When a camcorder can shoot still images, how good is the picture quality?
October 1st, 2008 | 
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I have got a Fuji F10 camera, which for me personally takes great pictures. Essentially purchase a camcorder that can still images, will the conventional of people still images even rival my Fuji?
How do I get a video from my camcorder to windows movie maker?
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not really the best picture i have seen is using a canon hd camcorder which costs 2,200 pounds sterling. and even still the picture was a little blurry and distorted. maybe buy a mintiture video camera like some that vivitar have or buy a seperate video camera
Normally, digital cameras would shoot stills much better than vcam as these are really designed for pictures.
In like manner, a camcorder would definitely record much better videos than a digicam… that’s what they are designed to do.
So, if you won’t compromise on quality, you will have to have both.
From what I have seen with my Samsung DVD Camcorder, not good at all. Use digital camera, even the low end ones will fare much better.
The auto settings on a camcorder are for 1/30 sec shutter which is what is used for video. also the CCDs are optimized for 480×720 images. That is not a “square” pixel size, so the still image has to be interpolated to get 480×640. Most videocameras are not easy to set manual adjustments that you take for granted on a still camera. And then there is the flash, most camcorders don’t have them. So it is not likely you would be able to find a camcorder that ever makes a picture as good as the Fuji.