Archive for the ‘Hard Disk Camcorders’ Category

Have just bought a JVC hard disc camcorder and have been told that the drives are very fragile. They are apprently rated to survive a “3g” fall and the PC tech I was talking to said that dropping one was all but guaranteed to shatter the drive. Are they really this fragile?
Thanks,
Hal Littlewood

Initially I was going to buy a HDD camcorder but realised that most of them take digital stills with less mega pixels, and the ones that record onto flash take better quality digital stills. Overall, they both equally take good footage. Obviously if I buy a flash camcorder, I will have to buy a an SD card with it.
Does that mean Flash camcorders are better than Hard Disk Drive camcorders?

I have a new JVC gz-mg130u Hard Disk camcorder. I used to have a MiniDV camera that could be connected to the computer and used as a webcam too. I can’t seem to find this feature in the menu once the camera is connected, or rule it out either. Does anyone have this camera and know if it can double as a webcam?
Thanks!

I am looking for a hand held camcorder hard disk around about $200 and $300 plus the best place to purchase it.