How to convert MOD to MP4, AVI, 3GP, MOV, FLV, etc.?

Nowadays, people are willing to record their daily lives with camcorders to keep memories, such as greeting parties, wedding parties, birthday parties, or whatever else are worth recording. However, sometimes people always have troubles to handle these camcorder videos. Because most of them usually can not be recognized by most video players or editing software directly, MOD is one of the formats among them. This guide aims to tell you how to convert your camcorder produced MOD files to other common video formats like MP4, AVI, 3GP, MOV, FLV, etc., so that you can enjoy or edit them easily.

The video converter we will use here is Pavtube MOD Converter; please follow this step-by-step instruction as long as you have these kinds of needs.

Step 1: Download, install and run this program
Once you launched Pavtube MOD Video converter, the following interface will appear:



Step 2: Add video files, select output format, and set destination folder
Press "Add" button to input your MOD files to this program, and then click the drop-down list of "Format" to select your output video format, here MP4, 3GP, AVI, FLV, MOV, etc. are all available. Moreover, you can set the destination folder by yourself through clicking the output folder or use the exported folder set by default. Meanwhile, you are allowed to set output settings by click "Settings".



Step 3: Start converting
Click "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to start converting. The windows below will show you the conversion info in detail.



Once you have finished the converting job, you can deal with the resulted videos with ease. Play them on your local PC or portable devices, or upload them to video websites to share with others, all in all, you can do whatever you like with them.

Additional tips:
What is MOD?
MOD is the informal name of tapeless video format used by JVC, Panasonic, and Canon in some models of camcorders, such as JVC GZ-MG130, GZ-MS100U, GZ-MG255, Panasonic SDR-SW20, SDR-SW21, SDR-S26, Canon FS100, FS200, FS21 and so on. It is used exclusively for standard definition video files, and has never been given to a meaning explanation or official name by JVC or Panasonic, the pioneers of it.