Many of us carry multiple devices around with us. That's because each device does something really well; a function that we need in our daily lives. A cellphone is good to make calls, a laptop for computing and a tablet for media consumption.
It’s the same deal with cameras. Traditionally, video cameras (or camcorders) were always preferred to capture video. Still cameras were meant primarily for photographs, although most were also capable of video. Then came the first area of confusion; digital camcorders acquired the ability to take still photographs. Second, still cameras started to take better quality, even HD video. But these devices were never perfect.
Camcorders usually have lower megapixel sensors, so you get only 1 or 2 Megapixel images. Worse still, some used digital interpolation to artificially create larger images. Digital still cameras also usually have many limitations when it comes to video - many can only record a few minutes of video at a time, some take choppy video at reduced frame rates and most do not allow the use of optical zoom while shooting video.
Now you can also get cheap HD video cameras that fit in your pocket. The confusion is further compounded by the arrival of digital SLRs that can take video. DSLRs are widely acknowledged to take the best still photographs as compared to other cameras. A DSLR is what you would use if you want images with the greatest clarity, the lowest noise and maximum sensitivity to light - to shoot images in low light. So what, then, do you choose?
Pocket-friendly HD camcorders
A new class of cameras rapidly emerging is pocket-sized HD camcorders. Roughly the size and weight of an average cellphone, these camcorders usually have fixed lenses (without an optical zoom, though an exception is Samsung’s HMX U20 which has a 3x optical zoom), a small color screen, a built in battery and flash storage memory or SD card slot. They either record 720p or 1080p video and can output the same to a larger display through a built in HDMI port.
The keyword here is convenience, because you can have high-quality HD video to complement your HD TV in the palm of your hand. They are also ideal when you want to upload to video sharing websites; just a quick USB connection to drag-and-drop videos to a computer. There is also very little to adjust by way of manual controls or settings. All you have to do is point and record.
Happily, they aren't too expensive either, with prices starting as low as Rs 9,000. The cheapest traditional HD camcorder still costs at least three times as much. The only downside of the pocket cameras is that most of them do not have features like image stabilization, so you do have to hold them very still to avoid getting shaky video.
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