But those camcorders were expensive and bulky, in their earliest implementation, resting on the user's shoulder. Smaller cassettes, using 8mm tape formats like Hi8, were an improvement ...

Formats: Low-cost camcorders generally use mini DV tapes or mini DVDs, record in standard definition and can take low-res still photos. Many bargain cameras record to flash memory. Features ...

The first Hi-Band 8 mm. camcorders should debut at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show next January. Older 8 mm. tapes will play on the new Hi-Band machines, but tapes recorded in the Hi-Band ...