Hi Dina, My 2 cents is to think about sound quality as not that many cameras have a mic input. If you are wanting to use an external mic this could be a determining factor. For shooting outdoors or in noisy places, an external mic makes a huge difference IMO. And mic input is not to be confused with an "active shoe" or hot shoe on the top of the camera. It does accept a mic but still only one mounted on the camera itself, which is much less flexible and still poorer quality than having a wireless or lavalier mic.
We have an older Sony HDR-HC1 which is now sold in a newer version as the HC3. HC1 does the job well though we have had to get it repaired 2x in less than 1 year as the touch screen keeps malfunctioning. We do use it every day though; no rest for this camera. The price does keep going down on these. Coming in mid-Feb there is: - HC5 (no mic input) $1099 list price http://snipurl.com/1806s - HC7 (yes mic input) $1399 list price http://snipurl.com/18089 FYI links go to Bare Feet Shop - our amazon associates page. Aloha, Rox On 1/21/07, billshackelford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I have a Panasonic PV-GS300. It is a 3CCD with Optical Image Stabilization > and 16:9 mode > for around $500. I have had it for 6 months with no problems. > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tony Pelliccio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I really, really love my Sanyo Xacti C40 - it's NTSC not HD but to be > honest, it's going to > be a few years before HD is the standard and NTSC is finally phased out. > But the new HD > sets can also display NTSC so I'm not worried. > > > > And it uses SD cards which are cheap as dirt. Picked up my Xacti at Radio > Shack of all > places and it only cost me $199. > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.inthetransition.com
