Can my camcorder shoot high-quality digital stills?

Can my camcorder shoot high-quality digital stills?

Tim Smith (Camcorder Training Specialist) gives expert video advice on: How do types of camcorders differ?; What are the pros and cons of camcorders that record directly to mini-dv?; What are the pros and cons of camcorders that record directly to DVD? and more...

A lot of the camcorders that you go out looking for these days will talk about megapixel still image capability. They're certainly capable of producing a really high-quality still, maybe even up to 8 by 10, if you've got about a 5 or a 6 megapixel digital video camera. So, you want to look at the still properties in there, how it's recorded, and what media it's recorded to. Digital video cameras are very well set to shoot high-quality stills, so you can have the best of both worlds, all in one camera.