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Great Reasons For Buying Mini Camcorders
Mini camcorders are continuing to come down in price which means that they are increasingly becoming a more affordable option for consumers who up until now have been satisfied with compact stills cameras. Camcorders will, of course, never eliminate photography, which is an art form in its own right, but there are tons of good reasons to get yourself one, especially if you can grab yourself a bargain.
The primary use of mini camcorders is for the recording of home videos. There are no better ways of being able to remember what your kids looked like and got up to when they were young than recording those precious moments on mini camcorders. The same goes for your holidays, night out with your friends, your pets, getting that new car, moving house and of course the big events like a wedding. Just think that years later you can proudly show off your tapes to those who weren’t around at the time such as new friends or maybe even those too young to remember.
Usually, when it comes to the major events in your life, such as a wedding, we would hire a professional person to film and produce it. However, buying a camcorder and doing it yourself with the aid of a tripod can actually work out much cheaper in these cash strapped times. The quality of mini camcorders used to be very average but with the advent of digital cameras, and of late HD cameras with face recognition technology, the results can be outstanding and not much worse than the professionally produced version. A further bonus is that you can film the event in the way that you want and give it an edge which the professionally produced version may not have.
With mini camcorders you can do a lot than just make movies to be recorded on DVD and only ever shown at home to your friends or family. They are good for the web too. There is a huge boom in video posting sites on the web – You Tube and Google Video are the most popular. Also, many blogs now have the facility for video upload and enable you to do a video podcast with a much better quality than your regular webcam.
Mini camcorders have many fun uses and if you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon already then you should get yourself one!
Latest Mini Camcorders Get Face Recognition Technology
The latest exciting mini camcorders innovation unveiled at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was face recognition technology. This technology has been available in compact digital cameras since 2005 and it was about time that mini camcorders caught up.
Face Recognition Technology Facts
Face recognition gives the photographer an auto correct facility for many of the common problems which occur when taking a picture of the human face. These problems are mainly brightness, contrast, color balance and focus. The exact way each camera does this varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Face recognition technology was a major invitation when introduced as “Face Priority” by Nikon in 2005 in its Coolpic range of cameras. Eventually, all the other manufacturers caught up and Panasonic, ironically now the first to include it in camcorders, were the last to include the technology in their range of compact digital cameras.
As well as Panasonic, Sony have taken the lead in introducing the technology in their range of new mini camcorders. The technology used by each manufacturer is slightly different which will give consumers a choice in which camera they prefer.
Panasonic’s new cameras for instance will correct for exposure for up to five faces and uses its own proprietary face recognition technology which includes a tracking system, exposure control, and flash activation.
Sony’s cameras will be able to detect up to eight faces, and can control exposure, white balance, and auto focus. The person in the video must be facing the camera for the technology to work and the mini camcorder will anticipate where each face will be moving as it records the video.
What Coming For 2008/2009
Panasonic and Sony are at present the only companies who are taking advantage of the new technology. Sony has come out with six models in its new range of mini camcorders (HDR-SR10, HDR-SR11, HDR-SR12, HDR-UX10, HDR-UX20, DCR-SR-220) and Panasonic has come out with two new additions (HDC-SD9 and HDC-HS9). The cameras at the bottom end of the range currently retail for around $799 but bargains can be found if you shop around.
The technology will no doubt continue to evolve and other manufacturers will surely follow suit with their own range of cameras later in 2008 and 2009. It should prove to be an exciting time ahead for the mini camcorders video enthusiast!