VIDEO RECORDING IN DIGITAL CAMERA
September 27, 2010 Digital cameras have come a long ways in the past
few years. They are now more affordable and feature rich than ever. A
comprehensive list of features and advice for choosing a digital camera is
beyond the scope of this article, but this article will highlight one of the
most popular features, video capture capability.
With
a video capture feature on your camera, you can take low to medium quality
video footage using your digital camera. All cameras with video capture are not
created equal, though. Here are some things to check on before buying a camera
with video capture:
1
– Sound
Does
the camera support sound? If so, does it capture it through a built in
microphone, or does it have an input for you to plug in an external microphone?
2-
Video Quality There
are two main factors that determine video quality – resolution and frames per
second. The higher the resolution, and the higher the number of frames per
second, the higher quality the video.
3-
Video format
What
format is the video in? Ideally, it will be in a standard, easy to edit format,
such as MPEG. Some cameras use proprietary video formats, which means that you
can't edit your videos with most editors. Windows Movie Maker, which comes free
with Windows, is a great editor to use for most generic video formats.
4-
Video length Some cameras limit the
length of video clips you can take, often to 30 seconds. This can be a great
aggravation. The better cameras allow you to take as long of a video clip as
your camera's memory can hold. Of course, you can add a larger memory stick to
take a longer video clip. You can now get memory sticks up to 2 GB or larger.
5- Zoom
On most digital
cameras, you can use the zoom when taking video footage. However, you can
generally only use your optical zoom, not your digital zoom.
Posted by Subhash Prasad
