Category: digital cameras

Chances are one has video that the individual shot on miniDV tape with the Panasonic digital video camcorder or from older sources like VHS or Hi8. The video plays ok on the TV from the proper camcorder but one need to edit it and perhaps put it on CD or DVD for comfy playback or to send to family. This is one of the best digital video camcorder. Let s take a look at what s involved.

Analog versus Digital Video in Panasonic Digital Video Camcorder

To make digital video, the Panasonic digital video camcorder s circuitry tries an image designed onto a grid of sample points on each of its three Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) about 50 or 60 times per second based on which TV system (PAL or NTSC) the camcorder is configured for. Each sample point is called a pixel, which is short for picture factor. As the image is contrived onto the CCDs, the camcorder circuit reads the electrical agitates of the pixels and changes the charges into binary numbers that agree to the brightness level and colors of the picture.

This info is then refined through compaction circuitry that brings down the info content by five times in order to decrease file size. The compacted digital file is then saved on tape as digital video (DV). Digital video is saved on the Panasonic digital video camcorder s tape at 25 Mbps and is interpret from the camcorder to the computer over Firewire”! (i.Link”!, IEEE1394) as a serial file at a rate of 3.6 MBps, or slimly less than 30 Mbps.

This bit rate is well among the capacity of most 5400 RPM and higher, Ultra-DMA66 and broader hard drives. Since DV is an effective, compact data stream, costly SCSI cards and drives or RAID drives are not needed.
In the matter of fact, on computers with fast CPUs, doubled hard drives, and the right captivate software, it is frequently possible to change DV while utilizing the computer for other actions that are not disk- admittance intensive.

Since Firewire”! is able of changing files at up to 400 Mbps (50 MBps), DV hardly emphases it. Thus, it is potential to utilize a Firewire”! hard drive and camcorder on the same Firewire”! port. For laptop customers, this may be the only system configuration that makes it potential to have two hard drives (one internal and an external Firewire”! drive) which are in demand for best functioning among video transfer and editing.

Transferring digital video from the Panasonic digital video camcorder to the computer is a real-time method. So, if one has one hour of taped video, it will take an hour to change it to the computer. Unluckily, there is no way to make this shift happens quicker.

This Quick start offers basic operating commands for usage of the Canon Digital Video Camcorder. Same kind of technology is also available in Panasonic digital video camcorder.

Attaching/Removing/Charging the Battery Pack in Canon Digital Video Camcorder

Switch the POWER to OFF. Move the view finder up. Attach the battery to the camcorder by lining up the end of the battery pack with the line on the camcorder. Switch gently and slide the battery in the instruction of the arrow till it clicks. Link the power cord to the adapter. Plug in the power cord into a power electric outlet. Link the power adapter to the camcorder s DC IN terminal. Once the battery is completely charged, the charge indicator on the video camera will
glow steadily. Estimated charging time is 110 minutes. To take out the battery pack from the video camera, press out the BATT button, situated next to the view finder and above the battery pack.

Loading/Unloading a DV Cassette

Slide and keep the OPEN/EJECT button and open the cassette storage space cover. The cassette compartment will open mechanically. Load/unload the cassette with the window fronting the grip belt and the REC/SAVE tab fronting up. Unload the cassette by lightly slipping it straight out. Push the PUSH cross on the cassette storage space till it clicks. The cassette compartment will draw back mechanically. Close the cassette compartment covering.

Recording a Video Clip

Move out the lens cap. Set the canon digital video camcorder to CAMERA mode. Open the LCD panel. To use the view finder, hold the LCD panel closed down or revolve it so that the screen faces in the same side as the lens. Revolve the screen and close down the LCD properly when completed to remove abrasions on screen. Push the START/STOP button to start recording. Push the START/STOP button once again to break recording. Start again recording by pushing the START/STOP button once again. When completed recording, turn the POWER switch to OFF. Close the LCD panel. Substitute the lens cap. Drop off the cassette.

Connecting to a MAC

Link the video camera to the computer utilizing the added fire wire cable. Turn the video camera and the computer switch ON. It is suggested that one power the video camera from a power source while it is linked to the computer in case the battery becomes empty. Click on the iMovie icon on the desktop to open up iMovie. Select New Project and allot a name. In the iMovie window, press on the video camera icon. Choose to start importing. Choose again to stop importation.