What kind of video camera do I need to be able to import to

I do not know what kind of video camera I need to have to import to iPhoto. My parents have a VHS camcorder. Can I use that one? Do i need to have a digital camcorder?

Hi Katrina,
welcome to thsi forum
to throw in some cents...:
* mini-dv, nothing else
* with the "big" brands (Sony, Canon, ...) you stay save
* go to a shop and make some "hands on experience"... Panasonic for example is VERY small for some hands...
* ask for a firewire-cable, 4/6pin to connect camera with your Mac (no, usb DOESN'T work)
* that camera doesn't need any effects...- you will add this in iMovie..., so a very basic one is good enough
* get a second battery and a tripod ;-))
* follow any other advice given you here in this forum
and, besides, no, vhs camcorder don't work with iM....

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Im a sony type of guy when it comes to digital cameras and video cams. i was wondering if the DCR-SR62 30GB hard drive would work. Whats the best type of camera to use to just hook up and put on your computer without all the converting, such as a mini-DV, Harddisk, hi8, digital8.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/wbr%20target=_blank_INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInfor mation-Start?ProductSKU=DCRSR62&Dept=cameras&CategoryName=dcc_DICamcordersHardDiskHandycamCamcorders
If anyone could help me wth this because i just like filming stuff. like vacations and jsut random videos. i just use imovie. i was wondering what sony video cam i should get because im getting one the beginning of May. Thanks!
PS: i was also wondering what a good and EASY to use editing program is. i can figure stuff out by just using it. or should i just stick with imovie?
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Always go Mini-DV...basically DV which is Digital Video. If you want to do some editing with your camera and footage, the DV cam is your best bet, whether it be regualr DV (Standard-Definition) or HDV (Hi-Definition). The camera's that can be a major pain while editing in all different editors are: Hard-Drive and Hi8.
I'd be suprised if you would come to find a Hi8 camera, as they are extremely outdated. It's a good idea for you to keep a backup of your vacation/kid's graduation video's to your computer for a great backup and then you could edit it and throw it on a DVD for family viewing.
If you do not want to edit your footage you shoot, go ahead and get the hard drive camera. This is the future format, but for now, there's no way to edit it easily. If you get it, in the future there will sure be a software update of some sort that allows import with camera's with hard drives. They still work well and deliver relitively good quality, while on the camera of course, but you will need to compress the video to edit with it, thus compressing your footage and potentially reducing quality at either drastic measures or minimal measures.
If you want a more intensive editing program that allows multi-layers, more audio, and a much better application to keep yourself organized while editing, get Final Cut Express ($299). It's relitively easy to learn, if you have the time and is extremely powerful for price. You are getting a great application for your money.
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With a DVC all I had to do is shoot the video and then hook it up to my computer via firewire and capture it, this would allow me to compress the video while I was capturing it.
DV video, recorded onto DVC (Digital Video Cassette) tapes, would NOT be compressed during capture. DV, DVCam and DVCPro (all varieties of the DV25 codec) is compressed 5:1 when recorded to tape. When you capture, all that happens is a straight digital transfer of 1s and 0s from the tape to your computer. No further compression was taking place.
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I'm a little hesitant with the SD and hard drive cameras just for the fact that I would think they would be compression the video when saving it to these new formats
You'd better get over that ... tape-based recording is going the way of the audio cassette.
I also don't know what compression scheme there using
Now you've hit upon what I consider to be the main problem with non-tape cameras; many manufacturers have taken to using codecs that were originally designed for final delivery, like H.264. So they need to be converted to an editable format PRIOR to editing. That's probably the reason that Apple developed the ProRes family of codecs. It's definitely a change in workflow. The other real issue I have with non-tape recording is the lack of a decent archive method. With tape you had a built-in archive medium; the tape itself. But with the new card-based recording, your archive options are limited and more expensive than tape.
If the price is right
And what price would that be? What's your budget?
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