[ale] OT: camcorder/camera combos

[kilpatms at mindspring.com (Sean Kilpatrick)]

On Tuesday 10 December 2002 04:00 pm, John Wells wrote:
> I've a baby on the way and with Christmas almost here, I think it's
> finally time to invest in a camcorder.  I'd like to get something linux
> friendly in that it'd be nice to be able to transfer video over.  In
> addition, I'd like to be able to use it as a digital camera.


REmember you will not get any resolution (as a digital camera) better
than640X480 without spending BIG BUCKS. Many of the consumer digital
video cameras have resolutions of 320X240.

Also, you will _need_ a firewire port or a USB 2.0 port if you want
to transfer digital video to your hard drive. At file sizes of about
6mgb (minimum) a minute USB 1.0 is just too slow.

Sean


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