What is the difference? Is it standard and high definition? What’s the difference and is it a major thing? I’m wanting a camcorder and the one I like is SD… is this still going to produce a good motion picture if i use it or is it not good?
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Standard definition carries about 1/4 the information high definition does. The can make the video image a LOT clearer and crisper. In the consumer camcorder environment, there is a BIG difference in quality.
When you get to the prosumer range and pro range, when comparing similar cameras, yes, there is a big difference… but if you compare the images from a Panasonic DVX100 or Canon XL2, or Sony VX2100 to low-end or mid-range consumer cams, these three will provide a superior image.
To “produce a good movie” takes more than video quality. Personally, I would take compelling content over ultra-high definition of poor content any day.
At a minimum, you should be looking at cameras with large lenses (70mm or bigger), huge imaging chips, lots of easy to get to manual controls (focus, zoom, aperture, audio levels, and others) and least compression of the video stream during the capture process.
Answer:
Camcorders are in SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition).
The difference between the two is highly great especially when it comes to picture clarity and quality.
SD is fine to use but if you want to have better video quality I advocate you go for HD camcorders.