You should care about the zoom, The optical zoom that is as digital zoom is useless. john
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Which miniDV camcorder should I get? Budget: under $800. Good to very good quality video. Don't care that much about the zoom. Good little extras that make it stand out from the rest. I am a little bit biased to Sony products but please be honest. Any suggestions are appreciated!!!!!!! Thanx

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