On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:26:22 GMT, szekeresREMOVE@adelphia

On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:26:22 GMT, szekeresREMOVE@adelphia.net (gregs) wrote:

>In article <9135350e.0212221800.47aeb0e4@posting.google.com>,

spamcatcher@balorn.net (Karsten Sethre) wrote:

>>jscher01@tufts.edu (Joe) wrote in message

>> news:<3c91d6a8.0212181111.4501a4fa@posting.google.com>...

>OkI see a couple camcorders listed that have video in. I'm in the market for

>a miniDV I guess. Its a bit complex fishing for specs. I also don't want to

>buy a camcorderr that doesn't have external mic stereo input. So I

>need a reasonably priced one that has the features, and I also would prefer USB II interface

>since I allready have that.

>Maybe someone can fish for some models I can look at without spending enormous

>amounts of time.

>I guess I might prefer Sony, but not sure.

>There are not many good adaptors to convert VHS tapes to digital. A camcorder

>would double up and probably have the best results for me.

>greg

Almost all DV camcorders have analogue input enabled in US;

all use FireWire for video transfer (except the low-quality

memory-stick video...); almost all have a mic input; some

have analogue "pass-through", so you do not need to record

VHS to DV first (on the way to the computer). If you avoid

the lowest-end camcorders, most have the features you ask

for (except WA - but there are good WA converters available

to solve this...). If you care about image and sound

quality, this is where your search should be concentrated;

the camcorder models do vary noticeably in these (I often

recommend the Sony TRV740 D8 and the TRV25/27/18 Mini-DV

as offering the "best for money" in 1-CCD models...). You

may find these sites useful or interesting for this search:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/WA-converters.htm

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