Let’s go over types of digital video cameras for consumers and hobbyists. First there is DV, HDDV, Mini DV. Handheld palm size cameras, larger full featured cameras with great audio options, and finally cameras that rival professional quality and can be used to make some very professional looking video products.

It is also important that you have correct software for enhancing images once you have loaded them onto your computer. These will help you to edit your work in best possible manner and also easily load them for video conferencing, emailing etc.

Many software programs for NLE editing (non linear editing) exist for consumer and pro alike. Adobe makes it Premier line of editing software which has proven to be quite popular and effective over years. This is more of a mid level software and is relatively expensive. I use it for my corporate editing needs. Other mid to high level software packages include Final Cut Pro (on Mac platform), and DV Express (from Avid). On cheaper side of things you can use Imovie software on Mac side of things, Pinnacle Studio 9, Ulead Video Studio 8, and My DVD5 from Sonic.

Hence, if you do your homework in advance, you will be happy in end. So, go and check out websites and shops for information on what you need, talk to shop keepers, and then simply zoom away! There are so many wonderful things you as a consumer can do today with digital video cameras. Don't wait for next wave. Jump into digital video today and have some fun with it.

These are : ·The printing width differs amongst printers. Normally width is either 8.5" or 13". The highest quality printers will allow you to go larger but at a much higher per print cost. ·If you want to print really great looking black-and-white images, then printer needs to have grey inks as well. So, an 8-color printer would be best suited for this purpose. ·Whether your printer has separate ink tanks for each color or does it have multiple inks in each cartridge. If you have multiple inks, then you have to replace entire cartridge even if one color finishes. Hence, it is more expensive to replace such cartridges and you waste a lot of ink as well. ·The ability of printer to print directly from your camera or a memory card through a link. ·The printing speed per minute. This can go up to 10 minutes for a colored snap, so you must properly check this out depending upon our usage.

Multi use printers are great for a busy office or household but if you want to make fine prints out of your digital images you should invest in a dedicated digital camera printer or digital photo printer. Look for models that will take most popular memory cards straight into printer without having to load images into your computer.