I want to buy a camcorder. Should I buy a Hard Disk Carmcorder or DVD camcorder?Video quality is top priority?

suraj

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I am planning to buy a camcorder for personal use. If i buy a Hard Disk Camcorder and transfer the video to DVD, will it differ in quality when compared to Video that is directly recorded to DVD in a DVD camcorder. Also, throw some light on the maintenance issues.
 

reilly

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The quality all depends on the camcorder. It can go either way. Go to www.camcorderinfo.com and read the reviews of the cams you are looking for. Compare their compressions ratings. Some ways of compression are better than others. When it comes to HDD and DVD, it basically comes down to Resolution and Compression = Quality.
 

Chuckie

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HDD (Hard Disk Drive) camcorders and DVD camcorders both record to MPEG2 format, so the video quality sure be about the same.
 

Mr Opinion

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Mini-DV is very much better in quality.Those DVD camcorders compress the video into mpeg-2 format and is not good to work with when editing.The mini-DV camcorder is fast and quick to use. Some (maybe all) DVD camcorders are like the recordable DVD recorders in your living room. The DVDs need to "boot up" take time and format. With a mini-DV, you have already captured that once-in-a-lifetime moment that the DVD camcorder missed. Mini-DV allows you to be more creative on the spot.I love to edit, and mini-DV is for you.
 
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