[lug] Camcorder that works well with Linux

[Richard Hollos]

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> Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:54:03 -0700
> From: <shart at colorado.edu>
> Subject: Re: [lug] Camcorder that works well with Linux
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> I have a 4-5 year old Sony Handycam DCR-SR62.  It's not high def but it 
> has a 30GB hard drive so no tapes, disc, etc to change out.  The video 
> quality is great and the sound is good.  Sound is even better with the 
> extra gun microphone attachment.  When you plug it in via usb to Ubuntu, 
> it mounts like any external drive.  No extra software needed to pull off 
> the videos.  If you let it run for a long time, it automatically starts 
> a new video file when the files reach the 2GB size limit.  On the 
> highest quality setting, it's about 30 minutes of video for each 
> individual 2GB file.
> 
> I'm sure the newer Sony handycams will interface with Linux in the same 
> way.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 21:20:26 -0700, Richard Hollos wrote:
> > I'm looking for a camcorder that works well with Linux.  Something 
> > that can
> > make decent quality videos. If anyone can recommend one, I would 
> > appreciate
> > it.
> >

Thank you Steve for this recommendation. I will look at some newer Sony's.

Richard