Like anyone, you probably want to capture those special moments in life—such as birthdays or anniversaries, important life moments like your child’s ‘firsts,’ and other events that are worth remembering forever. Thankfully, advances in camera technology has brought us mobile devices and cameras small enough to fit our phones to capture those momentous occasions. Even better is the emergence of better and more advanced PAL camcorders as dedicated devices for recording precious moments on video.
PAL camcorders utilize the PAL system encoding, which is a premiere format for video that is widely used even today. There are many brands of PAL camcorders available from known manufacturers like Panasonic, Canon, Samsung, Sony, and JVC, and they come in a wide array of colors and designs. Choosing a PAL camcorder is a must if you have a TV set or video system that runs exclusively on the PAL format to ensure accurate and high quality playback of your recorded videos. Modern camcorders now also save videos in removable flash storage media like compact flash and SD cards, which can handle hours of video in a small chip so you don’t have to worry about video cassettes and mini DV cartridges. SD and compact flash cards are also compatible with personal computers, laptops and some video players for easy playback to relive those special moments.
Modern PAL camcorders come in a wide variety of designs, colors and finishes to fit your lifestyle and tastes. The sleeker and more advanced camera models offer a lot of functionality which include large LCD displays for viewing and composing your shots, easy one handed operation, high-quality zoom lenses for clarity, automatic modes for ease of operation, large capacity battery packs for extended recording use and many more. Choose the model that best suits your needs at the price point that you can afford. There are also a host of camera accessories available like straps, tripods, extra battery packs and fast chargers, and other shooting aids to enhance your video capture experience.