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Originally Posted by JUS This any help? .....camcorder burns the disc then the "AVCHD format discs can also be played back on a PC, compatible Blu Ray disc player or Playstation 3®"..sounds pretty easy to me if you don't want the messing around with a PC.
"AVCHD High Definition Handycam for users who want to record their memories in optimum 1080i High Definition picture quality on convenient 8 cm DVD discs, but still have the ultimate creative control through a wealth of manual operation features."
"The HDR-UX7 supports a wide variety of DVD media, including DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs, allowing you to record on one disc for up to 1 hour in High Definition (AVC HD 5M (LP) mode). For simple playback, an HDMI™ connection means that you can simply connect the UX7 directly to a HD ready TV to replay your High Definition movies without any loss of picture quality. AVCHD format discs can also be played back on a PC, compatible Blu Ray disc player or Playstation 3®" |
Sony would say that wouldnt they?:
I for one am not convinced by DVD camcorders especially for Hi def
The obvious convenience of bypasssing a PC is easy to see as is the.. shoot it ...view it instantly appeal
What isnt as appealing ( to me ) is the
Limited time to record in best quality mode, (
Not LP)
Occasional media incompatibility
Sometimes ( limited) media availability and cost compared to better VFM full size discs
Unreliability of optical discs as archiving media
Failure to properly "finalise" which can render footage on the media lost forever
Even though Im quite happy with HDV and real time transfer to PC ( no reencoding: just to reeemphasize),
I really dont see the big deal in downloading AVCHD material to PC and burning to what is essentially a data disc of video files .
The material can be archived off to an EXT HDD and more than one episode of footage can be burnt at best quality to the same disc .
The full sized discs cost less per megabyte than the mini DVDs and DVD burners, Nero ect are both common place.. and cheap
HDDs are reasonably large and Flash card are affordable , and reusable.. Even if no editng is desired, I think in trying to market and promote the virtues of "PC less" video..camcorders such as the DVD Hi Def models, the PC route is deliberately made out to be needlessly complicated. Any mention ease of use ( once you know how) and versatility is cleverly muted
As an aside, I do use a Settop DVD recorder myself for SD sometimes to avoid the PC but there is no Hi Def equivalent of that.. yet.. if ever

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