camcorders

[schizo_man]

I need to buy a camcorder and I'm having some trouble deciding which type to buy. Do I buy one with the DVD burner, mini DVD, or just go with a large internal memory? The purpose for the camcorder is to enable my mother who is terminally ill to record some of her memories/messages to grandkids, etc before she becomes too ill. After that is done, it'll be used for nature shots, home vid's etc. any suggestions?

 

[big_pegger]

I need to buy a camcorder and I'm having some trouble deciding which type to buy. Do I buy one with the DVD burner, mini DVD, or just go with a large internal memory? The purpose for the camcorder is to enable my mother who is terminally ill to record some of her memories/messages to grandkids, etc before she becomes too ill. After that is done, it'll be used for nature shots, home vid's etc. any suggestions?

MiniDV Tape Camcorders
+ Reliable instant read/write
+ Cheap media
- Only 30-60min per tape

MiniDVD Disc Camcorders
+ Cheap media
- Unrelable read/write (Possible to lose what you recorded if disc doesn't finalise properly)
- Short recording per disc

Hard Drive Camcorders
+ Huge recording time (10+ hours)
- Need to constantly empty camcorder to a PC when it gets full

Stick with MiniDV Tapes. Best value.