Camcorders became in recent years cheaper and therefore affordable for everyone. In this article I would like to show you key features of camcorders. This way I hope to help you find the best camcorder for you. More and more camcorder manufacturers are expanding the number of camcorder models they manufacture. As in TVs the key difference between standard definition and high definition is the video resolution. Standard resolution of a screen has got 480 horizontal lines. High definition screen can have up to 1.080 lines.

HD camcorders come in different shapes, sizes and prices. There are a number of major camcorder manufacturers in the world. On the market there are available cheap camcorders for under $200, professional camcorders for up to $1.500 and camcorders for every price in between. High quality video is definitely great but it also presents a few problems. The biggest challenge is where to store all the big amount of data . If you are working with a big video file the video file will put more work on your computer. Some computers will play the video but slowly and with plenty of pauses.

When buying a camcorder you are confronted with a list of features. Some are easy to enderstand and others not so much. With this post I want to help you navigate between all the main features.

Feature:  resolution. On the market there are camcorders that record video in SD or HD resolution. HD camcorders are more expensive. But the fact is that they will record a better video. If you don’t have a high definition  yet, it’s worth considering to buy a HD camcorder.

Feature:  zoom. The type of lens your camcorder has is crucial: long zooms  magnify far away objects. The bigger the number on your zoon is ( 10x, 12x, etc.) the better the magnification.

Feature: media formats. Feature media formats refers to the type of media files that store your digital videos. Mainstream media formats include: flash memory and hard disk drive. The type of media your camcorder records has a huge impact on the design and the price of the camcorder.

Feature:  video formats. A camcorder’s video format is refering to the kind of digital file your camcorder will create.  

Feature: face detection. Face detection will find and focus on faces that are in front of a camcorder.

Feature:  bit rates. This feature refers to the number of digital data your camcorder can record at any given second.

Feature: frame rates. Video is really just a series of still photographs taken one after another. The speed at which a camcorder captures still frames during recording is called the frame rate. Faster frame rates are useful for recording sports or for recording in slow motion.

Feature: exposure. One of the most common features available on a camcorder is exposure control It lets you adjust the brightness of your video.