8 Responses

1. Shivani P.

   July 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

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   Only ever do it in camera, DON’T do it on your notebook its one of the best ways there is to dishonest a card.

   Deleting and overwriting cinema and videos on your card is a sure fire way to eventually dishonest the card. See this site for more details;-

   hxxp://www.digicamhelp.com/accessories/reminiscence-cards/reminiscence-card-corruption.php

   Its a much safer choice to download the videos and cinema to your notebook and when the data is steadily stored, plot the card in camera. You can always rub out individual records from your notebook.

   Chris

2. soworthy

   July 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am

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   The ferrite core on the power cable of the DC40 is projected to detach electrical noises between the camcorder and the AC power adapter. It prevents electrical noise (interference) generated in the power adapter from accomplishment the camcorder. It also reduces the amount of electrical noise generated by the camcorder which can feed back into the AC power line.

   The worst business that will take house if you do not use the ferrite core is that you may not have a clear sound and/or picture all through tape or playback even as using the AC adapter. Or you may cause interference in some additional gear which is plugged into the same power system.

   Nothing will smoke if you do not use the ferrite. But, I would not swear that if you try this in China you will not be aptly away accosted by the “Red Power Supply Control”.
   
   WK

3. blippo

   July 22nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm

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   It may possibly be that you’ve set the camcorder to VR-mode (this mode is unfilled only to DVD-RW discs, and allows for some in camera record control – but, this mode is not compatible with most DVD drives/players). Be sure to set your camcorder to DVD Record-mode.

4. abundio b

   July 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 pm

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   [I wrote this long resolution, from years of experience control. This is not worn-out from any website. - Chris Villarin]

   TRANSFERRING VIDEO FROM CAMCORDER TO COMPUTER

   Camcorders usually come with involving cables. Older camcorders have yellow, red and white RCA cables that connect the camcorder to your TV or in this case your notebook. Newer camcorders have FIREWIRE connectors that conveniently connect to FIREWIRE connectors in newer computers be it PC or Mac.

   FOR CAMCORDERS WITH RCA CONNECTORS & PROPRIETARY CONNECTIONS

   If you are using a camcorder with RCA connectors then your notebook must have a Record Capture Card or any kind of record capturing device connected to your notebook. A webcam is not a record capture device.

   RCA connectors/cables come in 3 insignia, yellow for record, red and white for left and aptly audio channel. In some camcorders you will see the 3 outlets with the 3 insignia. Even as additional camcorders are provided with a proprietary outlet that needs a proprietary cable with RCA connectors on the additional end of the cable. These cables usually come with the camcorder.

   Make the relations on the camera and connect the RCA to the outlets of your Record Capture Card/device. Color codes on the RCA and the outlets are vital. The yellow RCA is carries the record signal and must be connected to the “record in” outlet of the Record Capture Card/Device. The red and white RCA cables are the left and aptly audio signal. These can be swapped without any problems.

   Now and again the camcorder has a minijack or headphone jack for outputting sound. And, now and again the Record Capture Card/Device also uses a minijack to capture sound. If this is the case, only the yellow RCA cable needs to be connected both to the camcorder and the notebook. Use a minijack to minijack connector cable to connect the camcorder and the notebook. The minijack cable replaces the red and white RCA cable. There is such a business as a “Y-Cable”. The Y-Cable is a minijack on one end and 2 RCAs on the additional end. You can use this if the camcorder and the Record Capture Card/Device have uncommon ways to connect audio signals. With all these complexities you don’t have to agonize about involving the incorrect cables since NOTHING WILL BE DAMAGED in case you make a mix.

   Once the relations are done you are now equipped to capture the record on your notebook. Record Capture Cards/Diplomacy come with programs that allow you to capture record to a house in your notebook. Captured record records are most of the times in .avi or .mpg plot stored in your notebook.

   FOR CAMCORDERS WITH FIREWIRE CONNECTOR OR (IEEE) 1394 CONNECTOR OR i.LINK

   New camcorders and new computers come with FIREWIRE or 1394 Connectors. These are more well-located to use. All you have to do is connect just 1 Fireweire (1394) cable to the camcorder and the notebook. Turn on your notebook and make sure all the programs that need to load all through startup have been loaded. Connect the camcorder to the notebook using the Firewire cable. Turn on your camera and set it to “play” mode. Not “confirmation” or “camera” mode. Your notebook must notice the camera and timely you to open the associated curriculum. Open the curriculum and look for the “capture” button.

   CAPTURE SETTINGS

   Leave everything on default and you must be OK. Once you get the hang of it you can start tweaking some settings. Here are run of the mill settings that you force want to experiment:

   Resolution – this refers to the number of pixel. A 320×240 resolution means 320 pixels horizontally and 240 pixels vertically. 320×240 is the advised capturing resolution for youtube videos. 352×240 is ideal for VCD. 640×480 is the ideal resolution for full screen notebook videos. 720×480 is the ideal resolution for DVD.

   Data Rate – refers to the amount of data allocated for capturing record(and audio). 300 kbps (kilobit per second) in mpeg-1 plot is not compulsory for youtube. 1152 kbps in mpeg-1 plot is for VCD. 2,000 kbps in mpeg-2 plot is not compulsory for DVD. These numbers are here as allusion. You will get a low feature DVD if you recorded in 300 kbps mpeg-1. Cash-making DVD data rate is 4500 kbps in mpeg-2 plot. Data rate also determines the file size of the captured record. The lower the data rate the less vital the file.

   Compression – MPEG 4 is for ipod videos, MPEG 3 is for music, MPEG 2 is for DVD, MPEG 1 is for VCD. DV compression is the highest feature compression unfilled to ordinary desktop/mainframe computers. If you plot to capture a record for control I suggest you capture in DV compression .avi file.

   MAKING DVDs

   You make DVDs by burning the DVDs in a DVD burner handbook. DVD+R and DVD-R are now interchangeable types. Most cash-making DVD players can handle both types. Open your DVD burning curriculum. Most of the time DVD burners come with programs to make DVDs. Just stay on the instructions on how to make DVDs and you’re done!

   There is a live discussion on how to capture videos and make DVDs at hxxp://www.overdose.ph/index.php?enter=1.0

5. Michael B

   July 23rd, 2009 at 4:06 pm

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   No, the SD card is only used for still photos.

6. *Daisey

   July 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm

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   Did you finalized the discs? The mini DVDs need to be finalized in the camcorder before they can play in ordinary DVD players.

7. Coxwell H

   July 25th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

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   Please provide additional in rank. Otherwise, the product manual from List USA’s help website must give you a excellent start.

8. Ms Ashlee

   July 25th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

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   Any ordinary camera tripod will work. They house of safeguard’t changed that in 40 years.