Many older-model camcorders use MiniDV tapes as their medium for recording video and audio. MiniDV, or Mini Digital Video, is an analog format that, like all analog formats, is susceptible to ...

LifeFlix makes it easy to import Mini-DV tapes from your camcorder to QuickTime movies for digital archiving, or quickly create MP4 movies to share online. If you shot home videos between 1995 and ...

From what I've read, it seems miniDV camcorders read through the ccds and then use DV compression (5:1 is it?) to put it on the miniDV tape. Is it possible to bypass the compression on a camcorder and ...

I am currently authoring DVD's with footage from my miniDV camcorder. I want to store the raw footage for future projects. I can store the tapes, but tapes have a limited life and I would like to at ...

The good news is it’s easy to convert those recordings into digital files you can save, share, and enjoy again.

Although camcorder sales have held relatively steady over the past three years at over 5 million units, a sea change is occurring under seemingly placid waters. The format mix is undergoing a huge ...

In a digital world, is there any reason to consider an analog camcorder? Not unless you're an artist seeking a fuzzy, old-fashioned look in your videos, a veteran shooter with piles of analog tapes of ...

If you've been dabbling with video, perhaps using a Flip camcorder or shooting video with your smartphone, and want to move to a camcorder with more features and capabilities, there's plenty from ...

The Good: Three-CCD design; 16:9 wide screen mode; incorporates 2.3 megapixel still camera with flash and hot shoe; both Firewire and newer USB 2.0 connectivity; embedded protective lens iris ...