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flooozi
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_ 		3. October 2006 @ 06:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok guys, time to talk laymans terms.

I'm going on a 6 month trip around the world, and I want a whole lot of footage to remember it by. I haven't got a clue as to which form of camcorder would be best for me though. All I know is I need a lot of memory available to me, and I want to be able to edit it on my PC when I'm back. Mini-dv seems like a good option, but then I realised even if I only wanted to take, say, an hour of footage a week I'd need to lug 24 cassettes around with me. Seeing as I'm backpacking that doesn't seem sensible.

Basically I just need advice as to what my options are. Oh and if anyone knows of any magical websites that I could possibly upload videos onto for storage as I go, that would be useful.

Thanks.
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TPFKAS
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_ 		3. October 2006 @ 12:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
For me this is a no-brainer: use miniDV and FedEx them back home...
It gives you the best quality and easiest to edit material.

If you opt for a hard disk camcorder: you can take up to 40 hours on a 30GB model, but in low aulity settings. If you want high quality you're limited to around 10 hours and once the hard drive is full you have a problem.

Forget about uploading on some website. You're talking about a large amount of GB's. It'll take you ages to upload that anywhere (unless you're OK preserving your precious memories in low quality).
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