Hi-Def Videoblogging?
It has been awhile since I’ve been able to update Spazeboy’s Guide to Political Videoblogging, but Gizmodo provides a pretty good list of 10 things to know when buying an HD Camcorder:
Looking for an HD camcorder? They’re proliferating like bunnies, but is it a good time to buy one yet? Not only are there lots more HDTV camcorders on the market now than there were last year at this time, the variety of HD camcorder recording methods has expanded as well. Sure, you can record on tape, but wouldn’t you really rather record to a hard drive, or better yet, a flash memory card? What about recording to DVDs, or even to Blu-ray discs? All these choices are available at prices that are oftentimes south of $1000. Here are 10 things you need to know before you plunk down your cash.
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2. Know what do you want to do with the camcorder. Maybe HD is overkill. If you want to upload videos to YouTube, the easiest way to do it is using the video capabilities of a point-n-shoot still camera.
I don’t think the web is ready for streaming HD video just yet, considering how high the bandwidth requirements will be, so if your goal is to do some political videoblogging the likes of which I discuss in my guide, you might be better off steering clear of HD for now.