All the big three Canon, Panasonic and Sony will have cameras in the $300 budget.
My choice would be the Panasonic HC-V210.
Remember you will also need a SD card, various cabling to connect to your TV. Plus nice to have, extra battery, an editing suite for your up to date PC and blank DVDs or other storage media.
Recently I amalgamated all my video of my Granddaughter and made a 0 years to 2 years compilation.
I want to purchase a video cam to record my grandson. I don't need a lot of whistles and bells. I just want to record him running and playing. I want something that is easy to operate. I would appreciate any suggestions. I would like to keep the price under $300. Thank you.

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