What kind of camcorder should i buy?

Question

this summer im going to be buying a camcorder to record my last year of camp and after that short films. I dont want minidv because i want to beable to put it on my comp and edit it easly. im not oging to put how much money I want to spend because I want pure info and not restricted (but if you could include a price range for what you are talking about it would be appreciated) I was thinking a straight to memory recorder, and i have 2 q's on those, 1 how long of a vid can they hold (obv depending on the gig or meg or w/e u wanna call it) and 2 how much are the memory cards (approx) thanks in advance and im sorry for my horrible spelling grammar and punctuation

Answer 1

I use Sony HDR-CX7 - HD camcorder, which write to the memory stick card.  

Recording and Playback Times

When using 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media (sold separately): High Definition: XP = up to 30 min., HQ = up to 55 min., SP = up to 65 min., LP = up to 85 min. Standard Definition: HQ = up to 55 min., SP = up to 80 min., LP = up to 160 min.

For 8gb - double the above.

Battery lasts up to 5 hours.

The quality of HD rivals Blu-Ray quality.  And you can simply stick the memory into PS3, and watch it (or copy it ot the internal or eternal Harddrive).

You can edit videos with packaged software or Mac iMovie.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Buy Vivitar DVR 550

heres a picture how it looks like

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...

Features

# 5MP resolution

Takes clean, crisp images or video

# Generous 2.5" color adjustable TFT LCD display

This display easily adjusts to your desired angle for comfortable shooting

# VGA video capabilities

Records at 30 fps (frames per second) with sound

# Additional Features:



    * Records from other Sources such as DVD with the TV-IN Jack

    * Plays MP3 files

    * Audio memo function

    * Li-ion battery and charger

    * AV and USB cables, earbuds and tripod (Included)

    * 32 MB built-in memory

    * SD cards support to 1 GB

    * PictBridge compatible

    * PC cam

and buy this card

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...