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On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 19:38 -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: > This is something I regret. I bought a Panasonic that uses SD rather > than a camera that writes to a DVD. The problem is that the Panasonic > does not have a jack for an external mike. So I am indeed worried > about > the sound quality. Maybe down the road I'll look into something else > but > for the time being I really have to get up to speed on the > technology, > both hardware and software. If you use Microsoft Movie Maker, the free editing program, you can jack up the sound in that before you save the file that you have edited. You need to be careful about buying a camera that creates mod files. These require an extra step of conversion to something Moviemaker can edit. Unless of course you find software to edit the mod files directly. I think you will do fine with the camera with SD cards. I have used a cheap RCA Small Wonder with OK results, nothing great but usable. The other issue is battery life. I use rechargeable Eneloop batteries in the RCA SM and they last a longgggggggg time. Of course the other advantage of solid state cameras using SD cards is improved battery life. Looking forward to seeing what you got at the Left Forum. I agree that this is technology we should master. http://www.jflan.net/jonphotos/video/lcspvid.html Jon Flanders ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
