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Computer and camcorder issue
We are trying to find a camcorder that will allow field engineers to go out to a site, record construction angles, survey site and water lines on to a 8mm DVD and then come back to the organization and be able to give that DVD to a project manager and the project manager will be able to play the video back by reading the data from the DVD using their computer DVD drive. What brand and model will allow to do this? We have tried one popular brand that finalizes the data according to the company but the video only plays in a regular DVD player. We do not want to edit movies or manipulate pictures but record from the camcorder and play back on a computer using Windows Media Player, Quicktime, etc. Any assistance offered would be greatly appreciated.
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I haven't personally used camcorders that burn to dvds, but here is a site that reviewed them: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/2004-CamInfo-Select-Best-DVD-Camcorder.htm
From the article Callandor posted you might have to be careful if you use a hitachi or panasonic. They burn to DVD-RAM discs which are not directly playable on some DVD players. The sony camcorders record to DVD-r/RW media which is directly playable in most DVD players.
What type of machines are the project managers using? What type of drives do they have installed?
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What type of machines are the project managers using? What type of drives do they have installed?
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The machines are built Antec systems with Sony DVD drives.
The Panasonic VDR-D250 got pretty good reviews and can write to DVD-R as well as DVD-RAM, so it looks like a good choice: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-VDR-D250-First-Impressions-Camcorder-Review.htm
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The video lan software is working fine and we do not need to do any editing but just be able to watch and listen to the vidoes created. We have it working on three different machines so it looks like we may be okay with the VDR-D210 with the video land software, thanks.
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