Get a minidv digital camera. You'll never look back. The cameras are smaller, the video is much clearer, and the available zoom much greater even on the entry level models. All of the them have AV outputs. If you do not want to edit (as you say), the easiest way to keep your video on permanent media, is to buy a free standing recorder. They almost all accept RCA AV input and will burn a dvd that will play on most dvd players with a munimum of fuss. They have come down in cost. (Cyberhome sells a model that retails for about $100). You could stay with recording to VHS tapes, but dvd's are much better for permanence and ease of storage.
Let me start off by saying that the camcorder I use now is the old mini-VHS tape type.(stop with the giggles). I'm looking to get a new Camera but there is just to much to pick from. I'm not looking to hook it up to my PC so I don't need any PC software, Firewire cable and all that jazz. I'm never going to reedit what I shoot.I want one that has good picture quality for outdoors and indoors. All I want is to film something then take the Camera and plug it in to my DVD burner and make a DVD. With the one I have now I just hook it up with RCA jacks (red,white,yellow) press play on the camera and press record on the burner and boom I'm done.
I hope someone out there can help me out
Danny
Kneebone@si.rr.com

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