The 2007-2012 Outlook for Analog Camcorders in Japan
The 2007-2012 Outlook for Analog Camcorders in Japan
-
Mustek DV520C Digital Video Camcorder/Digital Camera 10MP 
Mustek DV520C digital camcorder is an ideal gift for children who want to get into digital photography. It is very cheap but fairly versatile, it takes upto 10MP digital photo (5MP natural resolution, 10MP by interpolation), and it records VGA quality movies with sound. In addition it also plays MP3 music and MPEG-4 movies.
Canon DC10 DVD Digital Camcorder [1.33Mp. 10x] 
• Lightweight camcorder that records videos & photos straight to DVD• Features include 1.33 megapixel 1/4inch CCD & DIGIC DV, 10x optical zoom, built in lens cap, high 16:9 resolution, advanced photo functionality, 2.5inch LCD & USB 2.0 Hi-Speed.
Customer Review: Software problems
This camcorder is sold with Macintosh compatible software (Digital Video Solutions Disc Version 19.0) unfortunately the other software supplied (Roxio MyDVD) which allows download of the video to a computer is only compatible with a Windows based PC. The moral is if you have a Mac you cannot download video for editing and copying purposes. This has been confirmed by Canon Support. This apart it is a good camera but, as a Mac user it is useless. So be warned.
Canon MD235 Digital MiniDV Camcorder (37x Optical Zoom With 2.7″ Widescreen Colour LCD) 
• Canon MD235 digital camcorder with 45x Advanced Zoom, powerful megapixel recording, true wideh highrResolution 16:, quick start, microphone input, joystick controller, DIGIC DV, multiangle remote control, LCD video light, easy mode and program AE modes.-
Amazon Price: ?211.74
Customer Review: Technology comes cheap…
At ?180 I continue to be amazed by price and quality of technology. “Tape?”, you may ask but as the media is cheap and having found it easy to do basic editting on my PC, I feel justified by the decision not to spend more money on a DVD-model. I selected the MD235 over the MD160 as it was cheaper and I didn’t need a still photo feature. Also, the camera records in widescreen as standard & has an optional mic input which may come in handy in the future. Straight out of the box, I found the camera was easy to use. The camera is light and compact. The zoom is quick and focussing reasonably rapid though low light performance isn’t that good with the “LCD light” practically useless. The playback and image quality is lovely and colours are vibrant and lively. On the LCD, the joystick menu system works better for me than Sony’s touchscreen technology as it’s a easier to navigate the menus. All in all, very pleased and would recommend highly. I also bought DVK-203 Accessory Kit (Extended Life Battery, Carry Case & Tape) which helped get things going too. The camera doesn’t come with a firewire cable so I ordered one too…
