What is the difference between these digital camera formats?

Question- what is exactly the difference between digital MiniDV and analog Hi8 recording formats? I realize I may be rather ignorant of the technologies, yet my layman mind says “digital vs. analog”, and I don’t think of a “tape...

I am buying a compact digital camera for a teenager who wants to use it for both photos and videos. I see that some cameras create videos in AVI format while others create MP4 format. Is there any significant difference between these formats? Are there...

Howdy Mefi peeps,I'm looking for a tough video + camera that is mp4 native. I have a Canon IS1200, a good point and shoot. It outputs in .avi, a high volume format that takes quite awhile to download via USB. I need something more robust for my purposes...

Im in grade 12 so im on a very low budget. Which camera would I need and what is the difference between all the formats? Thanks

I'm no tech whiz, but I am a youtuber. www.youtube.com/user/musicmaaad I currently have a camera that is good quality, I put it into my laptop, which is Dell, and the movies are in quicktime format. (have ".mov" after the name). Now I know...

Ok so I might not have got the terminology correct in the question, but anyway, I am interested in buying a camera that will take good quality pictures, my budget is around $1000 more or less (would love it to be less). As I was researching I found all...

I am thinking of getting a Diana camera and maybe a Holga camera, but I was wondering what the difference is and which do you prefer? And also, I know that the Diana camera needs a special type of film, what is the type of film needed, and where can...

I signed up for a photography class and I needed a 35mm camera. my friend lent me his camera but i just realized that it is a 49mm camera. Will i need a new camera? What's the difference?

is there is phone camera that can do the functions of both still and video camera in effective way