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Article: Now Playing: Digital Home Movies - These four consumer-level Mini DV camcorders deliver impressive image quality, loads of features, and access to digital editing and manipulation.
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- Computer Shopper
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- August 1, 2000
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If the new generation of consumer digital camcorders is any indication, aspiring Spielbergs have a lot to look forward to. For starters, these sub-$2,000 devices deliver superb picture quality for less than the cost of a professional-quality lens. They also boast an impressive selection of advanced features --including some not found in models that sell for 10 times the price.
The secret is the new Mini DV video standard. Based on the same Digital Video (DV) format used in expensive professional models, Mini DV can squeeze 80 minutes of high-resolution digital video onto a tiny cassette that's about twice the size of a matchbox.
Mini DV camcorders ...