Today's camcorder is a portable electronic device for
recording video images and audio onto an internal storage device, many with
still frame digital photography features as well. The camcorder contains both a
video camera and (traditionally) a videocassette recorder in one unit, hence its
name. However, camcorders and
DV cameras now include direct
DVD or
digital memory storage for better high-fidelity images, and vastly longer
recording times. This compares to previous technology where the camera and
storage were separate - the camera would be held up to the eye and balanced on
the shoulder while the recorder unit would be slung at the waist by a strap -
now digital video cameras fit in your hand, and even some in your pocket.
The earliest camcorders were developed by companies
such as
JVC,
Sony,
Canon,
Panasonic, and
RCA, used analog videotape, but since the mid-1990s (and even before that in
professional markets), camcorders recording digital video, such as
Sony DV Cameras, have become the norm.
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