I'm a college student, i'm going abroad for a year and am looking to find a camcorder to take with me. I dont need anything fancy just a reasonably compact camcorder that wont fall apart on me and wont be a burden when i go on trips. Optimally i would like something affordable that isnt a complete piece of junk.

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