Video and Movie topics

My daughter bought me a high def mini dv camera and I've edited some movies. But until the hd dvd vs blue ray mess is straightened out and the burners get cheap enough, I can only view them through the camera connected to the ...

Bought (NEW) one five months a go and the lamp exploded after less than 150 hours use. Sharp states lamps have only 90 days warranty. Called SHARP and they argue the 90 days are set to avoid over usage of ...

I am looking at buying a new camcorder. My digital camera has recently packed up and therefore looking for a camcorder that can double as a digital camera. I would like the camcorder to have a seperate memory card for photos. I am looking in the range of $400 - $800. ...

I have the Pixela ImageMixer 1.5 Software for my Sony Camcorder.  I'm trying to capture video from my Sony Camcorder to my laptop via this software, and no matter what settings I choose, the capturing process seems to cut off after capturing 10 minutes of video.  Can this limit ...

I'm looking for a telephot lens for my Sony DCR HC90 I have two choices from Sony the     VCL-HG2030 30mm High Grade 2.0X and the     VCL-2030X 30mm 2.0X Telephoto Conversion Lens ...

Why does the optical zoom on many of the mid level camcorders decrease as you go up a product line? For example the JVC GZ-MG20 has a 25x Optical Zoom and costs about $520 while the JVC GZ-MG70 costs about $800 and only has a 10x zoom? ...

Hello. I was wondering if lenses follow any standard for threading? I want to mess around with filters and lenses, but can't figure it out. The lens on my cam now says "Zoom lens 1:1.8 f=4.5-45mm" then at the ...

Hi. Recently, my Sony Handycam was dropped to the ground. Not too hard, mind you. In any case, now when I attempt to "Record," both the viewfinder window and the lense don't show any picture, except fuzzy, complete total darkness. However, when I am playing back things I've ...

I'm disappointed with my new camcorder's low light capabilities. My 15 year old VHS and sVHS recordings of, eg a wedding in a church, are dark due to low light but perfectly watchable, wheras similar recordings with my new  Sony Handycam (1 CCD) are grainy, blotchy and ...