What is the best kind of digital video recorder to get?

Question

I've seen some online but I don't know what digital and optical zoom is the right one and what features are important to get good video quality.

Answer 1

yes thats a good idea, get a camera :)

Answer 2

there are only 3 brands worth considering: sony, canon, panasonic

dont get DVD recorder. choose between miniDV and Hard disk drive

digital zoom means nothing if you want good video quality. optical zoom - i dont think theres many available less than 10x. 15x is good.

heaps of cheap handycams out there in standard definition. but you'd probably want to get a high definitino  (HD) camera

check ebay for 2nd hand high def cameras