Oh wise list. I've got $2000 to spend for a university on a documentation kit (photos for web site and printed brochures, YouTube channel videos of interviews and talks). I'm wishing for a dSLR that has a mic port, so I can buy just one camera, but it seems that might be a bit premature. I love Canon's FS200 type cameras (I actually like the tiny on camera fill LED light), but would prefer to stay away from AVCHD and just have a nice .mp4, .mov, or even .avi file to work with on Mac or PC basic editing platforms, but that's not crucial. I just have the feeling that AVCHD is so temporary...I don't need HD practically, but 16x9 I would like. Xacti's come to mind, if they aren't too wiggy with their UI and have some audio level control.
I guess if no magic dSLR is out there with a mic port, for under 2K with a tripod I'll go Canon Vixia with a SD Powershot still... Thoughts? Thank you. -- ~ Caleb Clark - Program Director, Marlboro College Graduate School: http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu/academics/mat/faculty - Portfolio: http://www.plocktau.com "The problem with communication is the assumption it has been accomplished." - G. B. Shaw. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
