Excerpts From the Videomaker Expo East Camcorder/VCR Panel

At this Videomaker Expo, representatives from the leading manufacturers of camcorders and VCRs convened in a room with several hundred Expo attendees. Their purpose: to hash out some of the issues that have faced the camcorder and VCR market in the previous twelve months--mainly concerning the adoption of digital video in the consumer camcorder market.

This year, Videomaker's Executive Editor Stephen Muratore led the discussion at the Meadowlands Sheraton in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In attendance were Mike Zorich (National Technical Director for Canon), Phil Boyle (Sony's National Training and Merchandising Manager), Kevin Gordon (National Production & Promotion Manager for JVC), Jim Sanduski (National Marketing Manager for Samsung) and Bob Pleyer (Associate Production & Marketing Manager for Sharp). Let's listen in on the proceedings [edited for brevity]:

Stephen Muratore (Videomaker): I'd like to start with Bob with a slightly provocative question perhaps. It's a two-part question. Is analog video doomed, and how long does it have to l…

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