[Leica] OT - digital camcorders

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

miniDV tape gets my vote. I am led to believe that the DVD camera are  
not as readily edited, a must with family movies.

Whatever the case, miniDV works well for me.

ric


On Jul 23, 2007, at 12:11 PM, summicron@comcast.net wrote:

> Howdy all,
>
> With my first child on the way, I find myself in the market for a  
> digital camcorder.  I have never owned a camcorder of any kind so I  
> really don't have a clue what to look for.  I can figure that out  
> mostly.  My question is about formats.  There seem to be a variety  
> of formats miniDV, mini-dvd, DVD-RAM, etc.  I have no idea which is  
> better.
>
> Here is what I want:  small, i want to be able to make DVDs with my  
> computer using video captured with this camera and I want it to  
> look decent.  Oh yeah, I don't want it to cost an arm and leg as  
> I'm about to have two more arms and two more legs to take care  
> of.  ;-)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Frank Farmer
> Jackson, Miss.
>
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