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And thirdly, you can easily watch your home movies by removing
DVD from
camera and playing it in practically any DVD player.
However, there are negative factors to. The most siginificant one is that video is encoded as MPEG-2 on a mini DVD camcorder, as opposed to DV format. This means that it needs specialist software to edit - you can't just use your regular video editing program (unless it specifically supports MPEG-2). And if a Mac user you're out of luck, as there are no MPEG-2 editing applications for
Mac.
Also, mini DVD camcorders tend to cost more than similarly specified mini DV cameras. And
media is also more expensive. However, if you don't intend editing your movies and don't mind
extra cost, a mini dvd camcorder does offer extraordinary convenience.

Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of The HDTV Tuner