| This time around, the electronic industry has seen a | | | | be two separate units. Also, in contrast to the earliest |
| boom like never before. Especially for the photography | | | | camcorders manufactured by companies such as |
| enthusiasts who are always in search of newer and | | | | Sony, JVC and Kodak, since 1990s, recording videos |
| better models of cameras and camcorders, this year | | | | digitally have become a norm. |
| has been a booming time. Be in stand alone cameras | | | | A digital camera on the other hand is defined as an |
| or the cameras that decorate the contemporary | | | | electronic device used to capture and store |
| mobile phones, they all have undergone a sea change, | | | | photographs digitally. This is in direct contrast to using |
| and for the better. Technology never regresses, and | | | | photographic film as in the old time cameras, or |
| the progress we have seen in this field is | | | | recording images in an analog format to magnetic tape |
| unprecedented. | | | | like many video cameras. The multifunctional digital |
| Coming to the comparison between camcorders and | | | | cameras of today can take photographs, as well as |
| digital cameras, one thing is for sure. No one can | | | | record sound and video. In the markets the world over, |
| comment on the usability or effectiveness of one over | | | | the conventional 35 mm film counterparts have been |
| the other. Both have their own pros and cons and it | | | | left far behind their modern avatars. |
| depends on the user's preference as to which one he | | | | Along with the technical performance, manufacturers |
| chooses. Talking of camcorder here, let's first define | | | | also focus on the ease of use, portability and price- the |
| this device. Wikipedia defines a camcorder as a | | | | factors that drive the consumer markets today. Hence, |
| portable electronic device for recording video images | | | | be it a camcorder or a digital camera, it's your usability |
| and audio onto an internal storage device. It contains | | | | and preference that should affect the buying decision |
| both a video camera and a videocassette recorder in | | | | more than anything else. |
| one unit, in contrast to the old times where they would | | | | |