Yes. Using the A/V Cables (Audio Video) that should have been supplied with your camcorder and connect to the A/V Input of a stand alone DvD recorder. The video will be recorded in SD (Standard Definition). You can also use a bridge such as the Dazzle from Pinnacle to capture and create a DvD on a computer that has a DvD burner.
Is it all tapes causing this or only one? If it is ALL tapes it may be a tape loading error caused by a tray problem. You can try taking the tape out...leave the door open and power off the camera. Then take the battery out (still with the tape door open)...wait about 10-20 seconds. Keeping the door open...put the battery back into the camcorder, turn on the power. You should hear the camcorder make some movement sounds, close the door (again more movement sounds). This is the loading mechanism resetting it self (hopefully). Open the door and now try putting the tape in and loading as usual. If there is still a problem try taking it to your nearest BestBuy and let the Geek Squad take a look.
I need a camera with a body smaller that three inches wide for 3D photography. Something about 2 inches wide would do, so I can set two cameras side by side and have only 2 inches of separation between the lenses.
The push for compact cameras lately is for bigger LCD screens (3” or more), this inherently makes the camera bigger to accommodate the screen. One of the smallest cameras I could find with any decent resolution was ORION Ultra Compact 2 inch TFT Screen 1/2.5" CMOS 5 Mega Pixel Digital Camera (DCS-567) with dimensions of 3-1/4" x 2-1/8" x 7/8" . You could try searching for used of re-furbished cameras.
Camcorders that are a pistol grip style would work well for left handed people. The zoom and start/stop controls are on the back and can be used by either hand. Some models to look at would be the...Aiptek A-HD+, Insignia NS-DCC5HB09, Sanyo VPC-E2BL...Panasonic and some other manufactures have models too.
Some cameras have a small amount of memory built in as a connivance so if you have forgot to put memory in of the memory card is full you can still take some photos. Usually the is a very small amount of memory for just a few photos...10 to 15 pictures. The main memory slot and card is for the removable media. This makes it easier to transfer to computer and take more pictures by having extra sticks/cards with you. If a camera does NOT have any internal memory it will still take a photo but cannot save it. You will see it for just a few seconds on the LCD screen then the picture will disappear never to be seen again.
I'm from the old school Hi-8 cassettes, and am finally tired with the tapes getting destroyed. Looking to get something that I can transfer to a hard drive for "permanent" storage. The Sony models fit the price, and the specs look real interesting (to an amateur eye like mine). Not sure which way to go. Any assistance would be appreciated.
DvD based camcorders are a little tricker to edit and archive to computer with. Also the record lengths on DvD camcorders are much shorter. You may be happier with the DCR-SR45 because the hard drive is 30GB..that is a lot of record time...and because it is already hard drive based it will be easer to backup to the computer.
You would have to take 70mm * 1.6 (average sensor size) then divide by 50 ...which is... 112 / 50 = 2.24X factor. Keep in mind this is OPTICAL ZOOM there is a 1.5 and 2 x DIGITAL ZOOM on the Sony a350 D-SLR cameras (small button on back in the upper right corner). You can also get higher zoom lenses (300mm – 1600mm) or add a teleconverter to smaller lenses. Adding a 2x teleconvertor to a 300mm f/4.6 lens will make it a higher zoom..600mm...but a slower lens...f/9.2. As the zoom is doubled the f stop is cut in half.
The camera does not come with any of these items supplied. The Nikon D90 uses standard Secure Digital (SD) or |Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory. This does not have to be special ordered. It is available on shelf at the store. All of the items you mentioned are at most BestBuy stores and generally in stock. If you do not have a local BestBuy then yes, you will also need to order them.
The Samsung NV3 camera uses a AD adapter SAC-45 with USB cable SUC-C2 for proprietary NV3 port. There are both OEM and some after market versions of this available. You can call the Geek Squad and see if this can be special ordered.
There is nothing very special about a computer to work with Hi-Def footage. Most computers now have enough horsepower to do the job. It is the Hard Drives inside the computer that do the work. If you get 2 Sata 500gb drives at 10,000 rpm in a raid configuration it is pretty much going to handle any Hi-Def situation you can throw at them. You can work on standard drives but it might be slow and or jerky in movement. Once the footage is edited you may still have to knock it down to SD video to export it unless you save as a AVCHD file...burn that to standard DvD and play back on a Blu-Ray player.