| If you are having challenges trying to carry | | | | the whole video into a smaller file size, but retains |
| around your camcorder, and because of that, you | | | | its quality of output. |
| end up losing out on your more treasured | | | | Technological Evolution |
| moments everywhere you traveled; you no | | | | This mini Digital camcorder can be equated to the |
| longer need to concern yourself with this. As of | | | | miniature version of the hard drive camcorders in |
| late, size reductions in different types of | | | | which you are able to record the raw video |
| camcorders, or better known as mini digital | | | | stored within the internal hard drive, which you |
| camcorder, has begun to enter into and is | | | | can then transfer onto a different computer |
| gradually increasing in market saturation. | | | | through FireWire or USB 2.0. |
| In the not too distant past, people were still | | | | Video is then saved in the newer Mpeg-4 format. |
| utilizing camcorders that were up to 2 pounds, | | | | This format is the newest generation of video |
| however nowadays, these newer types of | | | | compression format to save a raw video file in |
| camcorders weigh only as much as your mobile | | | | the smallest size without effecting quality of video |
| phone making it more transportable. | | | | output. |
| Miniaturized Mobile Video | | | | The mini Digital camcorder also has the capability |
| When looking at it in a different perspective, this | | | | of being one of the best digital still cameras, and |
| new type of trend is really not so new after all. In | | | | the majority of them have an extremely high |
| reality it began with mobile phones. At one time | | | | picture quality capturing ability utilizing Carl-Zeiss |
| mobile phones were as large as bricks, then as | | | | lens with a capacity of up to 8 megapixels. Even |
| time progressed they became about half that | | | | better, some of the newest versions of mini |
| size, and a little later they have turned into a | | | | digital camcorders have a web cam, an MP3 |
| device as small as a matchbox. | | | | player, as well as a voice recorder integrated into |
| The camcorder manufacturers were taking notice | | | | it. |
| of this trend and it motivated them to switch | | | | A mini digital camcorder less expensive than |
| from large and bulky camcorders to the smaller | | | | conventional digital camcorders, due to the fact |
| ones that fit into a small pouch, and eventually | | | | that this kind of camera is has a market amongst |
| into even smaller types that will fit into a small | | | | teenagers, particularly those who prefer to travel |
| pencil case. | | | | and take snapshots or video of there trip. |
| The most beneficial part of it all is that regardless | | | | They are available in many different colors and |
| of how small the mini digital camcorder has | | | | they fit in your palm. The captured videos also |
| become, the quality of the image has rarely if it all | | | | have the capability to be played directly on your |
| decreased, because of the introduction of superior | | | | television set to be shared with everyone. |
| compression technology which saves and stores | | | | |