Archive for January, 2009

Video cameras have allowed us to record events and happenings as they happen so that we can watch them again in the future. The older ones were huge, and used full-size tapes to record. Eventually, the cameras became smaller, and the storage media changed as well. From the big tapes to smaller-sized cassettes, to CDs and hard drives, and more recently, memory cards, the decrease in the physical size of storage media have helped make video cameras smaller.

There is however a new competitor to the video camera and that is the new breed of still cameras. Most digital cameras have had video-recording capabilities for quite some time, but now, the newer ones have high-definition video recording capabilities.

Nikon and Canon lead the charge, with their new SLRs capable of shooting videos at either 720p or even 1080p, and at a respectable average frame rate of about 20 frames per second. Samsung is going to release a phone with a camera that can record HD-video as well.

So, are the days of the video camera numbered? Yes and No. Yes in that sooner or later, all cameras will be able to record HD-video without any problems. No in that it may still take some time before digital still cameras solve all issues like faster focusing and better handling.