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Originally posted by SEC_Chick
I know absolutely nothing about camcorders, but with the Chicklet doing all sorts of cute things I would like to record for posterity, it's time to get one. As a bonus, I may also be able to blackmail her, should the need arise, with captured images of projectile poop and other hilarity. Soooooo, as I am not planning on doing a lot of editing or anything like that, I was thinking about getting something mid-range (maybe $500 or so) unless you think I can get away with something less. I don't fully understand mini dvds, so was looking at ones that record to DVD. Any advice in features, brands, what to look for or specific recommendations is greatly appreciated.
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I would get something that's MiniDV (tapes). That gives you the option of editing later. Either way, you'll have the problem of watching unedited stuff, so having it on DVD offers only the advantage of not having to plug the camcorder in. That's easily overcome on any computer capable of video editing by using a feature of directly copying to DVD without any editing. Then you can make multiple compies.
I have a panasonic 3 CCD camcorder. I've been quite happy with it. Sony and canon are pretty reliable as well. I'd tend to stay away from the others.
