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What You Should Know About HD Video Cameras

  Canon HD video cameras are all the rage in the new millennium. You may wonder what makes an HD video camera different from the rest of the cameras out there. The History of HD Video Cameras
The HDV (High Definition Video) format was developed by JVC, Sony Corporation, Canon Inc. and Sharp Corporation.

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You may say that these four companies were the first companies that offered the consumers HD video cameras. The first to release an HDV camcorder was JVC. Their first camcorder was the JVC GR-HD1. JVC then shifted their HDV development to shoulder mounted cameras.
On September 2004, Sony was able to release the second HDV camcorder in the market. It was the Sony HDR-FX1 camcorder. Later, a number of HD video cameras followed. In 2007, nearly each manufacturer had 1 consumer HD camcorder. The leading manufacturers were Sony, Canon, Panasonic and JVC. Canon's HV20 model allowed the manufacturing company to take the top spot in HDV camcorder manufacturing.
Editing Your HDV
Splicing HDV for example, will distort the video at splice points because of the interdependencies between groups of video frames.

Professional HD Video Camera - What Should You Buy?

A professional HD video camera is one of the must-haves of avid filmmakers. - Canon XH-A1 HDV Camcorder, - Sony HDR-FX7 Camcorder, - JVC GYHD110U MiniDV Camcorder, and; - Panasonic AG-HVX200.

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The Canon XH-A1 HDV Camcorder
It has no lens interchangeability unlike the bigger version. The Sony HDR-FX7 Camcorder
The Sony FX7 is labeled as the company's consumer camcorder. Under low light conditions, the performance disappointingly falls to pieces. The JVC GYHD110U MiniDV Camcorder
It comes with true progressive video at 720p but it doesn't offer interlaced video recording options. The resolution is close to XH A1's resolution. Panasonic AG-HVX200
This camcorder uses the proprietary P2 tapeless recording system. The camcorder relies on pixel shifting to raise the resolution of its 3 1/3 " CCDs from 500k gross pixel count to a high definition resolution.
Different filmmakers have different professional HD video camera needs. Is the camera worth the price?