How can I get special effects on my camcorder?

i'm looking for a special effect packed camcorder (by a good make, maybe not canon) but don't want to pay my life to get it. any ideas. oh and it also has to have a pause ...show more

Well I just got a new MiniDv Camcorder, a Samsung SC-D363 to be precise, and I'm having trouble figuring out all the ways to transfer video from the camcorder to my PC. I usually make claymations with my camcorders but recently I've taken an interest...

Yesterday I took my camcorder out to get it ready for a holiday party. I opened the LCD screen and all I saw was black and what looked like lots of tiny green and white dots (or pixels, maybe) all grouped together. It looks the same when I take the lens...

I have a small Sony Handycam DCR-SX40, but as I don't like the video/picture quality, I am thinking about selling this camera and upgrading to the Canon VIXIA HF R400. I notice that this camcorder has a microphone jack, and a headphone jack, which is...

Hi, I have recently been posting a LOT of questions due to the fact I want to know everything about my future video camcorder, which looks like it is going to be a Sony HVR-HD1000U: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/… So, my question this...

This is probably the first and last time I would EVER touch a HDD Camera! For me DV-Tapes are so much better quality and easier to use. Anyway, my friend has asked me to edit some footage off of his JVC Everio GZ-HD5AA Camcorder. The footage is recorded...

I've read so many camcorder reviews my head's spinning like the little girl's in The Exorcist. I need advice. Please help. I'm looking for the best picture quality I can get in a dvd camcorder at a fairly reasonable price. I just want a sharp image,...

I want to make a film with special effects. Specifically angels, palaces, creatures, ect. I will probably be using an HD camcorder and a greenscreen with chroma key. And I might get some help from some graphic artists and others. Now I need to pick out...

I just received a JVC Everio GZ-HD3 Hard Disk/SD Card HD Camcorder for Christmas from Circuit City, and I tried uploading some videos that I had just recorded to test out the new camera. The files kept coming up as TOD files, therefor I could not edit...