How do types of camcorders differ?
There's a lot of terms out there that you're going to read about when you're looking a magazines that talk about camcorders. Some of those terms are professional camera, consumer camera, or the newest term which is called prosumer, which is kind of a combination of professional use and consumer. These cameras have gotten to the point where they're producing such a great image that even though they're sold in a consumer level or a consumer retail type of store, we have professionals buying them. So, really a prosumer is somebody who's buying, maybe an inexpensive camera, but has an application for something that can be sold making him a professional; some of his income or all of his income may rely on that. Those cameras tend to be much higher end cameras, a little bit pricier, but still much more reasonable than what was considered a professional camera in the past. And then there's the consumer level, somebody who's looking for simplistic features, easy to use, easy to travel with; those cameras tend to be in a much lower price range. And then professional cameras, which have very specific applications for delivering, whether it's to film or whether you're going to be delivering to a network broadcast. So, there's all sorts of levels and they run all over the place price wise, from just a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.
