Category — Hard Disk Camcorders

I was thinking of buying my mom a camcorder for Mother’s Day, but wasn’t sure what to get. Through my research online, I discovered JVC’s mother’s day contest!!

“One winner will receive a Grand Prize package of two new Everio GZ-MG330 hard disk camcorders. In addition, judges will award five First Prizes ($75 gift certificate for flowers and a set of JVC Gumy Ear Bud Headphones) and 10 Second Prizes (JVC Gumy Ear Bud Headphones). JVC will announce the prize winners on May 12, 2008.”

So I guess you win a camcorder for yourself and your mom. Pretty cool, but in the meantime, I better send my mom a card. =)

Source: Marketwire

This video is great! “Writers, who needs ‘em?” intertitle at the end of the segment really brings the point home. Seeing how I am a self-confessed Law & Order junkie, it was a special treat to see Chris Noth getting back to his roots for this procedural spoof.

These parody videos are a welcomed side-effect of the strike. It’s not that surprising they’re being made, seeing how these writers have a ton of unwelcomed free time. I’m sure it wasn’t difficult to produce these things. All you need to do is round up some actors and use any basic video camera. You could even take one of those hard disk camcorders and easily hook it up to a computer to save the footage, no dv tapes needed at all. Plus, since it’s already on your computer, it would be pretty simple to edit it together and put in those hilarious intertitles to further outline your message. The segments are simple yet creative, and it’s always good to use comedy to bolster your message.

There are all different kinds of satirical strike videos nowadays as the strike persists. Luckily most of them have been aggregated on the United Hollywood site.

The market has become saturated with hard-disk camcorders for some time. But recently, I’ve been reading up on the HDV camcorder that has an internal memory feature.

Take the Sony DCR-SR62 for example. It boasts having a 35mm equivalent camera mode (whatever that means) & a 30gb memory storage. It has a one-touch disc burning feature, plus a memory stick slot to easily connect the footage to a computer.

On the downside, it only mentions compatibility with Windows, but I’m sure it can be hooked up to an Apple computer too. I don’t think Sony could maintain its hold on the market without having some functionality with Macs.

I’m still a DV tape girl, but with HD perhaps it’s better to put everything on a chip. I could just transfer ito a hard drive from the camera directly. It kinda makes sense. These cameras start at about $569, which is a bit a pricey for a hard-disk camera. But it’s HD, so I guess the price tag isn’t really off the mark.

Have you ever been filming something and run out of tape? It sucks. I feel like you go through them like water. It totally breaks your momentum. You are forced to stop, give your actors a break. Then, dig in your bag for that elusive DV mini tape.

Well, if you wanna just keep shooting or save money on tapes, you might wanna try one of these jvc hard disk camcorders. You can record for up 37 hours with some models.

I admit that I do hate purchasing those tapes and the constant loading. With this internal memory type of camcorder all you need is a usb cord. Then, you can transfer your data (i.e. movie) to a computer. If you’re going to edit on a computer anyway, it just saves you time. Only thing is you don’t have an instant back-up of your movie, no tape recording. I guess if you wanted a back-up, you can just burn it to dvd or whatever method you prefer. I dunno if I’m trusting enough for this type of camcorder. I do like the idea of just using my tape as a backup. It’s like the original to me.

A hard disk camcorder is great for those who want to make the next Empire. You just set up a camcorder and let it go. It could go way past the record making 9 hours of Warhol’s film!