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Theodoric · 16-09-2005, 20:10

Yes, I'll do my homework on the Internet, but I thought I'd start with the CF experts.

I'm probably going to need a new digital camera. Also, I've always fancied having a camcorder. So, the question occurred to me: would a camcorder double up as an acceptable digital camera. Offhand, the specific questions that occur to me are:

1) Price. Is a cheap camcorder still significantly more expensive than a reasonable quality digital camera.

2) Size. Camcorders seem to get smaller and smaller, but how do the smallest now compare in size with a medium sized digital camera.

3) Probably the most important. How does the quality of a camcorder digital image compare with that from a digital camera. I understand that what may seem like good quality whilst you're watching a video will be found to be markedly inferior when you extract a single image. I've noticed this on the odd occasion when I've attempted to extract a single picture from a video clip produced by my digital camera.

The question could also be put in reverse. Would the quality of the video clips produced by a reasonably expensive digital camera be better than those produced from a cheap camcorder? I'm really only after clips of the grandchildren etc, so I don't really need any complicated techniques.

16-09-2005, 20:10	#1
Theodoric Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,974	Using a camcorder as a digital camera Yes, I'll do my homework on the Internet, but I thought I'd start with the CF experts. I'm probably going to need a new digital camera. Also, I've always fancied having a camcorder. So, the question occurred to me: would a camcorder double up as an acceptable digital camera. Offhand, the specific questions that occur to me are: 1) Price. Is a cheap camcorder still significantly more expensive than a reasonable quality digital camera. 2) Size. Camcorders seem to get smaller and smaller, but how do the smallest now compare in size with a medium sized digital camera. 3) Probably the most important. How does the quality of a camcorder digital image compare with that from a digital camera. I understand that what may seem like good quality whilst you're watching a video will be found to be markedly inferior when you extract a single image. I've noticed this on the odd occasion when I've attempted to extract a single picture from a video clip produced by my digital camera. The question could also be put in reverse. Would the quality of the video clips produced by a reasonably expensive digital camera be better than those produced from a cheap camcorder? I'm really only after clips of the grandchildren etc, so I don't really need any complicated techniques.