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How to shrink video files on Panasonic 3CCD camcorder?

The files I have shot using a Panasonic 3CCD camcorder are huge! Is there anyway to shoot them in lo res/def or shrink the files?

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1. gonna need that model number...

But if this is a camera with a hard drive, it is probably not possible to change them on the camera. After they are exported to the computer, sure. You can compress them all day.

If it is a newer camera, shooting in HD could create big files, yes. Not always. If it uses AVCHD, then it can actually compress the files smaller than SD! But when they are "uncompressed" for use in some editing systems, they can balloon up pretty huge.

But in general, you can fit a lot more SD footage on the camera than HD. And you should be able to set the camera to record in one mode or the other...