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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (27416)	2/6/2005 7:20:58 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (3) of 60323

Well, after looking into flash memory for video camcorders, I have 3 conclusions. 1- flash memory transfer speed is adequate for recording TV resolution camcorder images. 2- the exact same technical hurdles impede both disk drives and flash memory for camcorders. The issue seems to be CCD capture and transfer speeds. 3- As is intuitively obvious, 1 hour of good quality video takes 4 GB of flash. At the moment, there is only one decent quality "record on flash - or microdrive" camcorder. JVC Everio GZ-MC200 graphics.tomshardware.com So, I apologize for denigrating flash memory video. The reason it is not designed into camcorders is not flash technology per se, but other issues. I'm not sure which technology is on a faster price/capacity path. Flash or hard-drive. At the moment, a 5 GB 1" drive from seagate costs $150. The 4 GB flash memory is $340. That is not a huge difference, and very likely, when-ever the cost of high res camcorder CCD's comes down, both flash and hard-drive will share the market. I guess it is time to invest in flash. Sarmad

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