MPEG4 Camcorders - ASP vs. AVC, SD vs. HD @ Digit-Life
 

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A couple of years ago the most advanced consumer camcorders could capture only standard definition video (SD) encoding it with MPEG4 ASP codec. Much has changed since that time. Some devices can now encode video with better MPEG4 AVC (H.264) codecs. So, it's not enough to just say a "MPEG4 camcorder" - you have to specify its video resolution and codec. In order to determine which camcorder is your personal best choice, we'll try to answer a series of traditional questions: "What?", "Where?", "When?", and "How much?" Then we'll try to determine target audiences for each class of these camcorders.

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