1. Pre Digital Camcorder Formats Analog -Used Scan lines (like old Tube TV’s the h ighest possible pre-digital was 525 lines or 480i) None of these Cameras achieved that level of quality. Could not broadcast images. They had to be run directly from Camera or play back device (VCR) to TV set

2. VHS –Full size tape 240 lines of picture Larger size easy to hold stable No longer manufactured

3. VHS-C small cassette fits in standard VHS deck

4. 8mm – 8mm smaller tape size. Lighter 60 minutes at SP 240 lines

5. Hi8mm - Same size as 8mm More lines of Resolution 400

6. SVHS Improvement of VHS format 400 lines Plays old VHS tapes

7. Compact like VHSC but SVHS

8. Digital Formats Computer based format. Early versions recorded digital images on tape Followed by SD and Hard Drive systems. Images transfer to a computer and can manipulated as files. MPEG- most universal standard

9. Digital 8 – 500 lines of picture. Digital format on 8mm tape. No conversion onto a computer editing system. Plays all older 8mm tapes Apx. 500 lines of picture

10. Mini DV - 500 lines picture Small cassettes & Size One of most popular formats

11. Flip Small Camera records on camera had some basic editing ability on the camera

12. SD Camcorder Records on SD card MICRO SD Camcorder

13. DVD Camcorder- records directly toDVD

14. Hard drive Camcorder – records directly on to a hard drive

15. HD CAMCORDER New HD compatable camcorders to match Current quality of HD televisions and DVD players. Older recorded DVD’s and files can be upconverted Quality ranges from 720p to full 1080p

16. HD-Mini DV - small size HD

17. HD Hard Drive Camcorder Record video to 60 GB hard disk drive or Memory Stick media 1920 x 1080 Full HD video resolution; 10.2-megapixel still image capture

18. HD-DVD – small size HD DVD quality video

19. HD SD or Micro SD camcorder 1920x1080 Full HD 60p with 9.2MP