At that price, buy two miniDV cameras instead. They will have better picture quality and are more likely to have the mic jack.
I'll post some models when I get a chance to Google :) On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 1:38 pm, Richard (Show) Hall wrote: > I have about $1000 to get two video cameras for students to check out > and use for a multimedia class I'm teaching. > > Therefore they need to be under $500 each (complex math). > > The videos don't have to be pro quality or anything, but it would be > good if: a) There was an input for an external mic, and b) If you > could download the data via usb or firewire, since the computers in > the classroom don't have readers/ports for memory cards. > > The problem is that there are a skizzillion xacti cameras, so I'd be > interested in any opinions/advide > > -- > Richard > http://richardhhall.org > Shows > http://richardshow.org > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Brian Richardson - http://whatthecast.com - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://www.3chip.com
