Camcorder Reviews

I want to be able to video my 3 year old growing up and so I will tote the camcorder around and don’t want to be so heavy and bulky. I want to be able to put it in my purse and go.

“The Missing Manual—IMovie 6 and IDVD” states that they are incompatable. I am wondering if since this book was published they have created the necessary connection (something similar to Firewire) to now make it possible to load movies from this camera to my Mac.
We would really like to get our daughter’s movies on our computer and be able to edit them in IMovie……Thank You

We are making a movie for a festival, and we are tring to get a device that is easy to use to transfer movies off a camcorder to a PC. Thanks.

My camera model does not have the transfer cable and port – there is a small port for a USB type cable but I tried to connect to my laptop and no luck – could not find the camera – …..Do I need special editing software for this to work?

Currently I can only transfer it from my camcorder (Sony DCR-HC26) to Picture Package, a program made for the camcorder. I tried unsuccessfully to find a way to transfer it from Picture Package to My Videos, but if anyone knows a way to do that that’d be great.
Another thing: Can I transfer my videos to MovieMaker? Right now I’ve only figured out how to do that when I’m filming as my camera is connected to my computer.
Also, how can I make DVDs from my videos?
(Yes I’m a n00b at videos.

I know this is kind of a complex question for everybody, so I hope some of the experts out there can have the time and patience to help me on this.
I need advice to buy a camcorder that will allow me to transfer good quality video into my PC, and then to upload it to You Tube.
My PC doesn’t have any firewire ports; only USB, and it runs on Windows 2000 professional.
According to You Tube, the best format and settings are:
MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
320×240 resolution
MP3 audio
30 frames per second
So I need a USB compatible camcorder with capability to set the settings above.
Do USB camcorders come with software to transfer the video into a file on my computer? If not, what software do I need?
I’d appreciate your suggesting camcorder models that are easy to find anywhere for purchasing.
If USB isn’t the most appropriate interface, then please suggest me any firewire camcorders to do what I need, or any other interface/ports required, to record and upload the best video quality.

I have a samsung sc-d453 ntsc camcorder that has a video recorded on a minidv tape. i plugged the camcorder into the computer with the usb plug provided, but a drive with the video won’t show up. do i need any other software in order to upload from the tape? if i upload from the memory stick, it works fine.

I have a samsung sc-d453 ntsc camcorder that has a video recorded on a minidv tape. i plugged the camcorder into the computer with the usb plug provided, but a drive with the video won’t show up. do i need any other software in order to upload from the tape? if i upload from the memory stick, it works fine.

I have a sony handycam camcorder (DCR-DVD305) it uses Mini DV. I looked and I saw that most people suggested using a firewire port however, my camcorder does not have a plug for that. I can upload the videos by putting the disk in my CD drive but when I upload it to youtube the quality is VERY poor. Is there anything I can do? Thanks

I was just wondering because I have a lot of rare vacation video footage and I didn’t want to delete it, so I got the idea of transfering it to a disk since the flip camcorder box says it’s an option. If anyone knows how to do this, please let me know…Thanks!