| Say goodbye to cartridge camcorder recorders and | | | | save/transfer film clips at your leisure with versatility |
| welcome with open arms hard drive camcorders in | | | | and convenience. Consumer digital recording evolved |
| their true digital form. A lot of tape recorders went | | | | to another level. Depending on which recording mode |
| "digital" from VHS camcorders to MiniDV camcorders | | | | you choose (EP, LP, SP, XP) some cameras will allow |
| in the early part of this century with video quality | | | | you up to 60 hours recording. We can expect this |
| being greatly improved. However, using cartridge | | | | number to go up as technology progresses even |
| tapes did not characterized these machines as | | | | further. |
| "digital" as we were still in the realm of using cartridge | | | | Hard drive storage space helps give the user peace |
| tapes. | | | | of mind that they can just record all the footage |
| Camcorder technology then evolved to where you | | | | they want without having to worry that they will run |
| would be able to use optical discs for recording, | | | | out of tape. And if somehow all 60 hours of footage |
| which was great, but editing them was a chore. It | | | | were taken up, you could easily browse through the |
| was hard to change or edit footage that was burned | | | | camera and delete certain clips that you didn't like to |
| on an optical disk. Think about it in terms of a | | | | and free up space. Additionally, if you wanted to free |
| computer. If you edited a document and burned it on | | | | up more space, you could connect the camcorder to |
| a CD-Rom each time you wanted to save it, it would | | | | your computer and transfer all of your recorded |
| be entirely too much of a hassle. However, if you | | | | footage over to your computer. You will not need to |
| wanted to edit the document and update it on your | | | | buy tapes for your camcorder ever again. |
| hard drive it would be done in an instant. Optical | | | | If you love to record footage for your memories |
| camcorder technology was great, but it was still | | | | such as special events or occasions, you must |
| lackluster in certain areas. | | | | upgrade to a hard drive camcorder. It provides the |
| Several years later, the hard drive camcorder was | | | | most convenience, cost-efficient, and high versatility |
| finally released. Digital camcorders were now it its | | | | to keep your memories lasting for many years and |
| true "digital" state. You could now record/edit/delete | | | | generations to come. |