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advice on choosing a camcorder for home movie, teaching

by chrisbhughes Mar 22, 2009 3:40PM PDT

I am interested in buying a camcorder for home movies (my wife and I have a ten week old baby) and teaching (I am a middle school history teacher). I have a budget of up to $800. On the one hand, I may not appreciate or use even feature, but I also know I am not the kind of person who would turn around and buy another camcorder in a few years. It would be primarily used for making home movies that I could edit on a mac and also possibly at school to record projects. I am a big film buff so I am interested in playing around to make short videos to satisfy my own creativity. There are lots of options, including high definition which looks like it is at the top of my range. Any advice on a camcorder that I could use for the near to mid term future? Thanks so much, any advice is greatly appreciated.

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canon hv30

by chickenorfish Mar 23, 2009 1:54AM PDT

if your computer can handle hdv, and has a firewire port, id recommend a canon hv30. if you dont wanna shoot in hdv you can still shoot in standard def

if you dont want tapes, any of the canon hd cams are fine

with no kit, yu can get it for $600 on bhphotovideo.com

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