Camcorder or Photo Camera for a blog?

Q. I have really wanted a Nikon for a while and finally have the money but i also want to start a blog that would require vids and pics but i think the camera i want doesnt have video on it(D3000). the p20 does but i heard its not good quality-but the pics are so im kind of stranded.

Now im thinking of just getting a camcorder, can those take pictures?

Opinions Please! Thank You in Advance!!!

Answer
Cameras and camcorders try to do each others job, with varying levels of success.

The stills resolution of even HD camcorders generally falls far short of mid-range stills cameras, and generally lacks flash. If you were considering a DSLR, then the stills capabilities of a camcorder are likely to be unsatisfactory.

On the other hand, the movie mode of many stills cameras tends to be short of resolution and frame rate.

Of course, for blogging, you are going to have to keep the size down anyway

DVD Handycam® Camcorder STILL PHOTOS?

Jeff H

My sister loaned me a SONY DCR-DVD650 Handycam® Camcorder for a project that requires STILL photos with a 5 magapixel minimum. I am told the project can take up to 2 hours at the location.
I have never used a camcorder for STILL photos. I am concerned how many STILL photos will fit in the 8 gig memory stick. How can I know that they will be 5 megapixels or better?
Will I need extra batteries?
Thanks to all who provide helpful responses.

Answer
Go here:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665738322&XID=O:dcr%20dvd650:dg_cc_gglsrch#specifications

and select "Specifications".

You will see:


Still Actual : 250K pixels (16:9), 340K pixels (4:3)
Still Picture Resolution : 680K

This is typical for a camcorder -- it's no where near 5megapixels.

An 8GB memory stick will hold about 1200 5megapixel pictures.

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What HD camcorders can take photos while recording videos?

Derpy

I have a JVC Everio GZ-MS230 camcorder, and I love it. I've had it for two years, and the main feature I love is that it can take images while recording. Eventually, I'm going to upgrade, since I want an HD camcorder. The quality on this one is good, but I'd really like an HD one, since I film and take photos of concerts.
So, which HD camcorders can take photos while recording? Thank you c:

Answer
Any in the Sony HDR consumer camcorder series.

Any in the Canon HF series.

In either case, you need to press the "Photo" button while video is being recorded. Chances the camcorder will shake when you do this is very high. Many of these camcorders come with a wireless remote that has a "Photo" button, but the wireless remote needs to be able to see the front of the camcorder. This is not necessarily convenient, but can work. Consumer grade camcorders usually do not have a wired remote - though the upper end of the Sony consumer cams sometimes do.

My Sony HDR-HC1 has a LANC port to which I connect a wired remote. One of the buttons on the wired remote is "Photo" (along with zoom, focus and power buttons). Since I am not touching the camcorder when the photo button is pushed, there is no camera shake.

Once you set a budget, you'll see what fits - and understand what features will be available from the different manufacturers.

Can Sony Camcorders Take Photos Too?(:?

Hi, I need advice and help. I'm really interested in this Sony HDR-PJ50E it's a camcorder/handy cam. I'm just wondering if it can take still photos to? If it can, how good is the picture quality?

Please don't recomend me to buy normal small cameras because I already have one. I like camcorders better because they have much more memory for long videos and have better quality, better zoom, etc.

So I just wanna know if the Sony handycam can also take still photos, and if it can, how good is the quality. Thnx! Xoxo =)

Answer
Handycams will take photos, but the photos are of inferior quality compared to something that you'd get from a regular still-photo camera. The number of pixels in a photo taken on a video camera is very low, making it a lot blurrier than a photo taken with a camera designed to take photos.

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