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 11/19/2005 04:24:32 PM · #1
Greetings...

I am planning to buy a camcorder sometime in the next week or so. I'm not exactly sure what I want just yet, but I believe I have narrowed it down to a choice between a digital 8 and a Mini DV model. I'm not planning to spend the money on a DVD camcorder at this point because I can hook the camcorder up to a DVD recorder and transfer to DVD that way if I need to.

What's the difference/advantage/disadvantage between digital 8 and mini DV?
 11/19/2005 04:31:46 PM · #2
hmm... does anyone know of a site like dpreview where you can do comparisons of DV cams? I liked doing video's and I'm interested in DV, but I just don't like the film thing, and buying all those cassets.
11/19/2005 04:32:04 PM · #3
Try this
 11/20/2005 02:45:07 AM · #4
Originally posted by Patents4u:
Try this


Thanks... that answered my question about the difference, but I still don't know which one I want to buy. I guess the MiniDV is newer so I'll probably go with that.
 11/20/2005 03:03:05 AM · #5
Digital 8 is supposed to be great if you have old 8 or Hi-8 mm tapes around and wnat to be able to capture those as well as they will play in the camera. I toyed with this same notion for quite some time. A buddy of mine got the Digital 8 and has never been able to play an old 8 mm in it. I decidied to go miniDV and love it. Another thing to consider is how will you be taking most of your footage - hand held or tripod. The newer cameras are so tiny that it is really hard to hold them steady. I went for an older Canon Optura that was about to be discontinued. It is larger and I can hold it steady plus I got a great price at B&H.
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