| The first camcorder was invented by Jerome | | | | establishjust what color that light is. |
| Lemelson in | | | | Another part of the camcorder, that plays an |
| 1980. And since that time the first bulky analog | | | | important role is the viewfinder. |
| video camcorders have evolvedinto the modern | | | | Originally view finders where black and white, as |
| digital camcorder, so small they can fit in the palm | | | | time progressed viewfindershave evolved into |
| ofyour hand, and so clear they rival even | | | | color LCD screens. This is a necessary part of the |
| professional broadcast video cameras. | | | | camcorder,it lets you see what you are filming. |
| Consumers have been using camcorderssince | | | | Newer models of viewfinders even letyou add |
| early 1980s. Since then they have gotten better | | | | effects to your video via an LCD touch screen |
| and cheaper, with pricesstarting at only a few | | | | while you are filming. |
| hundred dollars, making DV camcorders | | | | Newer DV camcorders can not only shoot high |
| affordablefor anyone. Shooting home videos is | | | | definition video (up to 720 lines)but models such |
| fun, everyone loves filming their familiesduring | | | | as the Sonyhdr-fx1 hdv camcorder, Canonxl2 and |
| special events. From your kids birthday, your | | | | the Canonzr200 mini dv camcorder even offer |
| son's soccer game, tothe family trip to Mexico, | | | | digitalstill image capabilities. You can snap crystal |
| but how exactly do video cameras work? | | | | clear images with resolutionsup to 1024 x 768, |
| Digital video cameras convert analog video into a | | | | perfect for family photos. Need to email your |
| digital format. Digitalvideo camcorders take the | | | | videos to friendsand family across the globe, no |
| analoginformation in the video camera and then | | | | problem. With the MPEG feature you can |
| translate it into bytes ofdata. Digital videois | | | | evenemail short video clips to any one with an |
| converted from moving images to a stream of | | | | email address! Grandparents in Europecan see |
| zeroes and ones. The digitalvideo camcorder | | | | your daughters birthday 4 minutes after you |
| records the bytes of digital information onto one | | | | have filmed it in the U.S.A! |
| of threeitems, a hard disk, a dv tape,or a DVD. | | | | Even though currentdigitalvideo camcorders come |
| From there you have the ability to transfer the | | | | in a range of sizes and shapes, the |
| video to your computer. | | | | techniquesused to convert moving pictures hasn't |
| You can then edit the video, email it to friends | | | | evolved much. Butthe styles of digital camcorders |
| and family or even add thevideo to a website. | | | | have evolved. You can find digital video |
| The digitalvideo process begins at the lens in the | | | | camcorderscome in all types, from |
| camcorder. The lens stores andthen focuses light | | | | dvdcamcorders to minidv camcorders. As |
| from the video that you are capturing onto the | | | | technology changes video is not restrained to |
| imagesensor located behind it. Because the | | | | digitalvideo cameras. cell phones now have the |
| Charge- Coupled Devices (CCDs) used | | | | capability to shoot video andemail the clips |
| bycamcorders are capable only of measuring the | | | | instantly anywhere in the world. It's hard to |
| amplitude of the light hittingthe photodiodes on | | | | predict howfar video technology can go, the sky |
| their surfaces, a system of filters is required to | | | | seems to be the limit. |