My First Digital Camcorder - Help!

08-05-2005, 11:48 AM

Hello There. My names Sean, I am wanting to buy a Mini DV Camcorder, but there are so many and I aint sure which to buy. My budget is up to £320. I am wanting to use it to film and upload onto PC so I can edit, and put on to DVD. The editing and DVD is crutial. I have been recomended Canon, but im not sure. Please help... Thanks , Sean

PS - If a camcorder isnt supplied with video editing software, can i Still use it with a program that I allready have , and use that ?

Thanks

08-05-2005, 1:05 PM

Please some one reply/help me... I need to purchase soon

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Thanks

08-05-2005, 2:21 PM

All MiniDV cameras can upload to your PC usually by firewire - although one or two of the very new ones can use USB2, this is generally reckoned to be not as good as firewire. Canon is a very good well known and trusted maker so if you have a recommendation why not visit Jessops or similar and check it out.

With a firewire cable and card in your PC you can transfer your video at full DV quality and edit it and burn your DVD's

There is a large range of editing programmes that you can use with a MiniDV camera - , if you have Windows XP you will already have the free Windows MovieMaker this is a very good beginners package for capturing and editing but it cannot burn a DVD - you will need something like 'Nero' to burn the file output from WMM to a DVD.

Two Very good beginners packages which will capture, edit, and burn a DVD are Ulead VideoStudio 9 and Pinnancle Studio 9.

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teenagemaniac Guest Posts: n/a	My First Digital Camcorder - Help! Advertisement Want to Advertise? Hello There. My names Sean, I am wanting to buy a Mini DV Camcorder, but there are so many and I aint sure which to buy. My budget is up to £320. I am wanting to use it to film and upload onto PC so I can edit, and put on to DVD. The editing and DVD is crutial. I have been recomended Canon, but im not sure. Please help... Thanks , Sean PS - If a camcorder isnt supplied with video editing software, can i Still use it with a program that I allready have , and use that ? Thanks
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08-05-2005, 1:05 PM	#2
teenagemaniac Guest Posts: n/a	Please some one reply/help me... I need to purchase soon . Thanks
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08-05-2005, 2:21 PM	#3
Brian110507 Guest Posts: n/a	All MiniDV cameras can upload to your PC usually by firewire - although one or two of the very new ones can use USB2, this is generally reckoned to be not as good as firewire. Canon is a very good well known and trusted maker so if you have a recommendation why not visit Jessops or similar and check it out. With a firewire cable and card in your PC you can transfer your video at full DV quality and edit it and burn your DVD's There is a large range of editing programmes that you can use with a MiniDV camera - , if you have Windows XP you will already have the free Windows MovieMaker this is a very good beginners package for capturing and editing but it cannot burn a DVD - you will need something like 'Nero' to burn the file output from WMM to a DVD. Two Very good beginners packages which will capture, edit, and burn a DVD are Ulead VideoStudio 9 and Pinnancle Studio 9. Last edited by Brian110507; 08-05-2005 at 2:25 PM.
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