Digital camcorders, what file format are they? PC Hard drive question also.

[IHateMyJob2004]

I know its off topic but I have only 20 minutes to figure this out.

My wife wants a digital camcorder and we are going to go look at them in about 20 minutes. What file format do these things save in? I'm sure it is by brand, so if you have one let me know what format these things save in.

Also, what does a 500 gig or 1 terabyte hard drive go for these days?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

1 TB drives can be found 100-125
(was just a hot deal for 95 IIRC)

 

[AmpedSilence]

most digicams cards are in FAT format, or in FAT32 if its a really large card.

 

[Foxery]

He means the video files. I believe my father's JVC uses MPEG-2.

 

[Fritzo]

Mpeg-2, Mpeg-4, and AVI are the most common standards. It usually tells in the camera specs.

 

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