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  • Sosa
    In Tushy Land
    • Oct 2002
    • 40149
    #1

    MiniDV or DVD camcorder?

    My wife is looking around to purchase a camcorder for little things. Not shooting porn movies or anything like that lol.

    Should we look at a MiniDV or DVD model? The midrange sony models decent?

    How long can I record to a DVD compared to MiniDV?
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    • WebairGerard
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2005
      • 8113
      #2
      personally I like the DVD models or the Hard Drive drive cams.

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        • NaughtyRob
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          • Nov 2004
          • 29602
          #3
          From what I heard DVD is only 30 minutes. So you may be better of with MiniDV cause they are one hour.
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            • Sosa
              In Tushy Land
              • Oct 2002
              • 40149
              #4
              And say we want to show these miniDV recordings on a tv. Should I be able to use RCA cables for that or do I need a specific miniDV player that connects to the tv etc?

              Any certain models that you know of that you can plug a small microphone into?

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                • MikeB
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 2012
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Sosa
                  And say we want to show these miniDV recordings on a tv. Should I be able to use RCA cables for that or do I need a specific miniDV player that connects to the tv etc?

                  Any certain models that you know of that you can plug a small microphone into?
                  Most mid-range and up Sony models have an external mic plug. Search for one that has either RCA out or a cable adapter that will allow you to do this.

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                    • tony299
                      lurker
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 57021
                      #6
                      30 minutes is a long time for a home movie, I think the dvd's will be watched more then having to connect the cam everytime you want to watch it.

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                        • Star 69
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 8602
                          #7
                          Mini DV for sure! DVD camcorders suck
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                            • notabook
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                              • Apr 2006
                              • 9748
                              #8
                              Mini DV, way easier to edit.

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                                • Tiffany Preston
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                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 1555
                                  #9
                                  Mini DV better i use to buy dvd camera and not good they day you have 30 minute per dvd but they remove 9 minutes for the memory and you have only 21 minutes to record ! Mini DV Better choice honey !
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                                    • Chris
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 27880
                                      #10
                                      i used to think for small personal shit that minidvd as it was the "new" thing but minidvds take forever to rip onto the computer
                                      only 30 minutes

                                      then i bought a hard disk camera
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                                      only thing is - permanent storage became an issue and now i have 2 500gb externals filled and working on a 3rd

                                      the files are insanely large ut compress nicely
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                                        • Tat2Jr
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Feb 2001
                                          • 4882
                                          #11
                                          Mini-DV. If it's important enough to record, do it right. VERY easy to hook a DVcamera up to a TV, and then you've got the footage done correctly if you ever want to edit some home movies together. DVD is MPEG2 which is a pain to edit with, and which will be MUCH higher compressed as it's recorded.

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                                            • Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                              North Coast Pimp
                                              • Dec 2005
                                              • 9395
                                              #12
                                              A Sony miniDv is what you want... I have owned one for a couple years, it has held up great and does the job better then needed. It doubles as a webcam, you can use sd cards with some, they have firewire support, you can plug them in the tv, they have remotes... The list goes on!

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                                                • Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                                  North Coast Pimp
                                                  • Dec 2005
                                                  • 9395
                                                  #13
                                                  Buy the way, jvc, panasonic and most other brands suck... SOny is the way to go, I have not tried a Canon or Nik...

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                                                    • Steve Awesome
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                      • 1575
                                                      #14
                                                      MiniDV. I've got a Panasonic although the controls are a little odd (Sonys are almost always user friendly) but I got a deal on it. Too much compression on harddrive camcorders unfortunately (but they sure are small).

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                                                        • TCAP
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Dec 2006
                                                          • 222
                                                          #15
                                                          I recently got a Sony hard disk camcorder and love it. Yes the files are compressed but for outputting to web video only it doesn't make a difference as it'll all get compressed anyway.

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                                                            • Jace
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                                                              • Jan 2004
                                                              • 35562
                                                              #16
                                                              neither, get the hard disk camcorder....can't believe they haven't been doing that since the beginning

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                                                                • Sosa
                                                                  In Tushy Land
                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                  • 40149
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Jace
                                                                  neither, get the hard disk camcorder....can't believe they haven't been doing that since the beginning
                                                                  we will just be recording a computer most of the time with this. Sitting there recording actions on a computer screen. You still think this is the best option and resonably priced? Have a link to a model that you like?

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                                                                    • Cash
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                                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                                      • 20825
                                                                      #18
                                                                      I prefer DVD over miniDV, I even have a Sony DCR-DVD405 and it's working great ! A mini-DVD can last approx. (in HQ mode, which is recommended), around 20 min., but if you buy 3-4 -RW or +RW , you re-record your mini-DVDs, so no need for others ... And those you can record in one big standard DVD. If you wanna get it from a reputable store, here you have one:
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                                                                        • Jace
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                                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                                          • 35562
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Sosa
                                                                          we will just be recording a computer most of the time with this. Sitting there recording actions on a computer screen. You still think this is the best option and resonably priced? Have a link to a model that you like?
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                                                                            • rowan
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Mar 2002
                                                                              • 17393
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Both DVD and hard drive camcorders compress the stream a lot more aggressively in order to cram it into a relatively limited space. MiniDV will have higher overall quality, particularly when the camera or objects are moving fast.

                                                                              A quick web search suggests that an 8cm DVD can store 1.4Gb, which for 30 mins recording time means a raw stream speed of about 6Mbit/sec. MiniDV uses the DV codec, which outputs data at about 25Mbit/sec.

                                                                              A hard drive camcorder that supports DV would be near perfect - the least amount of compression but more than 80 mins recording time (assuming the HD is bigger than 17Gb)

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