Digital camcorders
The basics
- analog camcorders: CCD, lens and motors to handle zoom, focus and aperture, VCR shrunk down to fit in it.
- digital camcorders: captures a frame of video from the CCD and (using an analog-to-digital converter) records the signals as bytes in a tape, DVD or hard-drive.
- digital formats: MiniDV, Digital8, DVD, memory cards