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HDD: The Evolution of Camcorders Continues

For those of us who have lost precious homesaver. In addition, for those who have
movies on removable media that becomesinadvertently filmed over existing movies,
damaged or inoperable, who have misplacedthe HDD camcorder will eliminate these
those same disks or flash media never to beheartbreaking moments as they automatically
found again, or who have missed capturing anbegin  recording  where  the  film  left off.
important moment because we forgot to bring
additional storage media, it is time to- Functions that make working with movies
rejoice.easier.
The age of the hard disk drive camcorder hasCurrent HDD camcorder models have received
dawned.  Finally.acclaim for allowing users to easily sort
through footage without the need to rewind or
The first offerings were introduced nearly afast forward. Images appear on a thumbnail
year and a half ago. JVC and Sony have ledgrid and can be sorted, deleted, rearranged,
the way with camcorder models which offerand  dubbed  directly  on  the  camcorder.
30GB hard drives. Although even greater feats
are surely in the future for the newestObviously, even a great hard drive does not
members of the camcorder family, thesehave infinite storage and certainly damage to
forerunners certainly offer some impressiveit can occur, so back up will continue to be
advantages  for  home  movie  makers.necessary. Current JVC models tout a shock
absorbing suspension system to protect the
-  Large  storage  capacity.hard drive and even a sensor that can shut
power off when the camcorder is in the
Depending upon the recording mode, a 30 GBprocess of being dropped but in the case of
HDD camcorder can capture and store up toprized footage, it's better to be safe than
7-21 hours of film without stopping to insertsorry. Downloading to a PC which allows
alternate  media  or to download to computer.further editing and storage or burning to DVD
is advisable. Hitachi is said to be
-  Cost  efficient.developing a model that will allow users to
burn directly to DVD from the camcorder; no
Current HDD camcorder models start aroundPC  required.
$500 and therefore, are at the mid to high
end of the market. However, savings are to beIt appears that everyone should stay tuned as
had as the purchase of mini DV tapes, mediabigger and better things are surely in store
cards, compact flash, and the like are nofor HDD camcorders. However, for consumers
longer  necessary.currently shopping for their next device, a
hard disk drive model is certainly worthy of
-  A  fix  for  the  forgetful.consideration today; not only for HDDs future
as the leader in the camcorder industry but
For those who forget to tote along separatealso for the features they currently possess
storage media an HDD camcorder can be a lifethat make home movie making a joy.



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