Recommend a budget camcorder?

Question

I am looking for a budget camcorder to use on my vacations, something I can stick in my pocket and not worry about. (I used to use my camera to record little moving videos but my new camera does not have this function.)

I have £100-125 ($200-250) to spend.

I would prefer something that records onto a memory card but this isn't an absolute must!

Please recommend which camcorder I should buy and tell me why.

Answer 1

I would recommend the Canon MV890.

1. It's small

2. Very hard wearing! (My college uses them for the younger students, they are used regulary every day and i've never seen one break down yet.

3. It is great quality for the money.

It records onto Mini DV which is the easiest medium for transfer to PC. All you need is a firewire cable and away you go. After that you can share through email, burn to DVD ect. If you have a dvd burner attached to your TV you can burn directly to disk too if you don't fancy editing.

Hope this helps!

Dan