What type of video camera do I need to upload video clips to my computer?
Do I need a digital camcorder or a digital camera with video? I know digital camers use memory cards, is it the same for digital camcorders? Does it matter? Seems like everyone, except me, can upload video clips.
If you don’t need real high quality clips, you can use most newer digital still cameras to get video clips and it is real easy to load them on the computer from the memory card or through the USB cord. They will also already be in a file format that the computer should automatically recognize.
For higher quality video or longer videos you can also use a video camera that uses mini-dvd’s. Then you can take the disk out of the camera and play it on your dvd player or in the dvd drive in your computer without any wires to hook up.
Bob K
www.CameraRepairs.com
January 21st, 2010 at 1:19 am
You’ll need a few basics to upload videos to the web:
1. A video camera
2. A way to get the video off your camera and on to your computer
3. Editing and/or conversion software
For #1: I would suggest getting a DV camera that records to tape or to memory card. The tape will get you more recording time and are less expensive. The memory card versions will record a limited amount per card. If you don’t have multiple cards, you’ll need to download the information first before recording more.
For #2: DV commonly connects to computer through iLink, which is essentially Firewire. Your computer may have firewire. It’ll either be a small port (on a laptop) that looks like the small end of a USB2, except more square or a port that looks like a USB port, except a bit bigger. Some can connect through USB, but not many cameras do. If you have the video on a card, you can directly copy the video to your hard drive, just like you do with digital pictures.
For #3: There are a ton of video converters out there. I would google "Video Converter software" and pick the best one that has that outputs that you’re looking for (mp4, wmv, avi, etc.)
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January 21st, 2010 at 1:36 am
If you don’t need real high quality clips, you can use most newer digital still cameras to get video clips and it is real easy to load them on the computer from the memory card or through the USB cord. They will also already be in a file format that the computer should automatically recognize.
For higher quality video or longer videos you can also use a video camera that uses mini-dvd’s. Then you can take the disk out of the camera and play it on your dvd player or in the dvd drive in your computer without any wires to hook up.
Bob K
http://www.CameraRepairs.com
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