In article <Drh2j.11907$B21.10853@trndny07>, "Joe" <a**@xyz.com> wrote:

> So, let's say you're using a hard drive cam- and you're still shooting when
> the drive is almost filled, is there any warning that the drive is running
> out of space? It would be nice if some warning occurred when you still have
> a minute or so.
>
> Though I had concluded that I'd purchase a Canon HV-20, I'm now looking at
> the HG-10. I realize that the quality of the video will be less (sometimes
> if not always)- I like the idea of not having to "capture" from film.
>
> The HG-10's 40 gig drive seems small- apparently it will only record 3-4
> yours of hi def- that shouldn't be a huge problem as I should be able to
> offload almost every day to my home computer- and I'll be adding a 500 gig
> to terabyte size drive for this purpose.
>
> Since huge drives are so common and cheap- I'm surprised that much larger
> drives aren't yet used in these consumer cams- perhaps the extra weight and
> electrical needs would be too much with today's technology. No doubt with
> several years they'll come with terabyte drives.
>
> Joe
> (still a video virgin)