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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.