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How camcorders work

In most of the world, camcorders, or video camera-recorders, have been a familiar sight for nearly 20 years. People take them everywhere: to school plays, sports events, family reunions...

Wikipedia: Camcorder

A camcorder is a portable electronic device for recording video images and audio onto an internal storage device. The camcorder contains both a video camera and (traditionally) a videocassette recorder in one unit, hence its portmanteau name. This compares to previous technology where they would be separate - the camera would be held up to the eye and balanced on the shoulder while the recorder unit would be slung at the waist by a strap....

Zoom lens explained

A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements with the ability to vary its focal length (and thus angle of view), as opposed to a prime lens which has a fixed focal length. They are commonly used with still, video, motion picture cameras, projectors, some binoculars, microscopes, telescopes, and other optical instruments...
 

Canon GL2 MiniDV Digital Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

Canon GL2 MiniDV Digital Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom
  • 20x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 100x) and image stabilizer
  • 2.5-inch LCD with 270-degree rotation
  • Save to MiniDV tape or MMC/SD card (8 MB SD card included)
  • Record for up to 65 minutes on one battery charge

Sony DCR-DVD105 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

>Sony DCR-DVD105 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
  • 1/6-inch CCD imager
  • Compatible with DVD-R/-RW/+RW formats
  • 20x optical zoom with digital image stabilization
  • 2.5-inch high-resolution touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles
  • Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

Sony DCR-HC26 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-HC26 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
  • 1/6-inch CCD imager
  • MiniDV recording format offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution
  • 20x optical zoom with Super SteadyShot picture-stabilization system
  • 2.5-inch high-resolution touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles
  • Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

Canon XH A1 1.67MP 3CCD High-Definition Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

Canon XH A1 1.67MP 3CCD High-Definition Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
  • Captures true 1080 resolution, widescreen (16:9) HD video
  • 2.8-inch widescreen LCD monitor; .57-inch viewfinder
  • 20x HD zoom lens; Super-range optical image stabilization
  • Three 1/3-inch 16:9 CCDs (1.67 megapixels)
    DIGIC DV II HD image processor

Sony HVR-V1U 3-CMOS 1080i Professional HDV Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

Sony HVR-V1U 3-CMOS 1080i Professional HDV Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
  • 1080/24P scanning with 2:3 pull-down recording
  • 3 ClearVid CMOS sensor system; 4:2:2 color used by Sony Enhanced Image Processor
  • 20x Carl Zeiss Vario-Zonnar T lens with extra-low dispersion glass; 1.5x digital extender
  • 3.5-inch widescreen Clear Photo plus LCD display
  • Dual XLR audio inputs with variable control; supplied shotgun microphone

Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom
  • 1/6-inch CCD imager with 290K effective pixels
  • Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes
  • 20x optical zoom with SteadyShot picture-stabilization system
  • 2.5-inch SwivelScreen LCD
    NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
  • Carl Zeiss Vario- Tessar lens; 20x optical/800x digital zoom
  • 1/6-inch Advanced HAD CCD imager
    2.5-inch touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD monitor
  • Super SteadyShot image stabilization and NightShot Plus technology
  • Easy Handycam button for ease of use

Sony CCD-TRV138 Hi8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

Sony CCD-TRV138 Hi8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom
  • Sony's CCD-TRV138 Handycam camcorder offers outstanding Hi8 video and Hi-Fi sound recording at an affordable price
  • 1/6-inch CCD imager with 200K effective pixels
  • 2.5-inches SwivelScreen LCD display
  • 20x optical zoom lens with 990x digital zoom
  • NightShot Plus infrared system

 

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