Digital Camcorders

Remember when home movies were made on bulky VHS-tape camcorders? Those days are long gone, with video cameras recording digitally. An example is the Mini-DV tape format. But the final step in ease of storage, transfer, and editing is the digital camcorder that records directly to PC data format. Perfect for filming your holiday, sports, art projects, baby’s first steps, or bedroom Olympics!

• The made in China digital video cameras you can see here all record video to flash memory, e.g. MMC or SD, similar to Sony Memory Stick, but more economical and easier to upgrade.
• Transferring video to PC for editing or burning to DVD is a breeze, using fast USB 2.0 or firewire connections. Most Digital video cameras are plug-and-play with Windows 2000/ XP: they don’t require you to install any drivers to be able to transfer data.
• Digital video cameras capture video at a better quality than normal digital cameras (which often offer video capture options), and offer you a wider range of controls, including zoom, manual image settings, and of course better shot framing with high framerate LCD or TFT viewfinders.
• Most digital camcorders can also take still photographs at very respectable resolutions.
• Most digital camcorders can also be used as high quality PC webcams.
• Most digital camcorders can also be used to record audio (i.e. voice-only), and as generic removable storage for PC data.

• Choose lightweight, mini-format cameras for better portability.
• Camcorders with simple controls may be easiest for family / leisure purposes. Avoid baffling technical features you don’t need.
• 640x480 video recording is adequate for web videos and sharing home videos.
• Higher ISO numbers mean better performance in low light.
• Higher shutter speeds mean sharper video recording of moving objects.
• Rotating viewfinder screens are nice for “shooting from the hip” or taking pictures of yourself. A remote control is also a useful accessory if you want to video yourself.

• Chinadone guarantees the quality of all the digital video cameras listed on the site.
• If you’re looking for promotional gifts in the digital camera category, it’s also worth considering these digital camcorders instead, as they’re frequently available at such amazingly discounted prices.
• Please note that videos use up a lot of data storage space. Some of the camcorders we supply have internal memory, but it’s usually not much. You need to expand the memory with removable flash memory cards. See the specification to check what format is required – normally SD or MMC. These memory cards can usually be obtained in your home countries at higher quality and lower price than we can get them in China!
• Digital camcorders are supplied in good quality boxes with all necessary software, cables, adapters, and instruction manuals.