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Pure Digital F630 Camcorder

$142.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
you turn it on; you take great video images (with sound)of an hour's length; you insert into your isb port and there is the product on your computer.
from www.amazon.com
it's an extremely simple process to transfer the footage to your computer so i no longer have to worry about footage sitting on my camcorder for months at a time.
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i bought it because (a) i don't like carrying large, clunky devices such as traditional camcorders, and (b) i wanted something that would transfer videos very fast to my computer (my other camcorder
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i wanted to get a camcorder to share videos with family without having to spend a lot of money and one i could hook up to the computer and upload without a lot of hassle.
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however, i couldn't be happier to have the ability to capture video and transfer it to my laptop to share with family and friends for so little $$!!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lightweight, Great Video Quality, Recording Format: Flash Media

2 RECOMMENDED by 81 people for COMPUTER

Pure Digital MinoHD F460 Camcorder

$210.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i recently taped the david banner concert here and the hd quality was amazing when i downloaded it to my computer, couldn't ask for a better product!
from www.amazon.com
if you plan on using this longer than 60 minutes and won't be by a computer to recharge it, i'd recommend a camcorder that has a memory card slot and external batteries.
from www.amazon.com
what really sets it apart and makes it the only camcorder i use, is it's small size and ease of downloading videos onto the computer for saving or emailing.
from www.amazon.com
the flip minohd is the successor to the flip mino, a standard-definition digital camcorder that recorded to it's own internal memory and had a no-frills interface, making it easy for novice computer
from www.amazon.com
i've only watched it on my computer and uploaded to you tube and facebook, but it looks great.

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Positives: Easy To Use, , Great Display, Recording Format: Flash Media

3 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for COMPUTER

Canon HG20 Camcorder

$755.00 Est. at Amazon

from ksburner, www.newegg.com
had i of known this before i bought the camcorder i probably wouldn't have bought it since i had to turn to an older and slower backup computer to be able to backup these video files and then
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to be honest i wanted another sony but my mac computer has some issues with sony so i went with canon and while i like it, it's a chore to learn a whole new system as i opted to go with a hard drive
from www.amazon.com
worth mentioning that if you have a mac rather than pc, you'll need leopard and imovie 08 to use this camcorder with your computer.
from www.amazon.com
after using tape for 2 years, i am thrilled how easy it is to transfer videos from the camera's hard drive to my computer, just drag and drop.
from scandiaman, www.newegg.com
bundled pixela image mixer 3 software would not run properly (windows vista home premium 32-bit), so unable to to transfer video (mts file type) to computer using it.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Video Quality, Excellent Display, Recording Format: DVD,HDD,Blu-ray

4 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for COMPUTER

Kodak Zi6 Camcorder

$162.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the flip only records 1 hour, then you must download to a computer or delete it but the kodak can record forever.
from www.bestbuy.com
"i used it for a month and i took it back reason 1 - the software ruined my computer and i am not very happy about that.
from www.bestbuy.com
videos on my laptop are somewhat choppy, and there are some framerate issues.
from lt.dell.com
additional thoughtsshowed some baby videos on a laptop at my sister-in law's baby shower and everyone was impressed at the video quality and wanted to know where to get one.
from www.amazon.com
it is much more convenient to play on the tv directly (worked great with the supplied component video and audio cables) or on the computer.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Value, Good Display, Recording Format: Flash Media

5 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for COMPUTER

RCA EZ210 Camcorder

$118.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
we did have trouble trying to use it with an old windows 2000 computer.
from www.amazon.com
my primary complaint about the flip is that it has internal memory only, so if you want more recording time you have to upgrade your flip to the newest model or download the video to your computer
from www.amazon.com
has a neat pop up usb connector so it plugs right into your computer (no cable to carry.) lens cap is rubber (good).
from www.amazon.com
my kids and i have played with it a lot and i enjoy the ease of use, the portability, easy batteries (2aa batteries), and the easy downloading into the computer.
from www.amazon.com
it's simple transferring the files to a computer with it's built-in usb connector.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Value, Good Video Quality, Recording Format: Flash Media

Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 Flash Media Camcorder

$1,400.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the software is on the down side: with a dual core hp laptop 1 gb ram and vista it took me about 2 hr to create a sd dvd from a hd movie of about 40 minutes...
from www.amazon.com
the pmb software that comes along with the camcorder is good enough to transfer and view the hd videos in your laptop.
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2) it would take much less time to copy data from a flash card to the computer, instead of importing real-time.
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charging base hooks up to power and computer so can't charge the battery seperately unless you buy the extra charging plugin module.
from www.amazon.com
you'll burn through a 4gb card very quickly; moreover, if you decide to download that video to your computer in hd-quality, you'll use up even more space as you decompress the data card memory.

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Positives: Excellent Display, , Easy To Use, Recording Format: Flash Media

Canon iVIS HG21 Camcorder

$888.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you want to transfer files onto the computer in a usable format it gets more frustrating as it scales down the resolution, and not all file formats are available.
from www.amazon.com
the best part is the quick and easy transferring of video clips to my computer.
from www.amazon.com
i have an intel mac and imovie 08 so i read other reviews of similar cameras and figured out how to move the shots from the camera to the computer.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, , Recording Format: DVD,HDD,Blu-ray

JVC Flash Media GZ-MS100 Camcorder

$291.00 Est. at Amazon

from Scott from M, www.circuitcity.com
only possible drawback: you will need to rename the '.mod' video files that it creates to '.mpg' if you want to be able to view them on your computer without installing any new software, but this is
from mt from lexingt, www.circuitcity.com
just take out the sd card and pop it in your pc or laptop.
from iSarah from Moscow, PA, www.circuitcity.com
easily uploads to the computer and is very easy to use andportable.
from www.amazon.com
i have minidv camcorder as well, but i never got around to uploading video from camcorder to computer and then converting avis to mpeg to dvd.
from www.amazon.com
i have found that i can save the mod file to my computer by pulling the sdhc card out of the camera and inserting it into my media card reader, then dragging the file onto a folder on my hard drive.

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Positives: Good Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Value, Recording Format: Flash Media

Canon iVIS HF11 Camcorder

$883.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is a minor issue simply because i plan on doing 95% of my video transfer at my main computer at home, but if you need to travel and transfer video do no forget your ac adapter.
from www.amazon.com
the software easily allows you to copy your recordings to the computer.
from www.amazon.com
be sure you have a late model very capable computer if you wish to edit the files.
from www.amazon.com
the really important part is that while i have a nice amount of ram (4gb) my computer is nothing special at all.
from www.amazon.com
some background: i have shot footage in 24p & 30p modes, have tried both av & component connections to the tv (42" samsung lcd, 1080i), and have burned dvds using a loaded imac duo core computer with

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Positives: Nice Value, Easy To Use, , Recording Format: Flash Media

Panasonic AG-HMC150 Camcorder

$3,300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the formatting must be done in the camera if anyone is wondering, and if you do format the sd card in your computer you will get an error message once you pop in.
from www.amazon.com
my only concern is that the format of the prores files requires you to have a lot more disk storage for editing, and a more powerful processor than in a computer made 3 years ago.

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Positives: Excellent Value, , Lightweight, Recording Format: AVC

Panasonic SDR-H60 Camcorder Delivered

$398.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i havent had trouble putting them on my computer so it will probly just take some fiddling around to get it to work.
from www.amazon.com
the quality is great but mostly what i wanted it for was to be able to import it onto the computer, edit it and burn it onto a dvd.
from www.amazon.com
just plug the camera into your computer via the usb cable and copy those files over then rename them to .mpg and you can play and edit them in any software that supports .mpg (just about everything).
from www.amazon.com
i guess i should have searched the depths of the internet to know that these camcorders are not compatible with mac computers.
from www.amazon.com
it looks fine on the lcd monitor, but when we tried to view it on our tv and on our computer, it was terrible!

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Positives: Recording Format: Flash Media,HDD, LCD Panel Size: 2.7 in., Without MPEG Movie Mode, Output Interfaces: USB,Composite (Video),Audio (RCA),USB 2.0

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