LifeFlix makes it easy to import Mini-DV tapes from your camcorder to QuickTime movies for digital archiving, or quickly create MP4 movies to share online. If you shot home videos between 1995 and ...

Many older-model camcorders use MiniDV tapes as their medium for recording video and audio. MiniDV, or Mini Digital Video, is an analog format that, like all analog formats, is susceptible to ...

I have always wanted one to film special occasions or when friends are over. I was looking for a camcorder with firewire support so that I could burn the movies to cd and watch them on my DVD player ...

From what I've read, it seems miniDV camcorders read through the ccds and then use DV compression (5:1 is it?) to put it on the miniDV tape. Is it possible to bypass the compression on a camcorder and ...

The picture and audio quality of the Sharp VL-Z7U is comparable to other DV cameras that I’ve seen and used. Great audio and video aside, if your camera is a bear to hold and operate, then it’s not ...

Sure, there were all those cool HDD camcorders shown at CES this year, but sometimes you have to get back to basics. Like JVCs line of five MiniDV camcorders, all of them are a bit easier to use, with ...

eCost has a refurbished JVC GR-DA30 on sale for $119.99 plus shipping. It's an entry-level model, but with some impressive features. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of ...

I’m standing by the Everio as JVC’s “next big thing” but these MiniDV camcorders still have a lot to offer. First, there’s the GR-D395 with 32x optical zoom, “live slow” feature which takes slow ...

You already know that having a digital-video (DV) camcorder lets you use your Mac to edit high-quality video. But there’s more: DV camcorders not only provide excellent image quality and superfast ...

High-def camcorders might be gaining in popularity, but you still have plenty of choices if you're not quite ready to make the jump. Canon just announced three new budget-priced, standard-definition ...