The Central Part Of A DV Camcorder Is The CCD, OrCharge Coupled Device. This Sensor Creates A Videopicture By Recording The Light Intensity To Recognizean Image Or Shape, Along With The Color Levels Toreproduce A Full Color Picture. There Are Several Tape Based DV Camcorders That Haveboth Color Eyepiece Viewfinders And A Flip Out TFTLCD Screen To View The Action As Well As The Previousrecorded Footage. Most Tape-less Models However, Only Offer The TFT Screen To Preview Your Capturedvideo And To View While You Make A Recording.When You Need To Get Closer To The Action, A Zoomlens Can Be A Great Feature. Don't Get Swayed Bythe Digital Zoom Figure However; As No Matter Howlarge It May Be, You Should Always Base Your Finaldecision On The Optical Zoom.The Optical Zoom Will Give You A True Indication Ofthe Video Image, Where Digital Zooms Interpolate Theavailable Pixels To Zoom In On An Image. Opticalzooms Will Normally Range Around The 10X Mark, Withdigital Zooms Ranging From 100X And Above.The Auto Focusing Systems Are Great As Well, Althoughmanual Focus Options Can Be Ideal For Low Light Orwhen Focusing On A Subject Against A Landscape. Beingavailable On Most Video Cameras, The Manual Focuscontrol Can Be Found As Either A Ring On The Lens Or As A Dual Button System On The Body.Most Video Cameras These Days Will Provide A Tiltingfeature In The Camera Itself, Although This Featureshould Be Avoided Unless You Don't Intend To Editthe Video On A Computer. The Title Effects On Many Cameras Are Quite Limited And Cannot Be Removed Afterwards.Almost All New High Definition Video Cameras Willuse A Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, Even Though A Spare Battery Might Be Useful As The Batteries Areunique To Each Camcorder Maker And Normally Eachmodel.Most Of The Latest Cameras Allow You To Capture Digital Still Images Onto A Removable Flash Memorycard. The Most Popular Media Is SD Or MMC, ButSony And Samsung Cameras Often Capture To A Memorystick. If Your Video Camera Doesn't Offer Still Imagecapabilities, You Can Always Perform A Capture Ofthe Screen In Your Editing Program. Always Rememberthat The Image Resolution When Capturing A Stillthis Way Will Always Be 640X480, Which Is Actuallyless Than 1 MB, Or Mega Byte.(word Count 402)PPPPP
