what you need to know before buying a pocket camcorder
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The Advantages And
Disadvantages Of Pocket
Camcorders
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Pocket camcorders have become popular in the last five years or so as
many people are finding the hobby of sharing videos on YouTube and
social networking sites like Facebook very rewarding. Most of the
pocket camcorders available today look like a small deck of cards, are
equipped with 2-3 inch displays that are usually not articulated, and are
typically held in a vertical manner. They are sold at various price points,
and each model has a feature set that influences their overall value.
Average prices for these camcorders fall under a hundred to two-
hundred bucks. These camcorders are not ideal for advanced users
because they are usually not equipped with image stabilization and you
can’t adjust exposure and focus variables most of the time. Nonetheless,
since they are cheaper compared to full-featured camcorders, they are an
excellent choice for those who wish to record web-friendly videos but
also do not want to worry too much about bells and whistles or a hefty
price tag.
Majority of full-featured video recording
devices available in the market today come
with optical zooming capability while pocket
video recorders come with digital zooming.
You can also find models which are capable of
digital and optical zooming. Some people are
confused about optical and digital zoom, so to elucidate, the former is
often considered as the “true zoom” because it makes use of internal
glass elements of the lens to bring the image closer so it can be recorded
by the camera’s sensor at full resolution. Digital zoom on the other hand
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merely expands a part of the image. Since the number of pixels is
reduced as the image is enlarged, the quality of the image also suffers.
These extremely portable camcorders usually save video to a removable
memory card. There are also those that come with built-in hard drives.
Most if not all of the newer pocket camcorders can be connected to your
desktop or notebook via USB. The main advantage of camcorders with
removable media though is that you can view the contents of the
memory card on TVs and digital photo frames that have built-in readers.
The models used as examples in the previous paragraphs are a few of the
best pocket camcorder you can find these days. In order to home in on
the best pocket camcorder for you, a little research may be necessary.
This would entail browsing through multiple pocket camcorder reviews
online. Read more on consumer-submitted pocket camcorder reviews
since they are usually unbiased. More importantly, don’t forget to test
the camcorder before buying it so you can check for its quality and
intuitiveness.
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