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To All Camcorder Owners - Recording Quality

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I recently purchased a Canon HG20, but this thread is to all camcorder users.


I'm wondering about the recording quality that you use because I want to make sure I know what I'm doing before recording 200hrs of footage. The last thing I want is to look back and wish I did something differently.


On one hand I think there's value in recording at the highest possible quality. It's kind of pointless right now (for me anyway) to record on the highest quality because I don't have a Blu Ray burner and I'm limited to a 320GB HD (currently). On the other hand, in 5 years I may wish that I had cranked the quality up a bit so that I could burn to a higher quality output.


What's the balance between quality and practicality?
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You bought a camcorder capable of recording full HD so why use it for anything less? Go ahead and record at 1920 x 1080 and save the files. You can always make a copy of the original file at a lower quality for viewing now and still have the originals to use in the future. Blu Ray burners are down to near $100 these days. You can buy a 1 terabyte HD for under a $100. Lack of storage capacity should not be a reason for not recording at the highest quality posswible. Get a bigger harddrive and replace the older, slower one you have now. A newer HD will run faster allowing better viewing and faster rendering of your videos.
Rule of thumb: ALWAYS record in best quality unless you're recording for a specific reason that needs lower quality.


You bought a 300HP car -- why drive with two plugs disconnected?



Enjoy the camera!

Cheers,

Zevi
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Originally Posted by Zevi /forum/post/16822461


You bought a 300HP car -- why drive with two plugs disconnected?

To save the environment, of course....
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Originally Posted by Rockrz /forum/post/16831476


To save the environment, of course....

Nice... Maybe we should start an automotive forum on AVS?


But to be accurate -- doing so will hurt the environment -- inefficient engine operation and the wasting of unburnt fuel in the exhaust adds to polution
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