you compress up front, all that video (and sometimes audio) is lost and not recoverable.
DVD based camcorders are just a bad idea and should not be sold. Existing DVD camcorders should be recalled, recycled and the folks who bought them should get their money back.
Since you did not tell us your budget or what you plan to shoot it is difficult to recommend a specific couple of cameras. Other things to consider: mic-in jack, manual audio controls… among other things…
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