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I been in the market for an affordable high-def. camcorder, but it seems the
biggest obstacle is lack of adequate recording medium for the increased storage
requirements.
Why not design a camcorder that uses a hard drive to record data? That would
eliminate the constraints of tape or DVD media on recording time (assuming you
use a 250GB drive). Plus, you could download the video onto your PC and decide
what codec you want to use for output (MPEG-2 for TV or DVD, MPEG-4 for PC
viewing).
The only snag is this idea is battery life....spinning a 7200rpm drive uses a
lot of power but I'm sure most amateur enthusiasts would tolerate a large
battery pack for the privilege of 10-12 hrs. of uninterrupted 720p HD recording
with their camcorders
I been in the market for an affordable high-def. camcorder, but it seems the
biggest obstacle is lack of adequate recording medium for the increased storage
requirements.
Why not design a camcorder that uses a hard drive to record data? That would
eliminate the constraints of tape or DVD media on recording time (assuming you
use a 250GB drive). Plus, you could download the video onto your PC and decide
what codec you want to use for output (MPEG-2 for TV or DVD, MPEG-4 for PC
viewing).
The only snag is this idea is battery life....spinning a 7200rpm drive uses a
lot of power but I'm sure most amateur enthusiasts would tolerate a large
battery pack for the privilege of 10-12 hrs. of uninterrupted 720p HD recording
with their camcorders
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