Saving Images With A Digital Video Camera

There are three basic ways of storing images on a digital video camera, including a removable storage media, a floppy disk or onto a built-in hard drive. The removable media may be a storage stick or a digital recording tape, and the floppy disk is usually similar to the old 3-1/2-inch storage disks used in computers. A digital video camera with a built in hard drive may be the most convenient, but once the hard drive has reached it capacity, images will need to be moved to another form of saving them, or erased.

With many of the digital video cameras that use a hard drive, the images are stored in the new BluRay format, and can only be played back on a BluRay-enabled DVD player of video game console. Additionally, video images require a ton of storage capacity and a removable storage device enables users to quickly add more storage by simply removing the filled device and replacing it with a spare.

Batteries used in may digital video cameras are considered proprietary, meaning there is only one type that will fit. They have to be connected to specifically designed charger and usually cannot be picked up at the local drug store. If the user does not have a charged spare battery in their bag, once the camera goes dead, they will need to recharge the battery prior to subsequent use.

Weighing The Cost Of Digital Video

One of the advantages of some of the digital video camera models on the market is their ability to also take still pictures. Essentially, they can record one frame of the video at one time, and can be connected to the user's computer where they can be printed as an individual print. There is also software available through which to play images from the digital video camera and cut individual prints out of the movie.

Editing images from a digital video camera is also simpler using computer software, but if the camera has a built in microphone and records sound, and image that is removed will also remove a section of the sound recording. Most professional digital video cameras used in television and movie production do not use built in audio recorders.

Movies taken with a digital video camera require less storage than those that use videocassettes and even the ones that use digital tapes are no larger than the 8mm tapes used in some earlier camcorders. These media devices are also less susceptible to x-ray damage, making them safer to take on vacation.