Firewire and USB-2 cables are both high-speed data transfer cables that make digital video possible. A standard co-ax cable or S-video cable simply can’t handle enough data to make transferring huge video files feasible. If it were not for firewire, digital editing would still be science fiction.

The home theater experience has spoiled lots of folks with high quality audio. Isn’t it fantastic to sit in your house blasting out the movie and enjoy theater- quality sound? Meets my definition of a good time.

Sony’s system says it gets natural color and it is, relatively speaking. Many of these systems make your video look green and grainy but even so, it enables you to get pictures where it wasn’t possible before.

8 part series By Lorraine Grula Internet Video Gal PART 5 CAMCORDER BASICS – OPTICAL AND DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming on your video camera is fun for most video enthusiasts. It’s also a very useful function that gives you the ability to get a variety of shots from lone location. There are two ways to zoom [...]

8 part series By Lorraine Grula Internet Video Gal CAMCORDER BASICS PART 4 USEFUL CAMCORDER FEATURES – YOUR LCD SCREEN Today’s video camcorders have bells and whistles that make video junkies like me drool.  Seriously.  Technological advancements make top-quality virtually guaranteed.  Today’s video camcorders are tiny marvels that get good video even in difficult situations. [...]

8 part series By Lorraine Grula Internet Video Gal PART 3 USEFUL CAMCORDER FEATURES – IMAGE STABILIZATION Today’s video camcorders have bells and whistles that make video junkies like me drool.  Seriously.  With technological advancements that make top-quality virtually guaranteed, today’s video camcorders are tiny marvels that get good video even in difficult situations. One [...]

An 8 part series By Lorraine Grula Internet Video Gal Part Two USEFUL FEATURES IN VIDEO CAMCORDERS – The CCD Chip Today’s video camcorders have bells and whistles that make video junkies like me drool.  Seriously. With technological advancements that make top-quality virtually guaranteed, today’s video camcorders are tiny marvels that get good video even [...]