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Feature: Create Your Own Home Movies on DVD It's not quite up to the quality of The Matrix, but not long ago I made my first movie and put it on DVD. And while I was prepared for the worst, it turns out that the process is relatively simple. If you have a digital video camcorder, a DVD recorder, or ... More...

Feature: More Goodies for the Holidays Ah, the holidays: Snowy days, long nights, fragrant wreaths, colored lights, and tinsel. I love this time of year. As I write this, it's still mid-November and I'm putting together my holiday shopping list. In my research, I've found some digital photography go... More...

Like most technical products, camcorders are the subject of myths and misconceptions that are passed around by misinformed users and untrained salespeople. And like myths of old, they may make entertaining stories, but they don't always have a basis in truth. Myth 1 "The longer the zoom, the be... More...

Look in your rearview mirror and you can see whatever's at the level of the mirror. What you (actually, me, in this case) might be wondering is if there's something--or someone--where you can't see it. I've been intrigued with advertisements for cameras that mount on the rear of the vehicle ever si... More...

In my last column, I looked at the various ways that you can get your old videos onto DVD. But there is more to doing the job properly than just grabbing the video and slapping it onto a DVD: If you want it to look professional and be easy to navigate, you'll need to add a menu. If you've watched a... More...

"What should I buy?" PC World staffers get that questionfrequently. Our first-ever Buyers' Guide issue has answers for 17 of the mostimportant types of computer products. These guides evaluate the latest models,explain their specs, and tell you what to look for when you shop. PC World Buye... More...

It's been a few months since I answered some reader questions, so I've opened up the mailbag once again. Here are the answers to a few questions I often get asked about camcorders and digital video. What's the difference between digital and optical zoom, and which is better? Optical zoom is the mo... More...

Vacations are why a lot of people buy camcorders, so it's perhaps appropriate that I'm writing this column while on holiday. I've been jetting around Europe for the past couple of weeks on a trip for both business and pleasure, and I of course wanted to take a camcorder along. But the downside of th... More...

The word photography comes from the Greek words phot (light) and graphos (writing). So, photography is writing (or, more poetically, painting) with light. Likewise, video is about capturing, recording, and reproducing light. But what do you do when there isn't a lot of light to paint with? You can ... More...

Modern camcorders come with lenses that would have made the pioneers of film cry with joy. Even camcorders that fit in your hand have incredible zoom abilities, allowing you to take video from wide angle to close-up in one shot. This is both a good and a bad thing. I can't count the number of home ... More...

Feature: Eliminating Wide-Angle Distortion Wide-angle lenses are great for packing more into a picture and for capturing images with a slightly unusual perspective. I frequently use wide-angle lenses to take landscape photos, and they also come in handy for pictures of large groups of people. If you... More...

If you were very, very good this year, Santa might have brought you a digital camcorder for Christmas. He might have even brought you one if you weren't so good: In November, I saw a survey that found that 6 percent of those polled were considering giving a video camera as a gift. If you're one of t... More...

Over the next few months, I'll be doing something slightly different with this column: I'm taking you through the process of making a music video. I'm doing it myself, so I'll give you an overview of how I approached the process, and offer some tips for anybody out there who decides to try it too. P... More...

Play and record images of the highest quality by keeping your camcorder clean. Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Easy Steps ... More...

After you’re done shooting your video, next comes transferring your video from your camcorder to your computer. The most efficient way is with an IEEE 1394 cable, commonly called FireWire that transfers in digital. So, the video quality is sharper and crisper than from an analog camcorder. ... More...

Recording directly to a memory card can be a tricky task. Some camcorders just aren’t designed to record to anything other than video tapes. However, with improvements in digital compatibility, memory cards are now functional in a great number of various electronic devices. If you hit a dead end try... More...

Ever see live images transmitted over the Web? These illustrate the power of Web cams, hardware-software combinations that stream live video or transmit frequently changing still images onto Web pages. You can use a videoconferencing camera (the most popular type, discussed here), a digital still ca... More...

Although taping a family event, such as a reunion or a barbecue, sounds like the easiest thing in the world to do, it's difficult to make a video that you and your family will actually enjoy watching for years to come. But these simple rules will help you produce a video that can be viewed with prid... More...

Your company will be hosting an important meeting that you want to tape for review. Or perhaps your work assignments require you to travel and record video clips onsite. If you’ve been in either of these situations or if you know that you’ll encounter them, chances are you’ll want a camcorder around... More...

The trick of making a good home movie is in the planning and editing. The shooting part is easy. The hard stuff comes before and after. Here is how to make a home movie with your camcorder. Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Challengin... More...