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The Sony VX1000 is a Digital video camera that was produced by Sony Electronics in 1995, being replaced in production by the Sony VX2000 in 2000 and the VX2100 in 2004. It was the first prosumer camera that enabled the user to transfer video information via IEEE 1394 firewire to a Windows or Macintosh computer. It was also the first camcorder in which both the MiniDV format and 3CCD color processing technology were used. It was based on Sony's earlier Hi8 camcorders vx1(pal) and vx3 (NTSC) which were also prosumer grade camcorders. During the mid-1990s, Sony dropped Hi-8 in favor of the emerging DV format, and as a result the VX-3 and VX-1 were discontinued in 1995. However the they went on to serve as the framework for a line of professional DV cameras, including the DCR-VX1000. It is recognized in the skateboarding industry because it was the number one preferred camera of skateboarding filmers due to its raw footage.[citation needed]
DVDs were never a perfect solution for directly recording video with a camcorder. The medium makes even less sense now with hard-disk-drive and flash-memory models reasonably priced and able to store much more video in far smaller packages. About the only advantage camcorders like the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 have is the capability to create on-the-spot DVDs--assuming what you're recording is less than 20 minutes long.
DVDs were never a perfect solution for directly recording video with a camcorder. The medium makes even less sense now with hard-disk-drive and flash-memory models reasonably priced and able to store much more video in far smaller packages. About the only advantage camcorders like the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 have is the capability to create on-the-spot DVDs--assuming what you're recording is less than 20 minutes long.
There's a good chance that by 2011, standard-definition DVD camcorders will be a dead category. It's already antiquated for most users' needs. If you need a reasonably compact all-in-one solution for recording video and transferring to DVD on the go, the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 is an option worth considering. However, I recommend recording to Memory Stick first and then transferring to disc. The camcorder makes it easy to do, and it's safer than recording directly to DVD--especially if you're not stationary.
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