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Solid-State DV Camcorder

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-take-two dept.

melorama writes "The NAB convention passed 2 weeks ago, and I'm surprised nobody has pointed out the really neat Solid State Video Camcorder that was unveiled by Panasonic. It seems a bit kludgy right now (it records onto a series of PCMCIA cards), but it definitely beats the klunky Avid/Ikegami Camcutter (aka Editcam) from several years back, which records onto a self-contained harddisk. This is certainly a blow to Sony, which is working on a camera acquisition system that uses a blue-laser optical disc (read: moving parts) technology."

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  1. Uhm... I think I am missing something. by Xerithane · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I was just looking at an Olympus camera the other day, for $500. This particular camera could save to Xd or SmartMedia cards, either in still shots or video. Granted, the videos were rather short, but it's been out for quite a while.

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  2. Standalone DV Recorder? by The+Salamander · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does anyone know of a standalone DV recorder? Something with a composite/svideo input, maybe sound, a compression codec and a DV tape.

    No CCD, no LCD, just a really small recorder.

    I know the addition of the A/D is different than
    most cameras, but I want to use it with an external lipstick camera. Then I can put the recorder in a pack for mountain-bike use, or in a dry-box for kayak use.

    Do any miniDV full cameras allow an external camera??